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How do you discreetly look at your phone during work? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I know Lemmy is gonna say "stop being addicted to your phone" but like I'm asking this question with more of a like "fuck corporate" attitude. I mean like, just a quick peak at an internet thread, wikipedia, news, memes, etc. Maybe messages or group chats... Just an occasion glance every like 15 minutes or so to keep yourself sane, like a little drip of dopamine to get you through the day, you know.

Or is a smartwatch hidden under long sleeves better?

Or like... is text to voice better? (Like with a hidden earbud hidden under some wigs to listen to the text, while the other ear can still can have awareness of surroundings?)

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

step into a closet or empty room

frequent bathroom breaks

hide it inside a notebook

switch the e-reader to dark mode and place the phone over another piece of similar-looking technology that you have a plausible reason to look at

[–] Drbreen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What kind of gustapo do you work for man?

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Its #LandOfTheFree where if you glance at your phone for 1 nanosecond, you can get fired.

Its basically the same every job excluding the office jobs / WFH that most Lemmy users seem to have.

[–] Drbreen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Damn, that's gotta suck.

[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I have three phones to keep them guessing.

[–] varyingExpertise@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

I've stopped doing that and just put my own laptop on the desk besides the work laptop the second they implemented a new privacy agreement that forbade personal data on work devices. So far no one has said anything.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev -1 points 2 days ago

I set its mode to 'Discreet'

Pre-smartphone users will understand.

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