A MAJOR DISTRACTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE FACTOR OR A HELPFUL TOOL?

Social media can encourage casual conversations between colleagues and help build healthy workplace relationships. It is the easiest and quickest way to encourage employees to interact with their co-workers even after work.

A growing hot topic, and cause for concern is the increasing use of social media in the workplace. The landscape for communication has changed, and the line between personal and professional communications has been blurred. How will your employer manage the risks associated with the use of social media and at the same time, gain the benefits that this media form provides? While many employers were initially concerned that employees would use company time and equipment for socializing with friends, they are quickly learning that many social networks can also be used directly for work purposes.

When that technology is used to view, collect or disseminate inappropriate content, again employers have cause for concern. Use of workplace computers with social media has become an offence  many corporate doesn’t allow people to use social media in their entity or zone and few give them a different zone altogether to use social media on timely breaks frequently results in discipline and workplace harassment complaints. In some cases it can even result in serious criminal investigations.

There are pros and Cons of my study which gives us an idea in today’s world we are alone but with electrical gadgets we are socially not alone.