Has social networking become part of your daily routine at work? If so, you might soon have to go through withdrawal.
Wired.com reports:
According to a study commissioned by Robert Half Technology, an IT staffing company, 54 percent of U.S. companies say they’ve banned workers from using social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace, while on the job. The study, released today, also found that 19 percent of companies allow social networking use only for business purposes, while 16 percent allow limited personal use.
Workers should anticipate more employers to follow suit to avoid a slowdown in productivity and Internet access.
However, companies could suffer as a result of employees who are not as in tune with current industry news and information as their competition.
It’s not as clear-cut an issue as it might appear.
