But wait, there’s more! The study also found that the company’s strict phone ban, which dates back to the 1990s, was actually counter-productive and caused unnecessary stress for employees. 😩 The researchers concluded that managers should reconsider their approach to phone use at work and embrace the benefits of allowing employees to use their phones.
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Using personal phones at work can reduce stress, study suggests
To determine the impact of phone use in the workplace, the study followed 39 employees for a year who were permitted to use their devices for non-work purposes. Before the experiment, only senior management were allowed to bring their personal phones to work.
“However, our study finds that a blanket ban on smartphone use, whether mandated by the company or the individual worker, can have negative unintended consequences.”