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How do you discreetly look at your phone during work?

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    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?)

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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.

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      Don't do that if you're over 30. Great way to get hemorrhoids

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      He doesn't actually need to sit down.

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      • D [email protected]

        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?)

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        I just say I was in my authenticator app doing MFA.

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        • D [email protected]

          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?)

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          Fortunately I don’t have to.

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            I just say I was in my authenticator app doing MFA.

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            Aw my work email push notifications were not working. Had to fix that

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              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?)

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              I’m a mobile app developer. Looking at my phone all day is just part of the job.

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              • D [email protected]

                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?)

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                I can pretty much do whatever I want as long as my work is good, which it is. My way of working is in short but very productive bursts with a lot of downtime in between. At some point I realized there is nothing I need to hide, it's just how I operate, and that's okay.

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                  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?)

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                  I've stopped doing that and just put my own laptop on the desk besides the work laptop the second they implemented a new privacy agreement that forbade personal data on work devices. So far no one has said anything.

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                    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?)

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                    What kind of gustapo do you work for man?

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                      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?)

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                      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.

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                        What kind of gustapo do you work for man?

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                        Its #LandOfTheFree where if you glance at your phone for 1 nanosecond, you can get fired.

                        Its basically the same every job excluding the office jobs / WFH that most Lemmy users seem to have.

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                          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?)

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                          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

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                            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?)

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                            Work on your skills, so you can land a better position/job where you aren't micromanaged to that degree.

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                              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.

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                              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. 😂

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                                #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.

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                                #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?

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                                  Its #LandOfTheFree where if you glance at your phone for 1 nanosecond, you can get fired.

                                  Its basically the same every job excluding the office jobs / WFH that most Lemmy users seem to have.

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                                  Damn, that's gotta suck.

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                                    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.

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                                    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.

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                                      "but you are browsing pornhub?"

                                      "are you questioning my methodology?"

                                      "carry on"

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                                        Sir, we are talking about phones here, not...

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                                        ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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                                          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?)

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                                          Have a job in online communications, works for me.

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