Why social media shouldn't be banned from the office

It's a chilly Friday afternoon, and there's not much else on my mind that the countdown till the weekend! The clock seems to be ticking slower and slower the closer it gets.

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:

1. It's self-defeating.
2. It's such an old idea.
3. Social media is the new coffee break.
4. Multitasking is beneficial.
5. 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.

As an employee to a company, I must say that I agree with this. Social media is how I now take my "coffee" break. It's nice because I can take a break and feel rejuvenated to start work again. Now I will also say that I personally have to be careful that I don't go overboard and take too long of a break. The key here for employers is not banning, but teaching how to restrain.