New report says wireless tech means more work

Okay, wage slaves. Think all that gear the boss has been giving you — you know, the BlackBerry, the laptop, the smartphone — is actually making your life easier? Well, guess what? According to a new report, "Office of the Future:
2020," those gadgets are actually making you work longer hours than you would if you were just sitting in the office all day. Sure, you get to reply to email on the train, clean up your PowerPoint on the deck over breakfast, and join a conference call from the car. But you're doing those things instead of, say, reading the paper, talking to your spouse,
or paying attention to the road. While none of this may come as a surprise to anyone whose boss expects them to be available 24/7, the report, from staffing firm OfficeTeam, basically says things are just going to get worse, so you'd better get used to it: "With the proliferation of wireless technology, staff will be expected to remain in close contact with the office while they're away," it says, in part. "Eighty-six percent of executives surveyed said workers will be more connected to the office while on vacation."