I reluctantly was given my first Blackberry almost a year ago. To be honest I hated the idea of them. Always on? No thank you. A year later, I've found that they can be really helpful; YMMV depending on your line of work. Regardless, They're nice for being in contact *when you want to be* - I turn mine off when I'm not on call, on weekends, etc. Other people I work with don't, and that's their prerogative.They're as addictive as you let them be.
@wvdavisI tend to agree that you don't have to be available 24/7 to be salaried. I'm also salaried and a BlackBerry user. I administer our Exchange and Blackberry Enterprise server (along with everything else is the office). Here's the great thing, I am *technically* available 24/7, I make sure everything runs smoothly when I leave and I *rarely* get contacted outside of business hours. If I do get contacted it's usually something I can take care of at home via VPN and remote desktop, but again, this is very very rare.
Dugg for the article title and description alone.Once you can be reached outside of the office easily, you cease to have a private life. And before you say "just turn it off", I have a client that uses blackberries and advanced phone systems with follow and remote notification features. Their policy is that you have no excuse for being incommunicado and have fired people for non-compliance. And these are salespeople, not time-critical staff like I.T.
It's funny - I work at large corporation and most of the big bosses have a BB. There are other people whos job would make it a lot easier to have one, but none of them have it! They've all seen the boss and what happends with them.. and they've refused to do so.Funny that. I enjoy my personal BB thanks :p-lieb39
def1Aug 23, 2006
"THE BlackBerry can be as addictive as hard drugs a US study suggests."Someone's definition of either 'addiction' or 'hard drugs' must be skewed.
daldredgeAug 23, 2006
Your boss only does that because you allow him to.
saintlinkAug 23, 2006
Shameless self-promotion goes in your profile, not in the comment section here on Digg. Thank you.
edotAug 23, 2006
I reluctantly was given my first Blackberry almost a year ago. To be honest I hated the idea of them. Always on? No thank you. A year later, I've found that they can be really helpful; YMMV depending on your line of work. Regardless, They're nice for being in contact *when you want to be* - I turn mine off when I'm not on call, on weekends, etc. Other people I work with don't, and that's their prerogative.They're as addictive as you let them be.
thebargeAug 23, 2006
@wvdavisI tend to agree that you don't have to be available 24/7 to be salaried. I'm also salaried and a BlackBerry user. I administer our Exchange and Blackberry Enterprise server (along with everything else is the office). Here's the great thing, I am *technically* available 24/7, I make sure everything runs smoothly when I leave and I *rarely* get contacted outside of business hours. If I do get contacted it's usually something I can take care of at home via VPN and remote desktop, but again, this is very very rare.
urthwhyteAug 23, 2006
Well one more e-mail wouldn't hurt...
ryosenAug 23, 2006
Dugg for the article title and description alone.Once you can be reached outside of the office easily, you cease to have a private life. And before you say "just turn it off", I have a client that uses blackberries and advanced phone systems with follow and remote notification features. Their policy is that you have no excuse for being incommunicado and have fired people for non-compliance. And these are salespeople, not time-critical staff like I.T.
crypto55Aug 23, 2006
This from the country that unleashed Opium into the world...
lieb39Aug 24, 2006
It's funny - I work at large corporation and most of the big bosses have a BB. There are other people whos job would make it a lot easier to have one, but none of them have it! They've all seen the boss and what happends with them.. and they've refused to do so.Funny that. I enjoy my personal BB thanks :p-lieb39