That’s what Silicon Republic is reporting this morning in a published paper from America. Why the big deal? It’s important for companies to ensure that their employees (a) have a work/life balance and (b) don’t exceed the legal number of work hours per week.
I used to have an XDA as a phone/email device when I worked in the finance industry. I came to hate the thing. I remember it ruining time off from work. For over a year it made my life miserable. No matter where I was, I was reachable. Then in 2005 I went to Canada on a road trip around the west. I left the XDA in a drawer. Within 24 hours the battery of the XDA was flat and the config was lost. It stayed that way when I left the company 3 months later. I was much happier during those 3 months than I had been since getting the XDA.
totally, i hated that invasion of my own time, i even started hating it when there people were using them, as soon as a message burred in they’d tune out to who whoever was around them to look at the email, whether it was important or not. I actively discourage people who request one, not because of business justification but because of that impact to personal / work separation which i think is vital for a healthy life.