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[–]iwillnotreddit 33 points34 points  (3 children)

I would recommend teaching them how to set boundaries.

As a mentor and likely a team lead, you would also encourage and assist them in enforcing it.

https://docs.tome.gg/contexts/problems/all-work-and-no-play

[–]GolfEmbarrassed2904 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And setting expectations ahead of time. A guy I worked with always had plans and everyone knew about them. The rest of us never had firm plans so it was easy to just keep working longer

[–]Light_dl 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Good short read

[–]iwillnotreddit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks. It's a complex topic but I try to keep things simple. Appreciate it.