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 When social media in the workplace is discussed on most media outlets, they tend to focus on the downside: employees who badmouth their bosses or company secrets getting leaked. This has led companies to ban the use of social networks outright, but this isn’t always the right decision.
For many companies, having employees tweeting and posting about the company can be a good thing. A really good thing. After all, it’s free marketing! Also, employees can use social networks to get inspired, do research, and learn more about their field.
Plus, a ban at the workplace doesn’t keep people from posting about the company from home, and many employees may be confused about what is or isn’t allowed. That’s why it’s important to have a social media policy as part of your employee handbook. But where do you start?
Encourage employees to get involved. It’s likely they are already, and you can harness the power of all their connections for the good of your company. Also, by presenting your social media policy in a positive light, you’re less likely to get backlash from employees. Explain that you are developing a policy to clear up any confusion for employees and encourage them to ask questions about any concerns they have.
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Via: CollegeOnline.org
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 While the current job market has made even finding paying work difficult for many people, there are still a number of workers out there who simply have too much to do in their position, often due to responsibilities at home.
One option that’s becoming increasingly available is the process of job sharing. What’s job sharing? Well, it’s pretty much what it sounds like. Instead of one person having to do a job, some people are exploring the process of splitting a single full-time job between two people.
Now, people out of work probably aren’t going to benefit directly from job sharing. When a position is split, it tends to happen between two people already working at the company who both need to cut back on their hours and responsibilities. That being said, job sharing by its nature means that two people who were previously doing two different jobs will now be doing one, which by anyone’s math should tell you that there will be an opening.
So, is job sharing right for you? There are many factors to consider before going to your boss and proposing it.
Do you have a partner in crime? While it’s possible that you could mention the idea to your boss and they’ll either know someone or start looking for you, it would put you in a far better position if you already know someone in the company who’s willing to split your job with you. The other reason to find this person yourself is that they are essentially going to be your new partner. To do the job well, you’re going to have to trust them with everything you know and feel very comfortable with each other.
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 Picture this: you go out with friends, using a new app you downloaded on your smartphone to find a restaurant to grab dinner and drinks. You whip out your smartphone and take a picture of the restaurant’s menu as you leave, then stop off at the electronics store on the way home and take a picture of an advertisement for a particular cell phone.
This may not sound like a job, but if you were using Gigwalk, you could have just made about $40-50. How? Those pictures you took were jobs or “gigs” that companies posted on Gigwalk. “Snap a picture of my competition’s menu.” “Find out if Tim’s Electronics Store is really advertising our phone the way they said they would.” And the app used to find the restaurant? Why, you were getting paid to test it out.
Gigwalk works by using the GPS locations and home addresses of smartphone users so that they are shown gigs in their area. After you accept a gig, you’re typically given a couple of days to finish it. When you do, you submit it for approval and then get paid through PayPal. Do a good job completing your tasks and you’ll have a better chance next time at landing one of the better-paying gigs.
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