Controlling Internet Access: Does It Hurt or Help?

Business owners and managers in companies throughout the U.S. and around the world face a similar problem: employees spending too much time doing personal tasks on their computers during work hours. “Cyberloafing” has become an increasingly difficult issue for businesses. Some have chosen to use Internet blocking in an effort to restrict their employees’ access to certain websites. While there’s no doubt that web filters are effective in certain situations, they don’t provide a complete resolution to the problem.

Consider, for a moment, how most Internet blocking products work. Many of them block entire categories of websites. Some managers have found that along with blocking undesirable sites, web filters also block websites that employees actually need in order to do their jobs. As it turns out, blocking sites is only a partial answer.

The rest of the solution lies in an innovative software product designed to monitor employee activity in an honest and open manner, help establish individual performance goals for each employee, and even allows employees to monitor their own progress. MySammy, an innovative, state-of-the-art productivity measurement software, provides the ultimate answer to the problem of cyberloafing. 

 

Used either as a stand-alone resolution or in conjunction with your current blocking software, MySammy allows employers to approach the problem from a positive standpoint. You’ll be measuring your employees’ productivity rather than simply blocking their access to certain sites. Once you understand which of your workers needs help in order to improve their performance, MySammy provides the tools that will allow you to work together to increase productivity. And that’s good news for you, your employees and your business!