[3-9-2006] Are you a high tech addict?
Are you addicted to Blackberries? I am, of course, referring to the ubiquitous wireless e-mail device, not the tasty summer fruit :) The latest news from the US is that you may be able to sue your employer for turning you on to what many users jokingly call the CrackBerry.
Gayle Porter, an associate professor of management at Rutgers University School has written a paper, currently being peer reviewed, which indicates that workers whose personal lives suffer due to work-induced tech addiction could sue their employers.
I can just see it now. "Well, your honour, I work as a tester for a games company, and as a result I'm now completely to addicted computer games... However, the stress it causes me could be alleviated by an award of US$20 million plus a free copy of each new game published by the company for the next 20 years!" No. Somehow I don't think this one is going to fly. Nice try though :)
http://news.com.com/Do+BlackBerrys+help+or+harm/2100-1041_3-6109624.html?tag=txt
Gayle Porter, an associate professor of management at Rutgers University School has written a paper, currently being peer reviewed, which indicates that workers whose personal lives suffer due to work-induced tech addiction could sue their employers.
I can just see it now. "Well, your honour, I work as a tester for a games company, and as a result I'm now completely to addicted computer games... However, the stress it causes me could be alleviated by an award of US$20 million plus a free copy of each new game published by the company for the next 20 years!" No. Somehow I don't think this one is going to fly. Nice try though :)
http://news.com.com/Do+BlackBerrys+help+or+harm/2100-1041_3-6109624.html?tag=txt