Employers vs. Employees: Social Media Battles in the Workplace
Over the past 5 years social media has taken over Americans lives whether they know it or not. Social media has been very effective on how they reel in more and more users each day. Employers have noticed the growth and revenue that social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook has caused. Employees spend more time on social media sites than they do working, so there has to be a problem right. The article "Social Media at Work Raises Issues of Account Ownership" indicates that social media  in the workplace may start so battles.
Employers have created profiles on these social media sites which are ran by the employees. The employees are the ones promoting the brands and advertisements and overall bringing in potential clients to these corporations. The problem is they are not being acknowledged by their employers, and are starting to realize that this is a major issue. Writers of the article mentioned that " 48 % of firms are permitted to access social media sites at work for non-business use." This is when questions such as who is the one really promoting the brand arises.
In my opinion I think it is the employees who should be receiving the credit for establish and maintaining wealth within their jobs. Since employers own these social media account they have all the power. Employees are tired of the being recognized, so they have taken matters into their own hands. More and more lawsuits are being form because of ownership issues between the corporation and their employees. The hard part about suing companies, is most companies have protection policies that will benefit them in the end.
What is next? If a solution isn't made about this issue, you will hear more and more stories on how employees are suing their employers. Possibly having employees and employers sign some kind of an agreement about using social media on the jobs will help stop this battle. Or perhaps employees should start getting paid more for what they are bringing to the table. Even so, there has to be so kind of conclusion that will benefit both parties. Until then social media will continue to dominate the lives of Americans.
