After reading both articles discussing how companies would like to deal with employees responding to emails or checking messages after working hours, I came to the conclusion that in In the ideal world, I would agree that employees should be given time off to recharge before returning to work the next day. There are 2 reasons why I choose to agree with the ideas; mental problem related to poor performance and mutual respect. It is crucial that companies want to have employees who can work to their standards and perform well. Therefore, as mentioned in the article, if employees are too influenced by technology or have to continually deal with work, they will burn out in the long run. From my point of view and experience, too much work stress can be one of the reasons why many people leave their jobs. I found that the real reason is that when people have too much to do even after work, they can't enjoy life or have time to do other things that can relieve stress. When they come to work, they are unable to work well due to lack of energy both mentally and physically. Employees will then feel bad about themselves for not being able to achieve their goals at work or complete assigned tasks well. Eventually, they will have to look for a new job that can give them some time to live their lives too. Furthermore, I think companies should respect the time required for each employee to work. Most companies set specific times required for employees to perform their duties and expect them to dedicate time and effort to growing the company while they are at work. So, asking employees to do more… middle of the paper… manage this issue so that it is not too much for the employees and companies can also maintain employee performance and run business smoothly. I would suggest that employees check their email and messages perhaps once or twice a day during long holidays. This is a part of the job that they should take responsibility for completing. However, they can only respond to urgent messages. The rest can wait, just like Lucy, the Financial Times editor mentioned. At the same time, companies should develop regulations or codes of conduct on how to contact employees after work or on holidays, and make sure that only things that matter and cannot wait are delivered to employees because it is a real matter of urgency . This way, both parties can meet in the middle and be happy to achieve their goals.