Workaholics now working 2-6 hours a week in bed
Over a quarter of UK employees are so work obsessed they can't resist using a mobile device such as a laptop in bed before they go to sleep according to a survey released by CREDANT Technologies. The survey discovered that of those people who do work in bed, 57% do so for between 2 and 6 hours every week, little wonder that the survey also found that the majority of their bed companions found their partners' obsession with their mobiles "a very annoying habit". A staggering 8% of people admitted that they spend more time on their mobile devices during the evening than talking to their partners!
Almost half the respondents (44%) admitted they are holding important work documents on their mobile devices of which 54% were not adequately secured with encryption. This will sound alarm bells for the many in-house IT departments who are tasked with trying to secure an ever increasing mobile workforce who are using data on the move and consequently losing more unsecured data than ever before. The most favored way to connect to the Internet, and subsequently back to the office, whilst lying in bed is via a wireless network (87%). Disturbingly, almost a fifth of people spoken to are using a wireless network that they know is insecure, with 56% down/uploading company information.
Survey Shows Executives Staying More Connected With the Office During Vacations
Out of sight doesn't necessarily mean out of mind for vacationing executives, a new survey shows. Sixty-one percent of marketing and advertising executives polled recently said they check in with work at least once a day while on break. This compares to 47 percent of executives in 2006 and 38 percent in 2001. The national study was developed by The Creative Group, a specialized staffing service providing creative, advertising, marketing and web professionals on a project and full-time basis, and conducted by an independent research firm. The Creative Group offers these tips to help professionals make a clean break from the office:
Put someone on point. Managers should select someone whose judgment they trust to make decisions in their absence. It's important to give the point person the responsibility and authority to make judgment calls.
Establish ground rules. If you need to check in, set specific times when you'll be checking in, rather than having people contact you throughout the day.
Don't leave them hanging. Use out-of-office functions to let your clients and customers know when you're away, and provide the names and contact information of colleagues to contact in your absence.
Let it go. Delegate projects that must continue in your absence. Be sure to let coworkers know where to find key materials.
Bring in reinforcements. Hiring temporary or freelance professionals to bridge gaps can help projects stay on course while you're gone.
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