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Irish Eyes Unsmiling
Bosses, colleagues keep track of co-workers’ Internet use while working.
By Garry Kranz
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Employee Entrance Blocked: Nearly two-thirds of workers in Ireland have
Internet access on the job. But most (60 percent) of them are restricted from
accessing certain material, including sites that offer social networking,
entertainment, webmail and online shopping. That’s according to Eircom, a
telecommunications provider in Dublin. It’s little wonder why companies block
access to some Web sites: Based on Eircom’s survey, nearly 80 percent of workers
access the Internet for personal use.
The worst offenders are workers ages 18 to 34, who squander more than one
hour each day, including 36 minutes during lunch breaks. All told, 47 percent
are blocked from reaching social networking sites such as Bebo, MySpace and
Facebook. Forty-three percent are blocked from accessing YouTube and similar
entertainment sites, while 32 percent have no access to webmail and more than
one-quarter of employees are unable to visit portals such as Amazon or eBay.
Employees are aware they’re being watched, either via software (37 percent),
over-the-shoulder bosses (27 percent) or even colleagues (13 percent).
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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