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How do you discreetly look at your phone during work?

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  • S [email protected]

    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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      • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldW [email protected]

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

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        ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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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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          Have a job in online communications, works for me.

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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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            Look at your phone while sitting in the stall.

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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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              step into a closet or empty room

              frequent bathroom breaks

              hide it inside a notebook

              switch the e-reader to dark mode and place the phone over another piece of similar-looking technology that you have a plausible reason to look at

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              • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldW [email protected]

                "but you are browsing pornhub?"

                "are you questioning my methodology?"

                "carry on"

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                “but you are browsing pornhub?”

                and you're fucking your employees.

                problems?

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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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                  me literally shitposting to Lemmy with one hand while my other hand scrubs a toilet

                  Huh? Discretely? WYM?

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                    me literally shitposting to Lemmy with one hand while my other hand scrubs a toilet

                    Huh? Discretely? WYM?

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                    This is the reason why you never touch another person's phone.

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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 look over to my cat to make sure he's sleeping.

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

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                        Had those long before I hit 30.

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                        • R [email protected]

                          #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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                          Wait. Are you telling me that it's not normal to constantly have 5 unfinished tasks at any given time?

                          Ah! Looks like you made the mistake of "getting things done" which has now caused you to have extra work for the same amount of pay...

                          You're going to have to cut your losses and find a new job to fix that one.

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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 browse in the restroom before returning to the cockpit.

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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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                              discreetly? before being 100% work from home, i used to stream my tv with plex with my tablet on my desk. I'd usually just put one earbud in and leave the other ear to hear people if they needed me.

                              In highschool however (back in the late 90s) i used to listen to music from my walkman by fishing the corded earbuds from my pants pocket and in thru my sleeve. I'd hold the earbuds in my hand and the oversized hoodie sleeve would conceal everything perfectly. I'd rest my head in my hand with the earbuds and I'd look like any other student getting their work done.

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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 don't care, if I want to look at my phone, I look at it. I get shit done, so nobody gives me grief. This might not work everywhere, but I wouldn't work at a place that nitpicked over stuff like that.

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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 have three phones to keep them guessing.

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                                  • S [email protected]

                                    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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                                    Yeeee when I have to go in, I just have it in front of me with stuff playing all day and my earbuds in, and whenever I get a message or I’m curious about something I don’t wanna look up on my work machine, I just pick it up and… use it like a phone. I know I’m lucky to be able to do that, but I can’t deny it’s awesome.

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                                      This is the reason why you never touch another person's phone.

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                                      He never pooped without my phone… I don’t let people touch my phone.

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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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                                        ::: spoiler I set its mode to 'Discreet'
                                        Pre-smartphone users will understand.
                                        :::

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                                        • R [email protected]

                                          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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                                          and I’m not going out of my way to teach the users any more than they absolutely need

                                          Interestingly, I did go out of my way to explain to others how made my code and what though processes went into some of the design decisions I made. I even wrote it all down into 3+ .md files and served them on the local network for everyone to read.

                                          Guess what?
                                          I'm still called when big changes need to be made, or when some behaviour needs to be explained.
                                          And I get paid by the hour, instead of having to do 45hr/week in the office.

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