The issue of web access in the workplace keeps being debated. Where will we end up? Employers want to stop employees from using work time to goof around on social media sites. Younger employees feel they are not able to be as productive as they could be without access to the tools they are used to and find alternative ways to get what they want (using their own internet-enabled phones). Can we take a different approach or is the collision here to stay? This article does a great job of describing some of the issues:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009458359_apustecblockedofficeinternet.html
What are your thoughts?
The issue of web access in the workplace keeps being debated. Where will we end up? Employers want to stop employees from using work time to goof around on social media sites. Younger employees feel they are not able to be as productive as they could be without access to the tools they are used [...]
The company said it was an abuse of trust, rather than activity on Facebook, that caused her to be fired.
My father lost more than $74,000 after responding to hundreds of letters in the mail. Investigators spent more than a month looking into this case. My dad took the bait after receiving hundreds of luring letters that offered the promise of prizes.
“They made a very good story. You just thought, well maybe there is [...]
We were a US based company in the middle of a (as you can imagine) complicated startup in India. People in the group working on the new company were exhausted - we had to remind people to work from home to at least remember what their families looked like…and just about everyone took us up on the [...]
The issue of web access in the workplace keeps being debated. Where will we end up? Employers want to stop employees from using work time to goof around on social media sites. Younger employees feel they are not able to be as productive as they could be without access to the tools they are used [...]
My father lost more than $74,000 after responding to hundreds of letters in the mail. Investigators spent more than a month looking into this case. My dad took the bait after receiving hundreds of luring letters that offered the promise of prizes.
“They made a very good story. You just thought, well maybe there is [...]
After taking them to another room to cool off, I heard an explosion of noise, tables being knocked over, chairs being hurled at walls, voices screaming at each other.
He became more and more agitated to the point of scaring employees and losing a few of our customers…
We received a call from a reporter who was working on a story featuring OUR COMPANY…
The issue of web access in the workplace keeps being debated. Where will we end up? Employers want to stop employees from using work time to goof around on social media sites. Younger employees feel they are not able to be as productive as they could be without access to the tools they are used [...]
I own a retail store that carries kitchen accessories. One day a man who walked in caught my eye. I was not sure why, but he gave me the creeps and I felt I needed to keep an eye on him – just as soon as I finished the task at hand… A few minutes [...]
So, do you think Letterman was off base when he made the joke about Palin’s teenage daughter? See what Attorney Deborah King’s reaction is and her thoughts on jokes in the workplace.
http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2009/06/jokes_on_the_job_not_a_laughin.html
Do you agree wt Deborah? Do you have stories of jokes in the workplace gone awry? Share confidentially on this web site.
Just how far will the economy deteriorate? If we knew the answer to that question, decisions about layoffs would be that much easier to make. But the reality is that we don’t know when we will hit the bottom. If things turn around more quickly, layoffs may be a disaster. If the recession lasts longer [...]
Ouch, I cannot believe my long, droopy dog ears, but I just read that companies are trying to control cost by reducing gadget allowances and taking away iphone and blackberry privileges. Check out this blog post:on ExecutiveYak: Layoff Cross-Roads: Dull Knife. Sharp Knife” (http://executiveyak.com/?p=205). I think that stinks!!!!
I am being piecemealed to death….a few [...]
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