In the last few weeks, I have seen the number of messages I have received (and sent) increase. According to Statistica (2021), the average person spends 142 minutes online and a report released in the European Journal of Information Systems (2020) found that as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are working longer hours. Various conversations on social media have been directed towards the extra labour many are feeling, be that carers who are balancing working from home to colleagues who feel the pressure to commit to zoom calls, despite wanting to get on with their personal lives. Here are Seven polite ways to say no.