Anything that gets kids off their phone is a "yes" from me.
It's becoming a real problem in our workplace. Many staff under the age of 35 are seemingly addicted and appear glued to the sodding things
To be honest, on the work commute years ago it would have been similar; except passengers then would have been reading the morning newspapers ( I know I certainly did).Noticed a little girl on her Mums lap this morning on the train just staring whilst every adult sat/standing around in silence (including me) was glued to their phones, just a black mirror moment.
To be honest, on the work commute years ago it would have been similar; except passengers then would have been reading the morning newspapers ( I know I certainly did).
It's when adults on desk jobs have them in the workplace and can't stop picking them up and looking at them that grinds my gears.
I'm old so I'm not addicted, but the younger colleagues definitely appear to be.
And for kids, social media isn't good at all. Anything that breaks that psychological addiction of picking up the mobile is a good move.
Whilst I appreciate that there are many ills for which social media is partly or fully responsible, it should be left for parents to manage the who, what, why, where and when in respect of their children and social media.
I feel for young people. The generation who has effed up the world for them also seems to want to make their lives even more miserable. Leave them alone, for goodness sake.
Unless it's work related I'd probably have to kill you ;-)Fair enough for sure, everyone’s glued to their phones in my office - only thing is I have my watsapp open on phone and all my contacts message me through that - so I’m one of those constantly on my mob in the office
My first phone was a Motorola MG2. By today's standards it was pretty shit. These days I can edit RAW files (photo's) on my phone.To be honest, on the work commute years ago it would have been similar; except passengers then would have been reading the morning newspapers ( I know I certainly did).
It's when adults on desk jobs have them in the workplace and can't stop picking them up and looking at them that grinds my gears.
I'm old so I'm not addicted, but the younger colleagues definitely appear to be.
And for kids, social media isn't good at all. Anything that breaks that psychological addiction of picking up the mobile is a good move.
I got my first smart phone about 12 years ago, had a text/call only mobile for a couple of years before that (can't remember which model though).My first phone was a Motorola MG2. By today's standards it was pretty shit. These days I can edit RAW files (photo's) on my phone.
Kid's these days can't put them down.
Unless it's work related I'd probably have to kill you ;-)
Joking apart, as a smoker I know there's not just a physical addiction to smoking but a psychological one too; the picking up and handling a cig are all important factors, not just the actual smoking of it. I don't smoke at my desk though ;-) And my mobile stays in my bag, where it should be.
I sense the same addiction with phones.
Nah. Not at my workplace. Always loads to do; it's just sheer addiction.I'd say it's more likely to be boredom and the type of work people are doing.
Tech companies pretty quickly learned how to keep people engaged with their tech. Those little message notifications are like crack cocaine to some people.I got my first smart phone about 12 years ago, had a text/call only mobile for a couple of years before that (can't remember which model though).
I was born in 1964 and my son was born in 1982. Whilst he is undoubtedly much more savvy than me with phones even he isn't addicted to his mobile.
We seem to have gone from knowing sod all about Tech, to being savvy and now addiction in some people. It's alarming how it has become a problem so quickly.