Comments on: Families, Corporations, and the Blackberry http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/families_corpor.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:31:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: On Canada, Conservatism, Tories, and Blackberries | Front Porch Republic http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/families_corpor.html/comment-page-1#comment-64355 On Canada, Conservatism, Tories, and Blackberries | Front Porch Republic Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:25 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/01/families-corporations-and-the-blackberry.html#comment-64355 [...] life is the enemy of the modern family.” My friend and frequent antagonist Nate Oman takes exception to this conclusion: he’s no ally of those who embrace the [...] [...] life is the enemy of the modern family.” My friend and frequent antagonist Nate Oman takes exception to this conclusion: he’s no ally of those who embrace the [...]

]]> By: Laura http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/families_corpor.html/comment-page-1#comment-60638 Laura Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:40:52 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/01/families-corporations-and-the-blackberry.html#comment-60638 I would love to know if there have been any real studies of how the blackberry has impacted on workplace. In my husband's case, it will not relief him of one minute of "butt on the chair" time in the office. It is just another way to wring out more hours of work out of him. No longer will get an hour to read on the bus. No longer can he have two days off. This isn't any movie version of Wall Street; this is the real thing. Blackberry aside. Is flexibility really good for families? One of the things about working for yourself or keeping your own hours is that you tend to work more. You never leave your work head in the office. You may be physically at home, but your mind might not be there. I would love to know if there have been any real studies of how the blackberry has impacted on workplace.

In my husband’s case, it will not relief him of one minute of “butt on the chair” time in the office. It is just another way to wring out more hours of work out of him. No longer will get an hour to read on the bus. No longer can he have two days off. This isn’t any movie version of Wall Street; this is the real thing.

Blackberry aside. Is flexibility really good for families? One of the things about working for yourself or keeping your own hours is that you tend to work more. You never leave your work head in the office. You may be physically at home, but your mind might not be there.

]]> By: Russell Arben Fox http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/families_corpor.html/comment-page-1#comment-60637 Russell Arben Fox Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:19:31 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/01/families-corporations-and-the-blackberry.html#comment-60637 A decent response, Nate, though I think (of course!) an insufficient one. Feel free to enjoy more of that "imaginary world of unremittingly eeeveel corporations created by humanities majors" <a href="http://inmedias.blogspot.com/2006/01/on-blackberries-canada-and.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. (Though I was a social science major. And I've never seen <i>Wall Street</i>. I have read <a href="http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html" rel="nofollow">the book</a> though.) A decent response, Nate, though I think (of course!) an insufficient one. Feel free to enjoy more of that “imaginary world of unremittingly eeeveel corporations created by humanities majors” here. (Though I was a social science major. And I’ve never seen Wall Street. I have read the book though.)

]]> By: Tech Whiner http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/families_corpor.html/comment-page-1#comment-60636 Tech Whiner Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:02:32 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/01/families-corporations-and-the-blackberry.html#comment-60636 You can download email applciations that are much nicer AND cheaper than the crackberry on your phone... examples are Vemail (http://www.vemail.com) and Intellisync. Crackberry has just done a great job of marketing an inferior product. You can download email applciations that are much nicer AND cheaper than the crackberry on your phone… examples are Vemail (http://www.vemail.com) and Intellisync. Crackberry has just done a great job of marketing an inferior product.

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