It's 10:31, you're sitting at your desk and you're already bored. You've only been at work for an hour and a half and you can't wait for your lunch break. You downed your coffee and you've already gone to the bathroom 3 times. Chop't sounds so delicious right now, why can't lunch be at 11:00 AM?
You continue to stare blankly at your computer thinking of all the daunting tasks you should be taking care of, but instead you decide maybe you should waste some time and take a little peak at what's doing on Facebook this morning. You sign in and see that nothing has changed on Facebook since you last checked before going to bed last night, and the next thing you know it's 11:46 and you have done absolutely nothing your supervisor has asked you to do this morning. Oops, looks like another day off to an unproductive start.
It's no mystery why most companies block employees from using Facebook at work. When you should be compiling data, writing a report or doing whatever it is that you do, you're busy browsing through pictures of last night's charity event or writing happy birthday wall posts on the walls of the 6 people whose birthday it is today. Looks to me like once again, Facebook is impeding productivity in yet another area of life.
People seem to be making blunder after blunder when it comes to Facebook in the workplace. Employers also use Facebook to monitor their employees. You would think that people know not to post on their Facebook accounts g that would get them fired , but I guess some people are just dumb. Sorry if that seems harsh but my friend told me a story that left me speechless. He told me that his co-worker called into work claiming she was sick. A few hours later, someone noticed that that same co-worker posted a status saying, "Nicest day ever! At the beach!!" Two words: You're fired! That's right, the girl was canned immediately.
Since you can't cut yourself off from the book, have no fear, your boss will do it for you. Your probably annoyed about it, but you just might get some work done from now on. Ok, so you can't stalk but you may actually be eligible for a bonus this year. Seems like a pretty good trade-off, no?
