More People Working From Bed, on Weekends, Thanks to Mobile Devices

Americans are working more and more hours thanks to the proliferation of mobile devices.
A recent study by mobile security software firm Good Technology shows U.S. workers are more likely to put in a month-and-a-half’s unpaid overtime due to the mobility of tablets and Smartphones.
It is not much different in other parts of the world. Continually checking work e-mails and taking calls meant British workers put in more than three weeks’ unpaid overtime.
In Australia, 88 percent of workers continue to use their mobile devices for work outside of office hours. One-third of those surveyed said it was a necessity to keep up with their workload.
Both British and American workers also claim their mobile overtime is essential to keep up  — 60 percent and 50 percent respectively.
U.S. workers said mobile devices offer them the freedom to work when and how they want.
Working from bed is not unusual either, the study found. Fifty percent of American, 37 percent of British and 35 percent of Australians confessed to regularly sending work e-mail in bed. Sixty-five percent of UK workers acknowledged they could not go to sleep without checking their e-mail one last time.
Working in the bedroom was causing issues only intermittently with their partner, according to one-quarter of U.S. and Australian respondents. Just 1.4 percent of Australians admitted to breaking up with someone because of these work practices, suggesting such habits are simply seen as routine.
Working on the weekend? You bet, said 33 percent of UK workers who routinely check their work e-mails. Fifty-seven percent of Americans and 20 percent of Australians confessed to checking their e-mails while on family outings.