My New Boss Won't Stop Slacking Me at 10PM

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Hannah Kissel

September 29, 2026

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About the episode

Your CEO is messaging at 10PM. You're anxious. Your notifications are on. And nobody actually asked you to do any of this. In this episode of Hannah Hotline, Hannah tackles a letter from "Anxious at 10 PM", a professional whose new CEO, a former management consultant, works late and on weekends, creating an unspoken pressure that's quietly taking over her evenings. Hannah breaks down Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin's concept of "greedy jobs," explains what C-suite executives are actually doing when they message after hours, and gives you the exact script for a one-on-one conversation that will clear the air fast. If after-hours notifications are running your nervous system, this one's for you.

Timestamps:

01:00 — The listener letter: new CEO, late-night Slacks & weekend emails
01:45 — Hannah's verdict: "This definitely seems like a you problem"
02:00 — What are greedy jobs? Claudia Goldin's research explained
02:45 — Why your ex-consultant CEO works like this (and what it means for you)
03:00 — The key question: is responding actually expected of you?
03:15 — The exact script for your next one-on-one with your CEO
04:00 — What C-suite executives are really doing when they message late
04:45 — How to manage the anxiety even after you get clarity
05:00 — Practical tools: notifications, app deletion, phone boundaries
05:30 — How to protect your team's culture when the CEO has none
05:45 — When late-night availability IS the expectation — knowing the difference
06:45 — Reassurance-seeking: why replying at 10 PM is making anxiety worse
07:15 — Breaking the pattern you've already accidentally created

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