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Dealing with Internet misuse in the workplace.

Employees with Internet access on the job are abusing the privilege by spending hours sending and receiving personal email, perusing newsgroups, socializing in chat rooms, and playing interactive games. Managers either know or suspect what’s happening, which leads to computer-related firings and a growing climate of misunderstanding and distrust. Clinical research shows that workplace issues resultant from Internet abuse range as follows:

The Internet is a tool that can easily be misused and cost managers money in terms of lost productivity. To learn more, Caught in the Net shares the attitudes, experiences, and perspectives of both sides of the office environment and presents a blueprint for managing this escalating issue with greater awareness and sensitivity.

Dr. Young offers extensive workshops on Internet abuse in the workplace. Please review our information on how to arrange Dr. Young's Corporate Seminars that will enlighten employees, human resource managers and even employee assistance providers. Please contact our Virtual Clinic if you think you have a problem with controlling your Internet use in the workplace (or you know someone who does).

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Dealing with Internet misuse in the workplace.

Center for On-Line Addiction

Dealing with Internet misuse in the workplace.

Center for
On-Line Addiction