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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
I operate a small business and know people who spend (I'm guessing here but am probably not too far off) literally hours a day playing around on websites and wasting (stealing?) their employers' time. I'm not judging any of you because I don't know your situations, but consider this from the employer's point of view. My staff computers are not blocked because I know what they're used for but I do understand why some employers do block some website access.
Say an employer has 50 employees who spend an average of even 30 minutes on line per day on non-company stuff (Facebook, this site, etc.). At $40 an hour that's the lost-productivity cost is a quarter million a year. It's expensive, guys.  Is it right?
(Yes, I did post this during the workday, but remember that I am the employer. I work hard at my business, including lots of extra hours. Besides, it's my lunch break right now.) |
Is taking the internet away going to make these workers all that more productive? Especially those workers that spent whole afternoons online. I think that they would either find otherways to occupy their time or just coast half-assed through their work.
I'm not saying companies shouldn't block the internet if it is causing problems but it might be a better idea to address the individual rather than blocking the whole internet to the company.