The West Virginia Morning Show With Hans and Rona

Using the internet to knock items off the holiday shopping list is likely to continue to be the trend. According to CareerBuilder’s “Cyber Monday” internet usage study, 49% of workers expect to spend some time in the office this holiday season shopping online, on par with past years. More than a quarter of workers planned to shop from work either on Black Friday (12%) or Cyber Monday (16%). Shopping from the office is most common in the weeks leading up to December 25th, with 30% saying they’re most likely to shop from work after December 7th. The study also revealed that a higher percentage of women (43%) have shopped online while at the office compared to men (36%). While most companies have an official internet use policy for their employees, workers often go online for non-work related reasons. Other findings:

• 25% of employers have fired someone for using the internet for non-work related activity.
• 7% of hiring managers have fired an employee for holiday shopping at work.
• 53% of employers block employees from accessing certain websites.
• 11% of hiring managers have fired an employee for something they posted on social media.
• 30% of employers monitor their employees’ email use.
• 11% of hiring managers have fired someone for sending non-work related emails.