A lot of companies these days will provide you with a mobile phone, as part of the tech you need to effectively do your job. Having a mobile phone will allow you to keep in contact with colleagues and customers alike, through calls, texts, messaging apps and email. However, when you finish work for the day, or for the week, do you then turn off your work phone? Or do you, like many, keep it on so that family and friends can contact you outside of work hours? Having a work phone that you can use for both work and private can save you a fair bit of money as you don't need to buy your own phone and don't need to pay for your own contract. On the face of it, this seems like a real 'win', a free phone to be used as much as you like!
But now ask yourself the following questions; how often do you look at work emails outside of working hours? How often does a work colleague or customer call you when you are spending 'quality time' with the family? Is this really the best way to create a great 'work/life' balance? Do you find that it's sometimes difficult to 'switch off' and 'unwind'? There IS an alternative - get a second mobile phone for personal use. This doesn't have to cost you a lot as it doesn't have to be the newest all singing and dancing phone - just something that you have with you evenings, weekends and when on annual leave, so family and friends can contact you when your work phone is switched off and locked away. You can even buy a refurbished phone if you want, for example through Giffgaff, and then use a Pay As You Go (PAYG) sim - often much cheaper than getting a contract. Giffgaff also sell monthly bundles which they call 'Goodybags" starting from as little as £6 per month with unlimited calls and texts. It's a bit like a 1 month contract, but you can start and stop whenever you want. You can manage and monitor your usage via the handy Giffgaff mobile app and there is a great online community who can answer your questions quickly. And if you get a Giffgaff phone sim by clicking on the following link you will even get a £5 'thank you' as a bonus!
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