Blame It On The Internet
from the if-you-need-a-reason dept
An official in a Malaysian state says 20 percent of its employees use government computers to surf the internet, and it's apparently one of the main causes of poor productivity there. It's always funny how employers -- anywhere in the world -- find it easier to just throw blame at something for workers' poor performance, rather than truly question the real causes. The internet isn't making these people slack off, and if they didn't have it, they'd spend their time reading magazines or taking coffee breaks or something. The internet's just a time-killer for these employees, and what's keeping them from doing their work is a lack of motivation, not the endless possibilities offered by a broadband connection and Google.
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Seems to me a more reasonale solution is to set up performance goals for people, if they are meeting the performance standards you set, who cares if they surf the web or not?
This arguement is almost like why so many companies are still leary of telecommuniting. The bottom line really is if you don't trust your employees, get different ones.
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While I agree, for the most part....
I have been in places where fellow employes just surf the web all day, but were really quite good at their jobs before the access was granted to them. And when it gets taken away, many of them see the problem, and become good employees again (though some just completely failed).
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