I found Liz Ryan’s blog post about five things you owe your employer and five things you don’t very interesting. She talks about how a lot of working people bring their work home with them as opposed to leaving it at their workplace and about how workers need to learn to set boundaries. This blog post interested me because it relates to my life with my dad always having doing work at home after he has already spent about a 10-hour day in the office as well as having conference calls/phone calls when my family is away on vacation. It seems that his job follows him everywhere and he is constantly being distracted by his work obligations. I think employers and employees in today’s day and age need to establish certain guidelines when it comes to work outside of the office. I believe work should be left in the office and being out of the office is about spending time with family and friends, and doing other activities that interest you. However, a lot of employers are very demanding and sometimes when you are new to the company/workplace you don’t want to challenge your seniors, you want to show them that you are willing to put lots of hours in, even outside the office. It is sort of a catch-22 situation, but I believe being able to establish guidelines with your employer from the start will lead to a positive outcome for both parties.