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?)

  • Aeao@lemmy.world
    31·
    16 hours ago

    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.

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
      121·
      16 hours ago

      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. 😂

      • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        8 hours ago

        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.

        • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 hour ago

          The calls are good. You want those.

          I get calls from different depts, and I quickly fix their issues, and as opposed to someone who only interacted with their own dept, I’ve got people all over the organization thinking “Yeah, I know rhynoplaz, he’s really friendly and helpful!”