My boss will stop mid sentence because his watch buzzed.
I can see some uses, a female friend will run or exercise with her apple watch because it's easier to carry around but still allows calls for safety reasons.
I like that my smartwatch vibrates in different patterns for different apps. That lets me know whether I'm being texted, called, or notified by some other app. I generally only check when it's texts or calls, and even then only some of the time. I try to leave my phone in my pocket as much as possible when with others.
But the people I work with and myself? We don't need to be hooked on.
One of such jobs is called "parenting," and it's a common reason for people to check their notifications.
Well, it’s the people who are antisocial, not the Watch…
My Watch is 100% silent and does not have notifications / vibrations (i disabled them.);
The exceptions are some Health related notifications, and regional/national alarm apps. But those are very rare to push notifications ( < 1 per month.)