Time: A Swarm of Little Notes
Time: A Swarm of Little NotesJust as e-mail has changed the pace and rhythm of office life, IM is ushering in a working style that can be breezier and more efficient — or distracting and oppressively demanding...At some workplaces, important decisions are made on the fly via IM, so employees who fear being left out stay glued to their screens, often neglecting other work such as visits to customers. Some managers even use IM to convene impromptu conferences outside of normal office hours, presenting workers with the unhappy choice of logging on after dinner or getting cut out of the loop.
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