Well, management can only handle what they're aware of. What I can say, is as companies are all evaluating how to minimize costs to stay in business, they will eventually look at EVERY cost savings. My work is currently monitoring the length of smoke breaks and the frequency, because we have had four layoffs and we need bodies doing their work. When you need to get documents from a Project Manager but he is outside smoking every hour, it becomes a burden on every other department. When you have to make tough decisions, do you keep the person who is off smoking for 15 minutes of every hour, or do you keep the person who is at their desk doing their job without taking extra breaks?
Just an FYI, I'm too busy at work to go on the internet. I never check in until I get home.
Interestingly, there was an employee who was suspected of using the internet at work for personal purposes. There was disciplinary action handed to this person because after monitoring, it was determined there was an average of 40 minutes per day being spent online that was not business related. Now, is it fair that this person gets written up for slacking off on the internet but a smoker who spends more than 40 minutes per day slacking off outside in the parking lot suffers no disciplinary action?
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