Re: [FCP-L] OT: Social media at work... ban it or embrace it?

I agree, the one question is always - did the work get done in the time allotted? If that is happening then they are keeping up their part of the agreement. Production SCHEDULING is what determines people's productivity, not whether they use social media. We discuss projects beforehand and have intolerant deadlines.

Bottom line, you work with creatives. We give intense concentration when the heat is on but need periodic distractions to keep from melting down. Don't punish someone for being fast to finish - just because people are doing other things as well as work doesn't mean they're stealing from you.

Here we have open internet access but no tolerance for things that may compromise the network or workstation such as P2P or downloading/installing any files/applications (including non-approved "codecs") for ANYTHING. Email is bad enough....

John McClary

--- On Thu, 11/19/09, studiodave <studiodave@sistudio.net> wrote:

> From: studiodave <studiodave@sistudio.net>
> Subject: Re: [FCP-L] OT: Social media at work... ban it or embrace it?
> To: FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 12:07 AM
> Back when I used to work for someone
> we had limited honer system.
> You cold do just about anything except, share files, ptp
> was blocked 
> and it was your honer and perhaps fear that you would not
> surf porn 
> sites.
> These two things would put the company at liability,
> ptp = illegal file sharing
> Porn = Sexual harassment
> Get caught, get the boot.
> This of course was as long as you got your work done.
> We would even have daily "Unreal Tournaments" going on
> during the day 
> for those on break.
>
> You would have to evaluate the loss, if any, of actual work
> being done 
> by having your employees communicate or not communicate.
> Both ways can have losses.
>
>
>
>
> studiodave
> David Wilson
> 626 303-6275
> S. I. Studio
> www.sistudio.net
>
>
>
> On Nov 18, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Mark wrote:
>
> > I can't walk through the office without hearing
> "click", "click", 
> > "Click" as people hide Facebook, IM screens, personal
> emails or 
> > whatever. I'm all for personal freedoms and
> > treating everyone like responsible adults, but at what
> point do you 
> > say, "Enough!" ?
> >
> > Our current policy is open internet for everyone, but
> I've been 
> > seeing enough evidence to make me seriously consider
> limiting 
> > access. I'm curious what kind of policies most people
> have 
> > encountered out there. Open access? No access? Limited
> access?
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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