The 7 professions that urgently need a digital off switch

YourBusinessNumber has unveiled the 7 jobs that most need a digital switch off in a world where we struggle to switch off from work even at home.

Time for a digital off switch

Instant messaging platforms allow us to communicate better than ever before, and 90% of us now prefer messaging over a phone call. By far the most popular platform is Whatsapp. With approximately 2 billion users worldwide, we send over 100 billion WhatsApp messages every day, with the average user spending 18.6 hours per month on the app.

WhatsApp for professional use

For many, it has become the standard way of communicating not only in our personal lives but also professionally. So much so that WhatsApp launched its business-focused version of the app in January 2018 and has since had around 50 million users worldwide.

However, the use as a professional communication tool is likely to be much higher, as George Lineker, co-founder of YourBusinessNumber, explains.

“WhatsApp is hugely popular and has become the preferred method of communication for many professionals, both at work and when interacting with customers. But while WhatsApp Business was designed to provide a platform that better facilitates this adoption by the professional world, many of us continue to use our personal accounts linked to our personal numbers.”

But while WhatsApp is arguably one of the most important tools in the modern communications arsenal, this lack of clear separation between our personal and professional lives has its downsides.

Top jobs that require a digital off switch

Perhaps the biggest problem is our failure to completely switch off when receiving and responding to work-related messages outside of our work hours. We are all to some degree to blame for this, but there are professions that have a far greater need for a digital off switch than others.

With YourBusinessNumber you can differentiate between yours private and professional life without needing two handsets. By generating a second number for you in seconds, the service lets you get verified by WhatsApp Business in minutes. When the workday is over, you can simply turn off WhatsApp Business, allowing you to relax and unwind without being interrupted by incoming notifications.

Now they’ve revealed which professions are in most need of this digital off-switch, based on the most prominent professions using their platform. They are: –

• real estate agent
• financial advisor
• Hair and Beauty Professionals
• Personal trainer
• dealer
• medical professionals
• recruitment professionals

Lineker closed:

“Our data clearly shows that those most in need of a digital off switch are in jobs that may require a sense of urgency outside of the traditional nine to five to get a specific task over the line, or in a Role in which they are simply unable to view or respond to messages while going about their daily work.

Of course, this will make them more likely to light the professional candle when they get home, but the ability to finally finish it and completely break away from a work mindset is extremely important. This downtime is not only vital to our own mental health, but also allows us to re-energize so we can better perform our professional role the next day.”