Does Lit cost business BIG BUCKS?

[Texan]

I'm sure someone somewhere has done a study about how much the internet is costing business through wasted time and loss of productivity. I am a bit curious as to how much you think Literotica is costing businesses around the globe. Between work time that is spent on the BB's and time spent reading stories, (maybe even time spent writing stories for Lit.), I'm guessing the total cost to businesses would seriously surprise everyone, including me.

I understand that there are times, in certain jobs, that an employee isn't really expected to be "productive" and therefore, their time on Lit may not technically cost the employer anything. And I am definately not pointing fingers at anyone. Hell, I'm sure that, at times, I could find something "productive" to be doing while I am online. Nor, am I asking for "confessions".

I'm just curious how much time, or money, you think Lit (and the internet in general) are costing businesses.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

well in the past probably not much if Auther Anderson was their accounting firm. Now, who knows, but I have seen figures put in the billions of dollars. Funny in a way if one thinks about it.

 

[SINthysist]

How much goverment time gets wasted at Lit?

A LiTAX?

 

[Texan]

I guess that if I wanted this thread to really take off, I should have titled it differently.

I should have just asked the question, "Are YOU stealing time and money from your employer to be on Lit?"

I could have asked, "Is it morally wrong to be on Lit while at work?"

OR, I could have gone for the sympathy plea. I could have said, "Please help me, I'm addicted to Lit from work, and I'm afraid that I'll get fired." Not true, but it might have worked.

I wonder if anyone really has been fired because they were caught playing at Lit on company time.

 

[*bratcat*]

 

[cybergirly]

When I'm at work, I do not log on to Lit. The company I work for has extreme internet rules, and I'm not willing to log on here and risk (actually there would be no risk, it would be a given) my job. I do occasionally work from home and I do log onto Lit then, also I have when in the office on a weekend used my lap top and my cell phone to log on. I consider that to be on my dime.

 

[teresafannin]

I don't have internet access at work, so my time on the 'net is strictly at home. If I did have net access at my job, I still wouldn't spend time on line. Work time is just that, IMO, play time is at home.

 

[Sillyman]

More than one person has lost their job logging on to this site. It's hard to say how much Lit is costing though. Like you said, many jobs have a lot of sit-on-your-ass time that would just be wasted anyway. I've heard of very few people completely screwing off work to play on Lit, even those that do access it from the office.

Of course some few people have perfect jobs that allow them to piddle around on Lit and work at the same time with no real drop in productivity.

 

[koalabear]

Lit does not cost big business money.

The workers who log on from work do, and if they are caught should be fired. They are not paid to post on a BB, but to do the work prescribed by their employer.

 

[glamorilla]

KB's kind of right.

This is home grown entertaiment for me and has pretty much replaced tv and hanging out in bars for me.

I kind of save money.

 

[glamorilla]

not to mention what i've saved on porn.

 

[Carl East]

I wonder if anyone really has been fired because they were caught playing at Lit on company time.

[/B]

I know of one person from the board that lost her job due to lit, but it would be inappropriate to name names. I think a warning should've been sufficient, but they decided to go further.

As to how much businesses have lost, it's probably in the millions.

Carl

 

[brisbon]

hmmm .... now where did that damn lid to Pandoras box go

 

[Mischka]

It's a bit misleading to only mention Lit when assessing productivity costs of a company. Any on-line time that is not work-related costs employers time and money. Lit is one place that people can access, but the internet is a vast expance. I would never even consider accessing an adult site at work (IT can see everything that is done on a computer), but I have spent more than a fair share of time at cnn, theonion, etc. I've seen secretaries with eBay on all day.

 

[sunstruck]

I don't get paid really, so I'm not wasting anyone's money. I did not play online when I was working for a profitable corperation 2 years ago. Didn't seem right.

The board of directors is well aware of my internet habbits as I use MSN to talk to friends and family all over often and they could care less. I do what they "pay" me to do and that's all they care about.

 

[bknight2602]

I'm sure someone somewhere has done a study about how much the internet is costing business through wasted time and loss of productivity. I am a bit curious as to how much you think Literotica is costing businesses around the globe. Between work time that is spent on the BB's and time spent reading stories, (maybe even time spent writing stories for Lit.), I'm guessing the total cost to businesses would seriously surprise everyone, including me.

I understand that there are times, in certain jobs, that an employee isn't really expected to be "productive" and therefore, their time on Lit may not technically cost the employer anything. And I am definately not pointing fingers at anyone. Hell, I'm sure that, at times, I could find something "productive" to be doing while I am online. Nor, am I asking for "confessions".

I'm just curious how much time, or money, you think Lit (and the internet in general) are costing businesses.

It all depends on the idividual, some abuse some don't. Is there any difference in playing games, talking on the phone, talking to peers/supervisors. Workikng envirnoments needs short burst of free time to clear the mind!

 

[Nora]

My job permits me to surf and play between calls at work, so time-wise it's not costing them anything they haven't already agreed to pay.

I'm not allowed to access adult sites from work, but I do it anyway cuz I really don't give a rat's ass.

However, if it makes ya feel better Texan, I'm at home on vacation as I type this.

 

[HeavyStick]

How much goverment time gets wasted at Lit?

A LiTAX?

very little. The base I'm stationed at prevents any computer from accessing adult, mature, auction, forums, and anything "non-productive" we have a very good Network Administrator, we can't even access email accounts outside of our official account. If someone manages to find a way through, there is a passive program called "little brother" which can show what every terminal is at on the web at anytime. and all url's are recorded. Anonymous surfing programs don't even work.

 

[sunstruck]

Let me say this. There are some people that believe work should be all about work the entire time you're there.

I've never belived this. My father runs a ver successful business the same way his father ran it. The philosophy is, we have a job to do and an alloted time to do it in. If we can do the job in that time there is no reason we can't enjoy ourselves while we do it.

His company is VERY understanding about comp days for family issues (even going so far as to double a man's paternity leave when his wife had an unusually difficult birth WITH pay), excellent benefits, ample paid vacation and holidays and he throws his employees a Clam Bake every summer that no one ever misses.

A happy employee is a productive employee. With that philosophy he has minimal employee turn over (people have turned down jobs paying far more money to stay) and barely a competitor that can keep up with them.

Now, what does this have to do with employees accessing the net at work? Well, if it keeps them happy, and does not interfear with their productivity, then I don't see it as a problem.

But that's just me.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

sun your dad is the exception rather than the rule unfortunately, is he hiring, I can telecommute!!

 

[Texan]

koalabear.... you are right, it isn't Lit, but rather the employee that MAY be costing the employer money. I didn't phrase the title correctly.

Mischka..... of course you are right that Lit is only one of the countless places on the internet that a person can abuse. I mentioned Lit only because it's pretty easy to observe a lot of people here who post from work. Many even say they are posting from work. This came to my attention recently when someone mentioned that they were "pissed" about a fellow employee distracting them from Lit. I don't even remember who posted that comment.

Nora...... I don't care if you are posting from work or not...

Like many of you, my job is different. My office is in my house, and I could easily stay online all the time. I only see my boss a couple of times each year. Because I manage an international territory, I travel out of the country a lot. I often leave home on Sunday and work extremely long hours. Weekends don't mean much in my job, nor do holidays because U.S. holidays are not the same as international holidays.

Each person knows individually whether or not they are "stealing" productivity and therefore "money" from their employer. What the internet does is provide another opportunity for each person's morality to be challenged.

 

[koalabear]

koalabear.... you are right, it isn't Lit, but rather the employee that MAY be costing the employer money. I didn't phrase the title correctly.

Mischka..... of course you are right that Lit is only one of the countless places on the internet that a person can abuse. I mentioned Lit only because it's pretty easy to observe a lot of people here who post from work. Many even say they are posting from work. This came to my attention recently when someone mentioned that they were "pissed" about a fellow employee distracting them from Lit. I don't even remember who posted that comment.

Nora...... I don't care if you are posting from work or not...

Like many of you, my job is different. My office is in my house, and I could easily stay online all the time. I only see my boss a couple of times each year. Because I manage an international territory, I travel out of the country a lot. I often leave home on Sunday and work extremely long hours. Weekends don't mean much in my job, nor do holidays because U.S. holidays are not the same as international holidays.

Each person knows individually whether or not they are "stealing" productivity and therefore "money" from their employer. What the internet does is provide another opportunity for each person's morality to be challenged.

Kind of like taking home the company ink pen.