6 apps every employee needs

A smartphone doesn’t need to only be for Instagram and Snapchat, they can come in handy for organising your workload and helping out with your productivity. Head to your app store and download these if you want to be the ultimate employee.

Slack
This free app makes it easy to have group chats with colleagues about upcoming projects and ideas. The app integrates with Dropbox and Google Drive, so you can have everything in one place. Notifications are aren’t intrusive on Slack, so you can stay on task when you’re in the zone.

Due
Never miss a deadline again with Due. The app allows you to set reminders, giving you enough time to complete assignments by the deadline. It reminds you of items that are due and will keep reminding you until you act on them. It’s much slicker than using your phone alarms and you don’t even have to create an account.

Expensify
It’s difficult to keep on track of all your work expenses, but that’s what this app for. The free app captures receipts, tracks time and mileage and creates expenses reports for you. Thankfully, if you’ve lost a receipt, the app also allows you to import credit card transactions.

Dragon Dictation
This app, which is also free, is a voice recognition application that allows you to send emails and texts to your colleagues, as well as update your Facebook status, tweet to your followers and send notes and reminders to yourself. It’s perfect for busy people who simply don’t have the time to type on a keyboard!

My Data Manager
My Data Manager is perfect for those with a work phone as it allows you to track data usage to make sure your occasional personal use doesn’t take you over the limit. The app will tell you which apps are using the most cellular data and also allows you to manage multiple devices.

Pinterest
This app is perfect for creative types as you can get inspiration for everything from upcoming projects to desk layout ideas. Pinterest, which is free and on Apple and Android, allows you to create boards and keep everything all in one app. You can also check out articles, choose what lunch you’d like to enjoy whilst at the office and of course, get ideas for work charity events and Christmas parties.

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