Study: Personal Web use isn’t all bad

July 11, 2008 by
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views 

While there’s a lot of debate about employees wasting time online, a new study has something interesting to say: Personal surfing is helpful.

That’s the word from a recent study conducted by R. Kelly Garrett, a professor at Ohio State University. The nuts and bolts of the study:

  • “Everyone” uses the Web at work for personal reasons — from entry-level workers to senior managers.
  • People surf at work to get valuable balancing their jobs other responsibilities.
  • Taking quick breaks periodically to get personal stuff done helps employees focus more on job-related tasks.
  • Installing filters to block some Web sites might backfire by lowering job satisfaction, and therefore, productivity.

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