✍ 'It’s time to ban smartphones in the workplace,' Andy Preston writes. 'In recent years, workplace productivity in the UK and across the Western world has declined disastrously, leading to the economic stagnation that’s impoverished our government and caused the underfunding of vital public services. 'This decline coincides perfectly with the rise of smartphones and social media. 'In the early 2000s things were completely different. Productivity and economic growth surged, driven by employers’ adoption of new technologies that enabled higher-quality work. 'But within a few years we quickly learned that technology in the workplace isn’t always good news, when two new tech arrivals insidiously infiltrated the office: smartphones and social media.' Let us know your thoughts in the comments and read more below 👇 https://lnkd.in/gweC5iYF #technology | #workplace | #smartphones | #work | #socialmedia
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