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Outdated office gadgets workers are glad to see the back of

By staff1 August 2025No Comments3 Mins Read

A study of 2,000 adults found that many were more than happy to wave goodbye to landline desk phones, business card holders and even floppy disks, as they are consigned to work-life history

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These are the top office gadgets are pleased to see the back of(Image: Getty Images)

The office relics consigned to work-life history now include fax machines, Rolodexes, and clunky filing cabinets. A poll of 2,000 employed adults found that many were more than happy to bid farewell to landline desk phones, business card holders, and even floppy disks. Others expressed relief at saying goodbye to correction fluid, hole punches, and paper diaries or planners, which once dominated their desks.

Today, 52 percent of workers treat their smartphone as a fully-fledged portable office, with 62 percent claiming it has improved their ability to multitask at work. The office itself has also evolved, now featuring comfortable seating areas, relaxation spaces, and collaboration pods.

However, 12 percent of those aged 50 and over admitted to struggling to incorporate new software into their working lives. It comes after a huge VPN change announced as everyone in the UK is targeted by major web update.

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Workers were glad to say goodbye to using fax machines(Image: Getty Images)

Annika Bizon, from Samsung, which commissioned the research to mark the launch of the AI business enhanced Galaxy Z Fold7 Enterprise Edition, that aims to give workers the ability to work the way they want, said: “Thanks to cutting-edge technology, the modern office looks nothing like it did 25 years ago.

“Today’s professionals don’t work in one place or on one schedule, and their tech shouldn’t be confined to any restraints either.”

The research also revealed that 50 per cent of workers begin their workday during their commute at least some, if not all, of the days they travel to work.

Throughout the working week, 37 per cent now have fully office-based jobs. With just under one in five splitting their time 50/50 between the office and home.

As such, just 37 per cent have assigned seats or desk space at work, with over a quarter (26 per cent) hotdesking instead.

With more digital technology being used in the workplace, 61 percent have received employee training on evolving software.

TOP 10 OFFICE RELICS:

  1. Fax Machines
  2. Floppy Disks
  3. Correction Fluid
  4. Landline Phones
  5. Filing Cabinets
  6. Rolodexes
  7. Physical Diary/Planners
  8. Sticky Notes as Password Reminders
  9. Paper Hole Cutters
  10. Business Card Holders
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