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Teen employers are increasingly phone-free. Why that's good for workers
CNBC • • technology
Key Points:
- Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey, enforces a strict no-phone policy for teen employees to enhance safety, productivity, and skill-building during shifts, particularly for lifeguards working with expensive equipment and ensuring guest safety.
- The phone ban helps employees focus on tasks, engage with customers, and develop workplace skills by encouraging them to use downtime productively rather than scrolling on their phones.
- Similar policies are common in summer camps, such as Red Arrow Camp in Wisconsin, where phone bans for staff promote presence, connection, and focus, aligning with the camp’s principles of disconnecting, discovering, and developing.
- Teens like Ronin Segrest and Dawson Sennes report positive impacts from phone restrictions, including better emotional awareness, increased social interaction, and a greater sense of being present and engaged.
- Experts emphasize that creating spaces both with and without phone use is crucial for adolescent development, helping teens build self-regulation and healthier relationships with technology.
