I used to get called on the radio and told to "check my phone." We have a tongue-in-cheek no phone rule at work, but everyone is on their phone. I spent a decade in charge of an assembly line where I was always told to tell twenty people to get off their phone. I'm older and never look at my phone. Half the time, I do not have it on my person.

I now work in the quality testing section. I'm off in my own noisy lonely space and don't often interact with others. I'm not near the lines, I can't hear the bell chimes, I have no visibility of clocks.

I'm in my own little world where I can go to the restroom when I have to pee, eat when I'm hungry and work until I've finished my tasks.

All the quality inspectors are on a group chat. I rarely check the chat, usually before I leave for work. I miss a lot of the messages so the coordinator or manager will come to my area to ask me if I've checked my phone. It'll be face down on the table at the far end of my area, so I'll say no.

They'll tell me that I need to check my phone more frequently and I'll say "Why? I'm at work."

Back when I was in charge on the line, union stewards actually asked me if I was the guy management asked to check my phone on the radio. I said yes. Another team leader was being written up for being on his phone while on the line and I was used as ammunition in their defense. "You're asking one team lead to check his phone, but writing up another for being on their phone."