Work is not only spilling into our leisure time at home, but also taking over our downtime on the road. Work has always eaten into road downtime somewhat, often because of communications inefficiencies. Today overwork is demanded by bosses, globalization, general competitiveness and tight budgets. It’s also a response to the seductive call of the smartphone — the ease of slipping a device out of your pocket and your head into work mode, to borrow from Everest climber George Mallory, “because you can.”
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Mixing Work and Play: The High-Tech Hotel Lobby
Posted by: Patrick Nelson April 26, 2013 05:00 AMWork is not only spilling into our leisure time at home, but also taking over our downtime on the road. Work has always eaten into road downtime somewhat, often because of communications inefficiencies. Today overwork is demanded by bosses, globalization, general competitiveness and tight budgets. It’s also a response to the seductive call of the smartphone — the ease of slipping a device out of your pocket and your head into work mode, to borrow from Everest climber George Mallory, “because you can.”