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Are You “Allowed” to be “Social” at The Office? « Fresh Ideas

Are you fortunate enough to work at an organization that allows, let alone encourages their employees to access and engage on social networking sites? I have many friends that work in varying professions and industries and are restricted from accessing sites such as, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc. at work. But that still hasn’t stopped them from updating their status and tweeting during the... moreAre you fortunate enough to work at an organization that allows, let alone encourages their employees to access and engage on social networking sites? I have many friends that work in varying professions and industries and are restricted from accessing sites such as, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc. at work. But that still hasn’t stopped them from updating their status and tweeting during the 9-5 workday. In fact, they are using any type of device they can to access their profiles. If organizations are worried about employee productivity, I would say, this takes even more away from productivity – than if the companies had simply implemented social media policies that allowed for allotted social networking time. But productivity isn’t necessarily the only reason or even the number one reason, for that matter, why companies don’t want their employees logging on. view page