I know Lemmy is gonna say “stop being addicted to your phone” but like I’m asking this question with more of a like “fuck corporate” attitude. I mean like, just a quick peak at an internet thread, wikipedia, news, memes, etc. Maybe messages or group chats… Just an occasion glance every like 15 minutes or so to keep yourself sane, like a little drip of dopamine to get you through the day, you know.
Or is a smartwatch hidden under long sleeves better?
Or like… is text to voice better? (Like with a hidden earbud hidden under some wigs to listen to the text, while the other ear can still can have awareness of surroundings?)
I have many social media type things and IRC hooked up to emacs which is also my IDE
This is the post of an addict
No I’m not an addict, I can quit any time, I’m just choosing not to!
lights cigar
Psst hey kid wanna buy some illegal memes?
I know Lemmy is gonna say “stop being addicted to your phone” but like I’m asking this question with more of a like “fuck corporate” attitude
I gained a reputation in my work as someone always glued to the phone, even when walking home. Not that I care much about what others think, but in my defense, I am trading stocks. I toned down using my phone because I got called out by my supervisor as it had affected my work performance. In my role, we have lots of downtime in between the tasks and using phone is allowed so long as we do the job properly. Anyhow, not that I mind much what they think of me because my plan for early retirement is more important than my company needs who could eventually throw you under the bus 😝 I know companies don’t always appreciate long time employees so why should I give 110%? Some people give too much to companies but not me.
We don’t have micromanagers in leadership positions so I whip that bad boy out and stare at it like everyone else in the office.
Sir, we are talking about phones here, not…
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Yeeee when I have to go in, I just have it in front of me with stuff playing all day and my earbuds in, and whenever I get a message or I’m curious about something I don’t wanna look up on my work machine, I just pick it up and… use it like a phone. I know I’m lucky to be able to do that, but I can’t deny it’s awesome.
Just look at it
Your boss wants to start shit when your work is getting done? Fuck them
You start taking more bathroom breaks.
Don’t do that if you’re over 30. Great way to get hemorrhoids
I just take my phone out and look at it. Most establishments won’t give a shit as long as you are still able to be productive. Being said, if its to the point where you are being called out for it, high chance it is impacting work performance. That or you have a really shit manager. I’ve gone through like 6 managers and none of them have ever cared if we occasionally looked at our phone as long as it wasn’t impacting the work environment. The only time they ever address it is when some idiot abuses it or lets it impact work performance. Then they do a workwide broadcast saying “hey remember headphones and phones during work are not allowed” but they then only punish the ones actually failing to get the job done/are actually a problem.
You could probably start taking more bathroom breaks but, that defo won’t gain you any brownie points if anyone else on the team is reliant on you and if noticed you’ll end up higher on the chopping block next time they are looking to hire someone else on, technically this is illegal in the US but, they just find another reason to terminate. If its a manager issue, then I guess just ride it out, those types of managers generally don’t last too long anyway. That or look elsewhere for employment because it sounds like you are in micromanagement hell
It’s not the easiest way but it works for me…
Make yourself irreplaceable. That’s what I did.
Retail store manager. Personal devices and headphones are a fireable offense. I allow my team cellphones as long as they get their job done. I have a single headphone with podcasts playing every moment I’m not on a conference call.
When my boss brought it up I just stared at him blankly and said “when I took over this store it was failing. Now it’s third in the district and rising” then stared blankly at him again.
He eventually stopped mentioning it.
Make yourself irreplaceable. That’s what I did.
I’m working on that now. When I started, they made me one of five admins on their scheduling software. The other four have since left the organization, and I’m not going out of my way to teach the users any more than they absolutely need. 😂
and I’m not going out of my way to teach the users any more than they absolutely need
Interestingly, I did go out of my way to explain to others how made my code and what though processes went into some of the design decisions I made. I even wrote it all down into 3+
.mdfiles and served them on the local network for everyone to read.Guess what?
I’m still called when big changes need to be made, or when some behaviour needs to be explained.
And I get paid by the hour, instead of having to do 45hr/week in the office.The calls are good. You want those.
I get calls from different depts, and I quickly fix their issues, and as opposed to someone who only interacted with their own dept, I’ve got people all over the organization thinking “Yeah, I know rhynoplaz, he’s really friendly and helpful!”
The calls are good. You want those.
Of course I do. That’s what gets me paid, nowadays.
The only difference being that I did put the effort to make others understand my work (and more than how much I needed to).
It’s just that they still find it much more convenient to call me, get me to do the work and then copy it all into their project (which would then require changes), rather making the whole algorithm themselves.
Nondiscreetly.
When boss asks why am I looking at the phone (or browsing around on the internet), I point out they hired me as consultant, so my duty is to look around and be informed of things so I’m not caught up emptyhanded when asked a question.
Look at your phone while sitting in the stall.
When I tried this the person on the toilet got upset.
