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Originally Posted by Shane R
It's been established that employees with internet access tend to be more productive and happier at work than those without.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/web-browsin...ry?id=14362815
Obviously, this won't work for every type of job (customer facing jobs, as an example), but it's true for Joe Schmoe office jobs. |
You are assuming that there is a majority of office jobs out there? Of course if you do a study on only those that work with a computer it will automatically get the majority of jobs ruled out. Your article also mentions:
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Chen and Lim advise companies to strike a middle ground between work and Web browsing, but limit access to personal e-mailing at the workplace.
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Which suggest that certain activities can be less productive. That is what I mentioned about my work as well in my last post - IT stepped in and blocked access to social media and personal email on company internet. I am not working in an office, I am a scrub. When I go to the bathroom I need to wash my hands before and after. Does that make me 2nd class because I work in a factory and just suck it up?
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The world has changed a lot. People are more connected and are expected to be reachable. And most do a good job of managing the flow without compromising the quality of their work. It's a genie that's not going back into the bottle.
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Expected to be reachable at all times even for non-work and non emergency? Give me a break. I am with
Hitch on that one: if it is important enough, give my work a damn call. There has never been a time were any employee at my place was denied answering the call after being relieved if necessary.