If you ask any professional in the working world, they are likely to tell you how wireless Internet has changed their businesses and their companies for the better. Communication between employees, between clients, and between customers is easier, faster, and cheaper than ever. Different electronic and communications technologies have made company operations more efficient and direct. Operating costs have been substantially reduced. Even expenditures on what were once thought of as fixed cost items - like papers and pencils and paper clips - have gone down, because now all of that paperwork and filing is handled electronically!

It really is an exciting time to be involved in business. But one downside to all of the revolutions that wireless Internet has caused in the workplace is that people are finding it harder than ever to carve out time for a home life that truly is distinct and cut off from the office. All of the sudden, with your brand new 4G phone, your boss can call you at 9:30 at night on a Tuesday to ask you to go over some papers for tomorrow's meeting that he is about to email you. That little "new message" buzz can wake you up at 8:30 in the morning on what should be a peaceful Sunday. You will groggily grasp for your phone, much to the chagrin of your significant other, only to see that a client has contacted you based on interest in your product. You do not want to hesitate to respond, naturally. What if this client has messaged a few sales people that she has come into contact with, all at the same time? If you wait until Monday to get back to this potential client, perhaps by then she will be in talks with one of your rivals. Maybe this interpretation of potential events seems a little bit paranoid, but why ruin a potential business opportunity when all you have to do is write a 20-word response? But then that initial response might lead to a response from the client, and you might email back again. Then you might want to email a coworker to inform them about the potential deal. Before you know it, you are spending half of your Sunday typing emails on your 4G phone, and anxiously waiting for it to buzz with a new message even when you are not.

So how do you maintain a personal life when you are so constantly connected to the office by all of this modern technology? The first thing you need to do is ask yourself what is most important to you. For example, for some people, getting ahead at work is worth pissing off a few significant others. But for others, if their personal lives were to crumble, that would be a thousand times more devastating than missing out on a promotion or a raise. If you decide that your position is the latter, then you might want to talk to your boss about your parameters. For example, calling you after work hours for non-emergency might be off limits. Just because a 4G phone makes it possible, does not mean it should be done.



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