It’s no longer enough to take work home.
Apparently people are taking it to bed now.
A survey from London revealed recently that more than a quarter of employees in the United Kingdom are so obsessed with work that they regularly bring a laptop computer or mobile device to bed. Of those, a whopping 57 percent said they do somewhere between two and six hours of work in bed every week.
“The survey confirms that there is a growing population that is no longer restricted by working hours or confined to the office building itself,” said Michael Callahan, vice president of Credant Technology, the company that released the survey. “People are mobile and will work anywhere – even in bed.”
Credant Technologies, which identified itself as an “endpoint data protection specialist,” was disturbed to note that many of these workaholics might be hopping on to the Web via unsecured wireless networks.
It’s a hazard on the road, too, when business travelers connect to a hotel’s wireless network.
The company recommended asking for help from your IT department to encrypt data, using strong passwords and not leaving Bluetooth or WiFi turned on in visible, unsecure locations.
Of course, if you’re doing this much work from bed, you might also consider seeking help from somewhere other than your company’s IT department.
