Comments on: BlackBerrys Effectively Add 10 Days of Work a Year

By: ralf

ralf — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:49:34 +0000

Are those workers getting paid fairly for those extra 10 days of work? Are they being compensated for being on call 24 hours a day now that they can carry their job around in their pocket? How many workers would be happy to receive an extra 10 unpaid, work-free, mobile device-free days per year?

In the 19th century, textile workers who took their work home were paid less than those who did the same work in a factory. Capitalism never changes They just make the chains shinier.

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By: Alex Walker

Alex Walker — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:07:41 +0000

I use an iPhone for work, but the principle is the same. I tend to turn off work emails during my private time – if it’s that urgent then the phone is still on to accept calls. However, if I were running my own business, rather than an employee, I would welcome it being on all the time so that I could respond immediately if necessary.

By: Derek Brown

Derek Brown — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:20:23 +0000

I remember reading through that branding stuff when my company became a BlackBerry Partner a year or two ago. They are very picky when it comes to what you can use in your marketing materials, but I typically drop the smartphone bit off when I talk about my good ole crackberry (I’m sure that isn’t RIM approved, either).

By: c0rinne

c0rinne — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:13:17 +0000

That pic would be much more effective if he was actually talking on a blackberry.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:43:27 +0000

The answer of course is that it does both. The main benefit is that I can deal with emails as they come in, as opposed to facing 30+ emails every morning or more on the weekends. And on occassions I have gotten business b/c I was the first to respond to an inquiry. However, it hampers my personal and family time (just ask my wife and kids) for sure. My 7-yr-old son’s favorite expression (said with a sarcastic sneer) is “you didn’t hear me because you were probably looking at your BlackBerry.”

By: Ronen Halevy

Ronen Halevy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:27:06 +0000

Hi Kimberly,
The plural is actually BlackBerry Smartphones but we like to stick it to RIM by calling them BlackBerrys.
http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/

By: Kimberly Cooley

Kimberly Cooley — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:15:32 +0000

Sorry, but this igs me. The term is Blackberry devices as opposed to Blackberrys. LOL.

By: BBKrazyKat

BBKrazyKat — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:07:43 +0000

It atually allows me to manage my personal life more efficiently – I LOVE IT!

By: Efraim L.

Efraim L. — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:50:51 +0000

BlackBerry is the best – helps me do my work and helps me stay connected with family…