RiverTrail Technology Blog

For the modern professional, "the office" is often a digital space. If that space is cluttered with slow connections, constant login issues, or broken equipment, it creates a layer of "digital friction" that leads directly to employee burnout and high turnover. In honor of International HR Day, we are shifting the focus from servers and software to the people who use them every day.

A lot of business owners cite one of the necessary evils they need to deal with is a sunk cost their technology brings, putting it right next to the office lease or the electric bill. You pay it because you have to keep the lights on, not because you expect it to help you win a new contract or sleep better at night.

If your workday feels like an endless cycle of video calls where a lot is said but nothing actually gets done, you aren’t alone. Unproductive meetings cost the economy billions every year, and for those of us working from home, they are the leading cause of digital burnout.

Here is how to take control of your virtual workspace and make your remote meetings actually worth the time.

I want you to do something for a moment. Think about each of your employees and how it would impact your operations if they suddenly quit… without actually quitting.

The quiet quitting phenomenon has become fairly notorious, as has one of its largest contributors: notification fatigue. Let’s talk about what notification fatigue is, the impacts it can have on your team members, and—most importantly—what can be done about it.