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An employee turned to Redditors to ask for advice related to post-shift client calls. The person shared on Reddit that their manager scheduled calls at 11 pm, while their shift hours are from 9 am to 6 pm. Being a fresher, the employee seeks advice from Redditors related to work culture. The post was titled, “Manager scheduled daily client calls at 11 PM — is this normal or should I push back?” The user shared their situation and wrote on Reddit, “I recently got allocated to a new project, and my manager (who’s based in the US) has started scheduling daily client sync calls really late at night. Initially, it was around 9 PM for a couple of days, then it got moved to 10 PM, and now suddenly it’s 11 PM every night.” Seeking advice, the post further added, “I’m not very experienced — joined the company just about a year ago as a fresher — so I’m not sure how to handle this situation. I understand the time zone difference, but having a recurring call that late every night feels a bit unreasonable, especially since it’s not just a one-off thing. Is this kind of timing common when working with US clients? How do you all handle such cases? Should I talk to my manager about it or is that going to be seen as a bad move this early in my career?” Manager scheduled daily client calls at11 PM — is this normal or should I push back? byu/Infinite-Package-479 indevelopersIndia The user also shared that their shift timings are 9 am to 6 pm and those who have late night working shifts are compensated accordingly. Reddit Responds A user said, “If they can’t change their time, change yours, just start work late and complete it after 11.” “Push back. I do it for every meeting set after 10 pm. Mention clearly that your brain won’t be as active or present and you’ll also log in late the next day, etc., etc. Do it on public channels so it’s not up to one person to just ignore your request,” another user said. “Welcome to Indian IT circus. If the client is on US time then yes, it’s a common thing to have a call as per their timings. Maybe you can ask your manager to have the call scheduled at around 7 pm, i.e., the start of the US shift. But I doubt he won’t change the timing. The discrimination is quite prominent in the IT sector, even your colleagues who will work at the same level as you will be given priority if they are white,” a user commented.
