“Workers are increasingly using the Internet to do, well, whatever they want,” was a key finding from a study reported in today’s Wall Street Journal. Accessing video is one of the most common online activities of employees, not surprisingly. While many undoubtedly watched the Olympics or the last season of House, others are engaged in learning. Just-in-time learning, in fact.
Suppose the snores from your last talk drowned out your voice – even with a microphone. You are giving a presentation tomorrow and need it to go a lot better. Search on “how to be a great public speaker” on YouTube and you get 564 results (many with little relevance, admittedly) including videos from both self-proclaimed and award-winning world champions. Suppose you have a different problem: you name it, the instructional video is there. And the great thing is that if you want to plan an evening out to celebrate your success on stage, you can check out movie trailers right there.
There is nothing that could NOT be found on the web. Perhaps a problem for employers (employees wasting time on frivolous browsing); but could be an advantage when employees search for information/tools that will make them more productive.
I believe it is the employers responsibility; not to control what employees do online, but to choose the proper employees from the beginning; that will respect their work and appreciate that Internet is one of the resources that they have to enhance their work style, not just waste time.
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