When family meets business: The challenge of work/life balance

The attorneys at law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges couldn’t believe their eyes. The firm’s leadership sent an email titled “Important New Email Policy” and explained that firm emails would no longer be transmitted between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weeknights, and between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Monday. In addition, the notice stated that employees would not be responsible for checking email while on vacation. The last line of the email stated, “We are proud to be taking a leadership…