jim.powers (9/9/2008)
chris.turner (9/9/2008)
If you're away from work and you don't want to be called, switch your phone off. I have two phones, one is the work phone and one is my personal phone. My personal phone is always on in case my wife/family needs to get hold of me. If I get a call on that phone from a number that I don't recognise, or from a work number, then I'll happily let it go to voicemail. If I've left the office and I'm able to do some work, then I don't mind leaving the work phone on, otherwise it gets switched off.It might not work for everyone, but it means that I can seperate work from home life.
This, unfortunately, was not an option for me. There were no employer provided phones, not even for the "higher ups". Further, my boss would not approve out of town travel (even on a holiday) if she could not get in touch with me. She wouldn't even approve a vacation day just to rest at home if she couldn't reach me. This was part of the reason I chose to leave.
I have also worked at places that require a phone number to contact you while you are on vacation. It really sucks, but on rare occasions they have needed to contact me for a really brief answer (such as where did I file a signed contract).
If it required a long answer I responded that I couldn't evaluate what should be done long distance without all my resources at hand. This worked for me, although I can see how it would jeopardize some positions.
Best of all were the vacations where my cell phone was beyond my service area.:P