TECH-ETIQUETTE OUTLAWS: ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Poor 'Gadget' Manners in the Workplace Increasing

(From PRNewswire) -- The use of gadgets such as smartphones and other handheld devices may make employees more productive, but they haven't made the workplace more polite, a new survey suggests. More than half (51 percent) of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed have seen increased instances of poor workplace etiquette resulting from more frequent use of mobile electronic devices.

The survey was developed by Robert Half Technology, a leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis, and conducted by an independent research firm. It was based on telephone interviews with more than 1,400 CIOs from companies across the United States with 100 or more employees.

CIOs were asked, "In your opinion, what effect has the increased use of mobile electronic gadgets -- such as cell phones, smartphones, handheld devices and laptops -- had on workplace etiquette in the past three years? Have the number of breaches in workplace etiquette increased, decreased or remained the same?" Their responses: