Extra Work
Though your boss still may give you a call after hours in an emergency situation, smartphone owners seem particularly prone to check in with work on a regular basis. These workers tend to respond to email or wrap up a project even after they’re far from the office at the end of the work day. Melissa Gregg of Sydney University has studied the role of mobile technology, and she says that staying in touch with the office remotely gives us freedom, but it also keeps us on a tight tether and cuts into family time.