Does your company have specific guidelines for employee use of phones, Internet, e-mail and mail?
• Yes – 65%
• No – 35%
Do you think that an office policy that offered some personal time while on the job would encourage more or less abuse of office
systems?
• More – 50%
• Less – 50%
Have employees been reprimanded in the past for online shopping or Internet use while at work?
• Yes – 31.6%
• No – 68.4%
What precautionary steps does your company take to ensure employees do not take advantage of office amenities?
• Managers are asked to monitor their staff for personal time used on the job – 58.8%
• Certain Web sites are blocked – 52.9%
• Surveillance records are kept of visited Web sites – 23.5%
• Codes are required for long-distance
calls – 17.6%
The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries.
