Digital disruptions
Monday, January 28th, 2008 byDo you have a co-worker or manager that is constantly disrupting meetings or not fully attentive because of frequent phone calls, text messages, or e-mail messages? How do you deal with these disruptions? Where do you draw the line? And do you confront the culprits?
3 Responses to "Digital disruptions"
My previous manager was that way, and it was annoying because every time she received a message on her blackberry I felt like I had to stop saying whatever it was I was speaking about until she was ready to proceed. Talk about technology getting in the way of getting work done!
Sometimes I think less gets done in the workplace because of how easily tasks get lost in the shuffle with emails, texts, etc…
As far as co-workers always being disruptive with their phones, I wonder if it would help companies to create a general “code of digital ethics”!?
A code of ethics would be nice - first rule - no playing with digital gadgets if you are conversing with another person!
