For many years I have watched the growing trend of employees using corporate time for personal uses (email, social medias).
Allowing employees to use corporate network resources for personal use has been an evolving freedom. Not too many years ago, most companies were sternly against employees jumping on the Internet or sending personal emails on corporate networks. The adage was, “When you’re at work, you’re at work.”
But the last few years have seen a blurring of personal and professional lives due to everything from the rise of Blackberries to the number of multinationals that work around the clock. The company has intruded on personal time, and more workers now expect the company to give a little, too.
So this is the “new normal” in the business workplace. OK readers, if this is the case, what are your thoughts?
