Loraleigh Kovacik: The rise of 'binge working'
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | 08:22 AM ET
Money Talks is a collection of daily columns from The Business Network, which airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One at 5:45 a.m. ET (6:15 a.m. ET in N.L.).
The typical work day is dramatically changing. 9 to 5 is no longer the norm. With advances in technology over the past 10 years, time of day is no longer a factor in determining when business is conducted. Online shopping can happen at any time and so can business deals.
The October issue of Telecommunications Industry News tracks that trend. It says business people
are 42 per cent more dependent upon wireless technology and 51 per cent more reliant on mobile phones, PDAs, and PC data cards than they were just 2 years ago. This 24/7 approach puts extra demands on our time and with this added pressure comes the rise of a trend called "binge working".