Blackberry - Leave It at Home or Take it With You?

This doesn't really have anything to do with music or technology, but as it features a technological device, I figured this would be the appropriate blog to post it on.

The Lawyer, a few days ago, posted this article about how a major international law firm, Linklaters, decided to tell their lawyers and such to leave their Blackberry's at work when they go on holiday.

Read the article here.

What's also interesting to note is that, from a third party perspective, this would seem like a great idea. Especially if you are the family of those lawyers, I would hate to be on vacation and then have my dad or mum suddenly have to leave because their blackberry told them so.

That said, however, it didn't occur to me what the other side of that argument is. As you might notice in the other comments in response to the article, there are others who say that this is just a PR stunt by Linklaters, and that if you are a lawyer working at a major international law firm, then it is imperative that their clients have access to them at all times. That doesn't mean check your blackberry obsessively, but you must take responsibility for the cases and clients that you take on.

You know... this is a tricky one.

From the point of view of a person who grew up with, tho they were teachers, parents who were always busy, I can understand the "leave your work at home" perspective (of course, my parents had vacations just as long as mine).

But, from a 'client' perspective (though I am not a client) I see where the second view comes from.

yes?