To ban or promote social networking in offices? Managers ponder options

Other organisations, such as the Patrick Hoover Law Offices, use social media for their businesses.

At Hoover Law, employees and interns are encouraged to access and utilise social media as they see fit because it can help the business.

Facebook has been successful in getting new clients and publicity for the firm.

Plus, the organisation can tout its tech-savvy approach to business, not to mention the effect that access to social media has on employee morale.

Obviously, companies haven’t formed a uniform stance on social media, and based on their varying experiences, a single approach might not be the best way to handle it.

If Facebook can benefit your company, why would you ban it?

If employees are wasting time and bandwidth, does it make sense to allow it?

Ultimately employees’ best chance of avoiding this battle is to keep the social networking to a minimum while on the clock.

Don’t give the boss a reason to dislike social media and you won’t have to resort to crouching under your desk to check Facebook on your iPhone.

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