New India Ask Social Media at Work: Should Employees Be Allowed To Use During Office Hours

New India Ask Social Media at Work: Should Employees Be Allowed To Use During Office Hours

Written by, Dhruv Dev Dubey, Entrepreneur, Blogger and Infographic Designer at 3D India Staffing Research & Consulting Co India. dddubey18@gmail.com

Social media is a raging trend in the present times, and has taken the online world by storm. It is especially popular amongst teenagers and young adults. People start their day with updating their statuses on Facebook and keep accessing other such sites like twitter, lindn throughout the day. It has its advantages though, for instance, one can connect with his friends and family or even make new friends. On social media websites, one can find people with common interests, and associate with likeminded people. On the other hand, these websites can be harmful too.

One’s account can be hacked or his personal information can be accessed by a third party. Using social media websites during office hours is another matter which has gained much heat lately. Employees spend a major part of their day posting content on facebook, twitter, instagram which is a major cause for concern. Surveys done across the internet show that people and especially office employees have become less productive due to more and more exposure to these sites. Even very committed professionals succumb to the charm of the social media sites.

To deal with the issue, corporates have adopted certain preventive measures, like,some companies have stringent policies, they just block these websites, however some companies have set rules as to how and when to access sites. Employees argue that sites like twitter and facebook are an easy way to find out whats trending which helps them perform better in their jobs. However there are times when this thinking backfires and employees end up wasting their time instead. Employees even say that accessing these websites helps them be creative in their work and that they feel recharged after using them.

A way to manage the situation is to keep aside short breaks for using the sites or allowing the employees to access the sites without letting the work suffer. One can even utilize the lunch break to use these websites. Using social media in ones personal life is very different from accessing it in office. There should be a sense of discipline in the workplace, a moral obligation to focus more on work and less on distractions.

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Dhruv Dev Dubey, is a (BE-E&C, MBA-HR, MTech-MM from BITs Pilani) by profession a Blogger, Graphics Designer, Founder & Principal Consultant at 3D India Group and have a work experience of 12+ years(Social media+ SEO) in multinationals and publishing houses across India. Previously, I have written on Fashion, Health, Finance, Education, Real Estate, Career, however I can write on any subject since I'm a voracious reader. https://www.behance.net/dhruvdevdubey; www.3dindiagroup.com