The results of our last poll are in and the findings might surprise you: more than one third of those who responded said that they can’t access social networks at their offices. In an era where online communication is become essential in both personal and professional life, we were a bit surprised by these results.
We’re planning an investigation into the Internet policies at Toronto firms, but in the meantime, submit your vote in our brand new poll. This time, we want to know the most important thing firms can do to attract and retain young lawyers. Look for the poll in the column to the right of this post.
More about our Internet policies poll results:
Of 92 respondents, 10.9 percent responded that their Internet use is heavily restricted — and the same number said that they’re free to log in to any site, but are being watched by IT. A further 22.8 percent told us that site bans are limited to Twitter and Facebook (for a total of 33.7 percent of respondents whose employers are actively trying to keep them from using Facebook and Twitter during office hours.
More than half of you enjoy limitless Internet (or nearly so); 33.7 percent said that they faced no online restrictions, while 21.7 percent reported that only sites with potentially offensive or not safe for work content are off-limits.
How open is the Internet policy where you work?
- 33.7 percent … Wide open — I can view any site I want (31)
- 22.8 percent … No Twitter or Facebook, but most mainstream websites are fair game (21)
- 21.7 percent … Sites containing certain offensive keywords are blocked, but I can access social networks (20)
- 10.9 percent … Everything fun is blocked (10)
- 10.9 percent … Very little is blocked, but the IT department has made it clear that they’re monitoring us (10)
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