Ten years ago, if you’d used the term “9 to 5” in conversation, everyone would have known exactly what you meant. Today, there’s a good chance many younger workers would wonder why you were talking about a Dolly Parton movie from the ‘80s. That’s because the 9 to 5 workday is going away. In fact, for most employees it’s already gone. Nearly two-thirds of workers surveyed in a recent CareerBuilder poll—many of whom work in traditional industries such as financial services and sales—reported that, “working nine to five is an outdated concept.”

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Besides ushering in the demise of the classic workday, technologies that allow workers to perform their jobs from anywhere at any time have also increased employee engagement. That, in turn, has led to a number of other business benefits including increased “productivity, profitability and customer engagement.” But, despite the shift to more flexible work schedules, not everyone is achieving harmony in their work and personal lives. Half of those participating in the CareerBuilder survey check their work email outside of office hours and 40 percent wake up with work on the brain. The same technologies that have allowed workers to break free from the office have had an unfortunate side effect for many—an increase in “always on” anxiety.

LinkedIn CHRO Pat Wadors says executives have to recognize that they have a “shadow” and they need to be careful about the example they’re setting for employees. “You’ve got to be responsible for that ripple effect,” she says. She suggested one way for leaders to let employees know they don’t have to be “on” is to avoid sending work communications on weekends. Instead, she proposes scheduling email batches to go out on Monday. Kathy Zwickert, Chief People Office at NetSuite agrees. “You have to lead by example,” she says. “If I’m not asking them questions over the weekend, it gives them some freedom to not have to be checking their emails all weekend.”

They’ve seen the future and that future is choice

Wadors has another trick to prevent herself from getting caught up in an “always on” mentality—she ditches her smartphone for a flip phone—which she calls her “Bat Phone”—when she heads for bed. That way, she won’t be tempted to check work communications at night, while important people, such as the CEO and her kids, can still reach her, she says. “I got the Bat Phone and I’m sleeping my 8 hours.”