Many employers and employees are struggling to create policies regarding social media at work . In an ever changing online Social media at work needs to be balanced to respect and protect the needs of both the employer and employee.

Why is it not a good idea to access social media at work?
One of the reasons employers choose to block social media access employees have at work is to limit distraction. Social media can be addicting and time-consuming. Employees can easily consume hours of unproductive time on social media websites.
If you are an employee you a Many employers and employees are struggling to create policies regarding social media at work . In an ever changing online Social media at work needs to be balanced to respect and protect the needs of both the employer and employee.
Why is it not a good idea to access social media at work?
One of the reasons employers choose to block social media access employees have at work is to limit distraction. Social media can be addicting and time-consuming. Employees can easily consume hours of unproductive time on social media websites.
If you are an employee you should be smart not to access social media on a company computer. Most employers are able to access and track anything you do on a company computer. This can damage not only your employment status but your reputation. For safety reasons, employers should not access any personal data or enter personal passwords on any workplace owned internet device.
Sharing personal information online while at work is not a good idea. You do not want your employer to see online social media activity during working hours. Another concern is that social media is a way to vent. Employees should be aware of posting any negative comments about your employer or customers. When social media access is immediately available at work, some employees may vent without taking the time to think about what they are posting.

Will they monitor the employee all through.. Abeg siddon

It depends on the nature of the job. From my perspective as an employer, my staff are allowed to access their social media platforms solely to advertise our real estate services, and as such, I cant restrict them to doing just that. As far as its not detrimential to my company, I'm fine with it.

Yes of Course. They can do that during their break time, its good to be current at every point in time. So it is advisable as far as it does not correlate with their working Hours.

Ideally yes,

but NO in a dysfunctional country like Nigeria where the employees will use the internet access to search for other jobs, whistleblow anonymously on social media and upload pictures on Instagram.

That's how I went to a branch of Diamondbank at 4pm and met two marketers watching Pornhub.

Emm,

No

If you're using your own data, no problem.You can access your social media during breaks

If you're using the company's internet, a no-no unless you're that EFCC person ( a social media strategist) or rather if that is what you were employed to do

Don't even use it to check your personal mail

Yes na.
So that they can be posting selfies on Facebook with the tag "Work is Bea"

Yes during, their lunch break periods and toilet breaks...I use social media in working with my colleagues.

Then again it could be work related, in my case we use Slack and Facebook Work.

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It is corruption. Some steal money while you steal time

Yes,so long as it is doesn't affect your overall productivity, so hours in the day can be very slow

It reduces productivity

Y not? it's a source of information now.

No One Can Do Without Social Media These Days. Nowadays Everyone You See Is With Phone Doing One Thing Or The Other.

whitle07:
Wow it's was all great and successful yesterday to all our customers that bought the fix game, view your today's won ticket for you delight

thief thief

not really

I work with first bank and i access social media

In my company, you cannot access your social media from your work station even if you try. You can only access our company's website and social media where all your work is delegated, done and reported.

But there is a work station with a fress-access computer for every department with the label "CAFE" where staffs can randomly go to "unwind". All open sites are accessible on this "CAFE computer". Most people "unwind" with their phones though. When my mobile data is low, the cafe is where I access and curze on NL

But the R&.D department is highly secluded, they can only access the intranet there. Other non R&.D staff will even need a pass to get their section.

Are they paying you to be on your phone? Which kin question be dat? No wonder why nairalanders dey comment on here early momo 6/7am, I just dey ask myself If dem no get work.

*NO* in capital letter

Fresca:
Are they paying you to be on your phone? Which kin question be dat? No wonder why nairalanders dey comment on here early momo 6/7am, I just dey ask myself If dem no get work.

You wey get work. ...what are you doing here this early momo

Allow kor... permit fire....

But, I think it's dependent on the organisation. Those over serious work places block social media sites from being assessed on the Company's system.

Others don't even send as long as you maintain a certain standard of productivity...

Block the darn thing jare!

stewatt:
Will they monitor the employee all through.. Abeg siddon

IF U WANT TO BE LOSING UR JOB EVERY YEAR, DEN CONTINUE USING SOCIAL MEDIA AT UR WORK PLACE. D DAY UR OGA GO CATCH U, U GO SAY NA VILLAGE PPLE DEY PURSUE U.

Slayers will like to take selfie and post them with the hashtag #Work issa Bae

You can regulate it's use but I think a full ban would be counter-productive