Does your company block social media sites?

K_K
By K_K

Many companies believe that giving access to social networking sites impacts productivity of an employee. This has led to many companies blocking access to the social networks. Some employees believe that accessing social networking sites is like taking a coffee break.

Does your company in Qatar block access to Social Networking Sites? Take the Poll here:-

http://tfour.me/2012/07/poll-does-your-company-block-access-to-social-ne...

By britexpat• 9 Jul 2012 08:35
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

Companies have a right to block the sites during working hours. Whether it offers any real value is another discussion.

As far as smart phones are concerned, If a person wants to bypass security to access certain sites, I'm sure he/she will find a way. Such is human nature. The only answer is for companies to be vigilant and put into place mechanisms to punish the violators.

By K_K• 9 Jul 2012 08:32
K_K

In the era of smart phones do you think companies are successful in blocking these sites?

By ingeniero• 8 Jul 2012 11:19
ingeniero

No, they didn't.. but there is always a way out!

By MarcoNandoz-01• 8 Jul 2012 10:16
Rating: 4/5
MarcoNandoz-01

Most companies can benefit from social media use in the office – it's just about setting reasonable limits and making the technology work for you rather than against you.

By pak.ique• 8 Jul 2012 10:08
Rating: 5/5
pak.ique

yes, my company has blocked the social sites, we can't access facebook, twitter and even they did'nt give us acccess to open gmail, so i am using my own laptop with my own broadband modem. Cheers :)

By Ben_130• 8 Jul 2012 09:30
Rating: 4/5
Ben_130

Back home it would be almost impossible to find a company who did not block the likes of Facebook, Twitter etc. Everyone just accessed it via their phones instead!

Nothing is blocked here though although I choose not to use these sites in work (especially as I have only been here three weeks!) I just stick to checking on my mobile!

Sites like this one have never been a problem getting onto in my various office locations.

By Ryadhseddiki• 8 Jul 2012 08:57
Rating: 4/5
Ryadhseddiki

Hotspot shield ----> look it up =)

By zafirah• 8 Jul 2012 08:53
zafirah

but we always find ways how to access it. :-)

By aelachi• 8 Jul 2012 08:48
Rating: 5/5
aelachi

I have worked for three different large enterprises, social media websites are blocked in all

By nad023• 8 Jul 2012 08:43
nad023

If it did I wouldn't be posting here now Would I????

By Molten Metal• 8 Jul 2012 08:43
Molten Metal

This coffee break 's t r e t c h e s' to full 8hr30min for some .

By anonymous• 8 Jul 2012 08:38
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Yes, I can't access QatarLiving.

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