Work can be boring. Some days you are swamped and can barely catch your breath. Other days you might sit at your desk and daydream. And maybe you think "While I have a few minutes, I'll log onto Facebook, see what's going on". This could be a very costly mistake.
Before you try anything, I strongly suggest that you read your employee handbook to review your company policies on social media during business hours. Some companies block Twitter, Facebook etc so their employees are not able to access them. Other companies don't care, as long as your work is complete. I have worked for both kinds of companies. One company tracked our internet use. If you typed in a keyword that was forbidden in a search, you would get a warning screen and HR would be alerted of the page you were trying to access. That happened to me a few times, some accidentally, some just out of curiosity. The other company didn't seem to care what I did as long as I was productive.
Personal vs company time is a very controversial subject. Once you are in the privacy of your own home, on your personal computer, how can it be justifiable to penalize those actions? On the other hand if you go home and bad mouth your employer, co workers or say things that could harm their reputation, is that now justifiable?
What are your thoughts?
Do you know how to navigate and use Social Media properly?
Do you know how to navigate and use Social Media properly?
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