When most people are bored at work, they'll partake in some social networking. Some businesses allow this IF the employee is using social networks to benefit the company, such as using company Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, etc. With internet and social network addiction growing, how are companies keeping it out of the workplace?
According to Daniel Ornstein's study, over a quarter of the employees surveyed actively block employee access to social networking sites. Nearly 40 percent of the businesses in the survey have had to deal with employees misusing social networks, a third had to take disciplinary action against employees due to misuse of social networks and despite the widespread use and misuse of social networking at work, about half of the companies in his survey still do not have social networking policies.
Social networking and internet addiction continues to rise to the point where people feel the need to constantly be attached. How should employees be deciplined or should employers block all access to such networks? If employers block social networks on the computer, will this increase cell phone use at the workplace?
Mariyah Hargrove
Sunday, September 16, 2012
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