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    "data": {
        "id": 1747923,
        "msgid": "managing-communications-during-wfh-to-prevent-an-always-on-culture-1779546406",
        "date": "2026-05-19 08:11:56",
        "title": "Managing Communications During WFH to Prevent an Always-On Culture",
        "author": "Lusia Kus Anna",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The national Friday work-from-home policy for civil servants creates new expectations about how staff communicate, risking an always-on culture where the line between work and personal time blurs. A psychologist recommends deliberately detaching from work notifications outside hours and coordinating with colleagues about boundaries, while emphasising transparent scheduling; Friday WFH remains permissible with clear conditions on when and what may be contacted.",
        "content": "<p>KOMPAS.com - The policy of working from home, or work from home\n(WFH), on Fridays is nationally established for Civil Servants (ASN).\nThis system of work prompts new expectations in the dynamics of\ncommunication. Because staff are not physically in the office, many are\ninclined to constantly monitor their phones or laptops to ensure they do\nnot miss their superiors\u2019 instructions. This gradually gives rise to the\nphenomenon of an always-on culture, where the boundary between working\ntime and rest time becomes blurring. Being continually connected to\noffice matters without breaks is one of the main triggers of mental\nfatigue. Clinical Psychologist Clement Eko Prasetio, M.Psi., a\npsychologist at Indopsycare, stresses that taking distance from work\nnotifications outside working hours is a crucial step for workers\u2019\nmental recovery. Although turning off notifications is strongly advised,\nthis should not be done unilaterally without informing others. \u201cMy\nadvice is to tell your colleagues. Let them know not to disturb you from\nthis time to that time,\u201d Clement notes. Inform your team schedule to\nyour colleagues, for example by setting a special status or changing\nyour profile photo in messaging apps, in addition to directly notifying\nthem. One of the most common mistakes workers make when WFH is\ncontinuing to respond to work messages at night because they feel\nguilty. In fact, replying to messages outside the schedule trains\ncolleagues to contact at any time without constraint. \u201cThe more we keep\nanswering questions outside the hours we\u2019ve set, the more it signals to\nothers that we actually do not have fixed working hours,\u201d Clement\nstates. Flexibility in WFH on Fridays remains allowed, provided you set\nspecific conditions, such as a maximum time to be contacted or\nparticular topics that are genuinely urgent.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/managing-communications-during-wfh-to-prevent-an-always-on-culture-1779546406",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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