Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, June 20 (UPI) -- An increasing number of U.S. companies are demanding employees silence personal cell phones in the office based on complaints of distraction and rudeness. In a March study of more than 2,000 employed adults by staffing company Randstad USA, 30 percent of workers said cell phones ringing at work was their No. 1 pet peeve, USA Today reported Tuesday. Advertisement In a July 2004 survey by Sprint, 53 percent of employees said they feel impatient or angry when a co-worker stops a conversation because of an incoming cell phone call. The Society for Human Resource Management reports more than a third of organizations now have policies to address the use of personal cell phones. Employment lawyer Audrey Mross in Dallas said the trend will continue, with more employers expected to ban or limit cell phones as more workers get fancier models with the ability to take pictures and video.
