'They treated me like a child': Store manager takes employees' phones away at the start of each shift, won't let them access it until break

Having your phone at work is one of the things that keeps you tethered to your own humanity. It's what helps you feel like you're not living in the TV show Severance. You can send off a text to a friend, or you can look at a picture of your dog… all to prevent you from getting too lonely and work-brained. This, of, course, is not to be taken advantage of. 

You don't want to spend all day on your phone or else you're probably not getting any work done. But checking your email every now and again to see if any incredible, life-altering news has come through? Necessary, if you ask me. Not to mention if you have a family that relies on you. If you're unable to check your phone, it might put you in a bad spot, and you might miss something important. There are always exceptions to this, depending on what kind of job you have, but if it's not life or death, I believe in having the freedom to keep your phone on your person.

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