Social Media Makes You A Better Emploee

According to data drawn from Evlov, using social media while being at work is actually beneficial to employer and employee.

Employees (paid hourly) who spend their time on social media services such as Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest and LinkedIn made more sales and handled customer calls services faster that those who are not on social media. Moreover, the more social media an employee uses, the more productive he/she is.

On average, not only the productivity is higher but also the tenure tends to be longer (about 94 days for social media enthusiast compared to 83 days for those who don't use social media).

This doesn't necessarily mean that using social media at work makes you better employee. It's safe to assume that not only does sociability impact the work, especially in sales, but also that using social media enhances employee's effectiveness in using computers and the internet.

The data probably should not be quoted, as it is not a study, but it does show that employees who use social media are slightly more efficient.

Do you think that using social media at work makes you a better employee?