On: Ask HN: How to handle a workaholic colleague?

[Gigablah]

The whole team bands together and gives your teammate their full support, so that he/she is promoted into management as soon as possible.

[pboutros → Gigablah]

Exactly. Do your best to fulfill the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle

[kelvin0 → Gigablah]

So once he's promoted, he can now email/text you all night and 'improve' your productivity.(Being Sarcastic, of course)

[webmaven → kelvin0]

No, at that point you get HR involved because they are creating a hostile work environment and demoralizing the team (bonus points if any of you have significant familial obligations such as caring for an elderly parent or other relative).

Mandatory sensitivity training FTW!