William Becker a Virginia Tech professor in the Pamplin College of Business conducted a new study Killing me softly: electronic communications monitoring and employee and significant-other well-being which showed that such expectations result in anxiety which adversely affects the health of employees and their families. The study revealed that employees don't have to spend actual time on work in their off-hours to experience the detrimental effects. Just the expectations of availability increase strain for employees and others even without the actual engagement of the employees in work during non-work hours. Becker said The insidious impact of 'always on' organizational culture
