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Article: Cell phone etiquette at work: is personal cell phone use out of control in your organization?
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- The National Public Accountant
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HEARD SOMEONE'S CELL PHONE RING AT WORK? IN TODAY'S WIRELESS SOCIETY, EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED, HOWEVER, THOSE PESKY CELL PHONES CAN LIMIT PRODUCTIVITY. UNTIL RECENTLY, COMPANIES HAD CONTROL OF COMMUNICATIONS BY ASSIGNING PAGERS, LIMITING LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE USE IN THE OFFICE, AND PROVIDING VOICEMAIL. AT WORK. NOW, LOW-COST SERVICES, INCLUDING UNLIMITED LONG-DISTANCE, ENABLE MOST EMPLOYEES TO CARRY CELL PHONES THAT ALLOW THEM TO SOCIALIZE, SCHEDULE PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS AND CONDUCT PERSONAL BUSINESS ON COMPANY TIME.
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Cell phone use is especially dangerous in the service industry where one-on-one ...