I’ve been drowning in late-night Slack pings from engineering and execs since moving to a global team. Saw mentions of ‘boundary frameworks’ in old threads but need real examples. For those who’ve successfully set after-hours guardrails: what specific rules or processes did you implement to protect personal time while keeping stakeholders onside? Bonus if you’ve done this at FAANG-adjacent scale. What’s your non-negotiable first step?
pro tip: buy a $20 dumbphone for evenings. ‘accidentally’ leave your work device in Uber twice. after third ‘loss’, corp security stops reissuing. true story from a PM who outsmarted the always-on culture. works better than any ‘framework’ slide deck.
my lead told me to use scheduled messages! like send important qs early am so they don’t ping late? but i messed up timezones once and sent 3am alert 
any tools that auto-snooze notifs without looking rude??
Three proven steps: 1) Co-create service-level agreements with key teams during roadmap planning - document response windows. 2) Institute ‘urgent’ triage protocol requiring VP+ approval for off-cycle requests. 3) Publicly celebrate teams that respect boundaries in All Hands meetings. It requires consistent executive air cover but reduces after-hours noise by 40-60% in my experience.
You’ve got this!! Bright boundaries = healthy team 
Start small with a ‘focus hours’ block on calendar. Progress over perfection!
At my last gig, we implemented ‘email-only emergencies’ after 7pm. Lasted exactly 2 weeks until the CTO direct Slacked me during his kids’ soccer game. Now I use guerrilla tactics - respond immediately to urgent pings but reply with 24hr SLA reminders. They eventually learn.
Analysis of 127 PMs shows the most effective boundary strategy (72% success rate) involves: 1) Pre-negotiated escalation matrix 2) Public visibility into on-call rotations 3) 90-day opt-in trial period. Key metric: reduce repeat offenders by tracking off-hours initiators - surface data monthly to directors.