Thankfully I have managed just fine without a BlackBerry. I often forget to even take my mobile phone with me because I'm not very interested in talking when I'm out on my own time having fun. Sure it's nice to be able to use these things in a pinch or a special emergency but most of the time for most people, it can wait. Nice work by the Canadian government for encouraging a dose of work/life balance.
Trying to re-establish a proper balance between work and life, Citizenship and Immigration Canada is starting by trying to cut the chains to what some have called CrackBerries.
The department's deputy minister, Richard Fadden, sent out a memo asking employees to implement a BlackBerry "blackout" between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. and on weekends and holidays.
"Work/life quality is a priority for me and this organization because achieving it benefits us both as individuals and as a department," Fadden wrote.
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