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Facebook makes work a pleasure

TS has been jumpy this week as worrying rumours go round the office that the IT director at TS Towers is about to block hard workers like TS from visiting Facebook on company time.

TS would be deeply distressed if the social networking site was barred, as it would suddenly leave a four-hour hole in the day.

So TS salutes BDO Stoy Hayward managing partner Jeremy Newman for his far more open-minded approach to web access.

On his blog, the BDO boss had the following to say about the issue: 'I am not sure how effective this will be at increasing staff productivity - which is presumably the intended effect. To be consistent they also need to ban personal phone calls and emails during office hours. Personally, I prefer to trust people.'

TS couldn't agree more Jeremy. Any chance of popping down to Baker Street for a bit of Facebook action on work time?

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If you work in an accounts office like mine - where the Iternet is a swear word! - you can use http://www.browseatwork.co.uk to look at facebook - it gives you a 'panic button' to take you back to your companies web page if the boss starts to walk towards your desk.

Posted by :Stella | October 24, 2007 4:40 PM

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