important tool that enhances the "skills" of many workers and companies; considers it universal, since it has the ability to share information, communicate with others (Reinard 2007). Using technological tools like the Internet at work is essential for any organization because it helps complete any task in less time, but some workers use the Internet for unrelated work purposes, which can cost their companies time and money. In this essay we will examine cyber loafing, which is considered to be a factor in reducing worker performance. The negative and positive use of social networks will also be analyzed and the impact of instant messaging, email, Facebook and Twitter on worker productivity will be evaluated. Cyber loafing consists of using the personal Internet during working hours (Liberman, Seidman, Mckenna & Buffardi 2011, pp 2192). Cyber loafing is one of the problems that employees face at work. Websen (quoted in Vitak et.al 2011, p. 1751) claims that in the United States there are enormous losses in labor productivity that cost companies millions of dollars....

Topic > important tool that enhances the "skills" of many workers and companies; considers it universal, since it has the ability to share information, communicate with others (Reinard 2007). Using technological tools like the Internet at work is essential for any organization because it helps complete any task in less time, but some workers use the Internet for unrelated work purposes, which can cost their companies time and money. In this essay we will examine cyber loafing, which is considered to be a factor in reducing worker performance. The negative and positive use of social networks will also be analyzed and the impact of instant messaging, email, Facebook and Twitter on worker productivity will be evaluated. Cyber loafing consists of using the personal Internet during working hours (Liberman, Seidman, Mckenna & Buffardi 2011, pp 2192). Cyber loafing is one of the problems that employees face at work. Websen (quoted in Vitak et.al 2011, p. 1751) claims that in the United States there are enormous losses in labor productivity that cost companies millions of dollars....