A situation like this makes it easy to get distracted at work. So when it's Friday and you're board, what do you do? Get on social media of course!
This can become quite an annoyance to employers as their employees spend more and more time on social media and less at work. However, CNN came out with an article today in favor of the employees giving 5 reasons not to ban social media in the office. In summary it gave the following reasons:
- It's self-defeating.
- It's such an old idea.
- Social media is the new coffee break.
- Multitasking is beneficial.
- It makes us more productive because it opens our minds.
The key takeaways from this article are:
- Bosses should be relaxed about employees going on social media at work.
- It increases creativity and benefits the company or organization.
- And anyway, you won't be able to stop it.