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?)
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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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.
“but you are browsing pornhub?”
“are you questioning my methodology?”
“carry on”
“but you are browsing pornhub?”
and you’re fucking your employees.
problems?
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. 😂
You start taking more bathroom breaks.
Don’t do that if you’re over 30. Great way to get hemorrhoids
He doesn’t actually need to sit down.
I don’t even try to hide it anymore. My manager and I send each other memes during the work day.
#1 mobile data only. No wifi.
#2 have some sort of cover to look busy / stressed. Have an act ready so people don’t question what you do with your time. Keep an unfinished task on hand that you can pick up at a seconds notice.
#3 Hide in plain sight. If someone approaches your work area make it look like you were splitting your attention between the task and the phone, than without looking put your phone down/away and work on the task.
#1 mobile data only. No wifi.
It blows my mind that anyone would connect a personal device to their employer’s Wifi.
Keep an unfinished task on hand that you can pick up at a seconds notice.
Wait. Are you telling me that it’s not normal to constantly have 5 unfinished tasks at any given time?
I just say I was in my authenticator app doing MFA.
Aw my work email push notifications were not working. Had to fix that
Look at your phone while sitting in the stall.
I’m a mobile app developer. Looking at my phone all day is just part of the job.
Just an occasion glance every like 15 minutes…like a little drip
“Not like those people with a check-every-three-minutes habit that are fiends for the stuff.” :-)
I’m on a zoom call right now with camera on typing this comment on my phone lol
Work on your skills, so you can land a better position/job where you aren’t micromanaged to that degree.
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
me literally shitposting to Lemmy with one hand while my other hand scrubs a toilet
Huh?
This is the reason why you never touch another person’s phone.
I don’t get micromanaged any more, but when I worked retail I had to help customers that walked up and so I would use my phone always in the same spot where I can see the camera feed of all the exits in my periphery. I don’t know if a customer ever saw my phone.
