WAHOO! 📱💻 Did You Know That Using Your Personal Phone At Work Can Actually Help Relieve Stress?

😮 According to researchers from Australia and Ireland, allowing employees to use their phones during work hours can make no difference to productivity and might even reduce stress! 💆‍♀️💪In a recent study, researchers kept tabs on 40 employees at a European branch of a global pharmaceutical company and found that those who were allowed to use their phones during work had lower levels of stress compared to those who didn’t. 😌 The study even found that workers who used their phones at work felt more connected and less disconnected from their colleagues and work. 🤝

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.

In The News:

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.”

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