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Using a Blackberry adds 10 extra days of work each year

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Superglued to your Blackberry 24/7? British researchers tracking the habits of Blackberry users found that employees who failed to turn off their smart phones in non-working hours added ten extra days of work per year. The study also found that 24 percent of workers felt stressed over always being on call.

Do you turn off work email on the weekends?

Full story at Telegraph.

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Comments (10)

Mar 01, 2010
Christina Luna said...
Turning off the blackberry is a constant struggle. I'm going to keep on trying!
Mar 02, 2010
Kevin Latmore said...
I was hoping from the Title that it meant we somehow EARNED an extra 10 days per year due to our hightened productivity.

Alas we are just SUCKERS do MORE work than is actually required :(

Stupid CRACKBERRY!!!! I still Love though. lol

Mar 02, 2010
tash musa said...
I have a BB but i have not push office emails to my BB. Though I do receive BBM's often from partners and colleagues which can be a bit stressful especially over the weekends when your mind needs a rest.
Mar 02, 2010
Hans Eisenman said...
Stress doesn't come from Blackberries or any other device. It comes from mean people.
Mar 02, 2010
MrShaneWilliams said...
Guilty as charged! Every single DM from Facebook comes through my BB, and i can't resist!
Mar 02, 2010
Ria said...
So in other words, it's smart phones in general, not just Blackberries. RIM can't help it if most businesses use BBs instead of some other device. Just a lil BB defending today :P
Mar 02, 2010
George Dy said...
@hans I agree!

Still, I can't separate myself from my bb. I've managed to be able to turn it off some nights - it gives you the option to specify its time of use, guess that doesn't help.

Mar 02, 2010
chrisiswright said...
A successful sales professional is ALWAYS reachable. I encourage my competitors to turn off their Blackberry's on nights and weekends.
Mar 02, 2010
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Mar 08, 2010
movie trailer said...
Turning off the blackberry is a constant struggle. I'm going to keep on trying!

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