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Since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the organization and working conditions have changed for all employees.

Satya Nadella believes employee well-being could suffer from a long workday for an extended period of time, which has become the new normal, especially since companies moved to a remote working model.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned that employee well-being could suffer from an ever-expanding workday that often now creeps well into the night.

Speaking at the Wharton Future of Work Conference Nadella said that managers need to set clear norms and expectations for workers so that they're not pressured into answering emails late at night.

Nadella added that he himself is learning every day to refrain from sending emails during the weekend.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently discussed the importance of respecting the time of employees. He explained that people need to feel like they don’t have to respond to work emails outside of office hours.

Employees shouldn’t feel pressured to answer after-hours emails but managers need to set clear norms and expectations first.