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To be fair you can always choose to disconnect for a period of time. I understand if your job expects you to be online when possible but if you have difficulty
by AlecSchueler 4y ago
To be fair you can always choose to disconnect for a period of time.
I understand if your job expects you to be online when possible but if you have difficulty disconnecting without an external pressure to be online you could consider talking to a therapist to help you manage your reliance, especially if it's bothering you significantly.
- wolfram74 4y agocould be about half of Americans could use therapy by that metric, as that's how many had unusued and thus forfeited time off in 2019[0]. Work culture is ill. [0] https://www.ustravel.org/press/study-record-768-million-us-vacation-days-went-unused-18-opportunity-cost-billions https://www.ustravel.org/press/study-record-768-million-us-v...
- AlecSchueler 4y ago> Could be about half of Americans could use therapy I'd say that's a conservative estimate! Most people go for dental work etc., why ignore the mind in your health support regime?
- grishka 4y agoFlights are/were a universally understood, no-questions-asked excuse for someone to be offline. That's the nice thing about them.
- madeofpalk 4y agoIf the only reason you're allowed to be offline is because you're on a flight, i think there's much bigger problems that need sorting.
- bombcar 4y agoAnd just say the wifi was down if you don't want to connect; it seems to be down half the time I want to use it anyway.
- madeofpalk 4y agoWhat psychopathic workplaces is everyone at where they need to lie in order to be offline/not work on a flight??
- Mashimo 4y agoIf flying is one of the few times where you are allowed to be offline, it sounds like a rather 'meh work environment.
- greedo 4y agoI would consider it an extremely toxic environment if I'm expected to be online 24/7. There's a reason our industry has rotating on call...
- coryfklein 4y agoYes, but now if you're not online during your flight it's because "you chose to" and you're a slacker. Another dimension here is that it's a refuge from "the always on" society; if you were to step back and look at your life from a distance almost everyone would say "I need to disconnect more", but you often don't realize how dependent you are on that dopamine hit the connected internet provides until you're forced to disconnect. Then you see the peace and realize, "oh, I'm OK when I'm not attached to my phone". But there are fewer and fewer opportunities to have that kind of realization these days.
- ajaimk 4y agoJust claim the wifi was down on the plane. It's an easy lie that can't be refuted.
- woojoo666 4y agoThis sounds more like a work culture problem than a technology one. Why do you need to be perpetually online?
- s3p 4y agoWho on earth is telling you that you are a slacker for not buying Wifi on your flights?
- coryfklein 4y agoMy inner voice! As with most people, I'm my own worst critic.
- AlecSchueler 4y agoHence the therapy recommendation. Learn to go easy on yourself.