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My team's break room has a strict 'no phones' rule now and it's causing some real talk
Last week, our principal put up a sign in the staff room that says 'Let's Connect Face to Face, No Phones Please.' It happened right after the bell rang on Tuesday. I get the idea, wanting us to actually chat instead of everyone staring at a screen. But here's the thing, sometimes my break is the only quiet five minutes I have to check if my kid's after-school club got canceled or to just zone out with a dumb game. The other side is, I've already had two good talks with the new science teacher I probably wouldn't have had if we were both on our phones. It feels forced, but maybe it's a good kind of forced? What does your workplace do during breaks, are phones cool or is it a social zone?
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mary_foster927mo ago
My old office tried that, it just made people eat at their desks.
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cole3567mo ago
Man, that's a tough spot. Totally get needing that mental escape or to check on family stuff, it's like your only quiet minute. Our office is the opposite, just a bunch of people silently scrolling. Kind of wish someone would force us to talk sometimes, feels lonely. But taking away the choice does seem pretty heavy. Maybe a no-phone table and a phone-okay corner would be a decent middle ground.
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