85% of full time workers check work emails outside of work hours, study reveals
85% of full time workers now check their work emails outside of work hours, a new Red Agency and YouGov Galaxy study has revealed.
The study says the biggest technology concern for 2018 is the amount of time people are spending on their phones.
85% of full-time workers now regularly check their work-related emails outside of work hours
Red Agency’s, Red Sky Predictions report, found 84% of Australians have slept with their mobile phone in the bedroom, while 61% have it by their side at night.
The study says millennials are the most likely to take their phone to bed with 60% checking their social media channels in bed.
However, majority of Australians using their phones in bed are supposedly having interrupted sleep (73%), while 88% of people have been in a situation where other people are texting during a conversation.
On top of this, 87% have encountered people using their phones while having dinner.
James Wright, CEO of Red Agency, said in a statement: “Our new research highlights there is an uncontrollable need to always remain connected to the digital world. We have become a ‘head down generation’. Some are going as far as sleeping with the ‘enemy’, with mobile phones a standard staple in the bedroom.
“Although we’re seemingly growing more connected as a global society through the bridge that is the digital sphere, we’re missing real time opportunities to engage with our co-workers, communities and families.
“Even if it’s just for few moments, it’s time we drop the phone, step away from the computer and just switch off.”
Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.
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