It was not so long ago that employees would be frowned upon by the Boss as they popped out for a quick ‘Smoke Break’ apparently, this was seen as a [loss of] productivity issue… however with the advent of social media is the smoke break being replaced by the computer?
Once again we see Companies scrambling to implement policies and processes to curb this new habit, which may include a ‘block’ on the system so it wont be able to access such sites!
And whilst employers may look upon ‘Facebook’ and the like as a bad thing, those who use it seem to disagree, of course using them can waste time, but then again so can anything
Interestingly by not having access to networking sites can be seen as lost opportunities…some organisations will use social network sites to help them throughout their recruitment processes.
It seems that savy businesses are harnessing the opportunities that social networking sites offer, for example, having staff monitor special [relevant] programs and/or using it to post links to an appropriate site.
If a Manager gauges productivity by volume then he/she will no doubt restrict access to social networks, however if success is considered more in what is produced rather than how much, allowing a little fun and/or flexibility at work may be to the benefit of the Company, rather than to its detriment.
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