Workplace by Facebook

[Dorset Plodder]

No doubt there is now a "Director of Workplace" who has put a big tick in the box for employee engagement. Another way that RM can make it look like they give a s**t while not actually giving a s**t.

Exactly FB You just couldn't make this crap up. Waiting for all those, "I'd willing sell my Wife & Kids to help Royal Mail Out ..."
type quotes.

[ScousePostie]

I have signed up. It looks like it is already available, I had no trouble signing up. It looks to me like this service has already been used in the past by managers. Lots of posts from managers that are up to 12 months old.

I've signed up, but I definitely won't be posting anything. More interesting just to have a look at who is trying to point score this week.

[Downeagle]

Must’ve tried about 30 times and I can’t log in, I don’t usually have problems with these kind of things but hey ho!
There’s no link for help either?

[paulus103]

I have posted on here quite a bit.
I've experienced both sides of it

1. Had a small problem my mail centre has been trying to resolve for months - I posted a message and it was picked up by the CEO and the problem was solved within a few days.

2. Somebody created a thread asking about average pay for holidays - my posts to this thread were deleted without reason.

It does give a platform to ask for help about problems - with fewer experienced competent managers in various depts (after VR) then this might help

[POSTMAN]

2. Somebody created a thread asking about average pay for holidays - my posts to this thread were deleted without reason.

The whole thread deleted or just your post in the thread?
What did you say IF it was just your posts deleted?

[xPandabear1992x]

it's an absolute no from me.

my s/o works for a small business and does the social media for it. she's exhausted mentally and physically all the time because she can never switch off.

if i couldn't walk out of the office door after my round and forget about it I wouldn't be able to show up the next morning.

social media is hugely toxic in of itself but to now combine your job with it makes it a million times worse.

[twoloops]

Our manager was trying give this “Workplace Facebook” a push today, telling us how good it was, seems uptake in our office has been very poor, most probably had their arses kicked

[eastie]

i sent it back as unsolicited mail

[Woody Guthrie]

We've invented a thing where you can actually lose your job at home while you're sitting on the toilet...

It's f***ing genius.

[Mr Rush]

i sent it back as unsolicited mail

Likewise. Anyone signing up to this is basically enabling RM to pimp you(r data) out to Facebook. I think I've been F'ed enough in this job, thank you.

[Dorset Plodder]

We've invented a thing where you can actually lose your job at home while you're sitting on the toilet...

It's f***ing genius.

Totally agree WG .... amazing the ammount of people you see on the shop floor who when their phone goes "PING" immediately dash to the loo! Smart Phones for Dumb People

[Chelseablue]

Bit sad , there is a life outside of RM , not much but there is one . Value my time away from work too much

[fb1969]

Had a letter about this the other day with log in details and instructions etc.

I love how they mention that some people may not want to join due to them wanting a work/life balance but that you can set what notifications you receive. The better way to have a work/life balance is to leave work at work when you go home from work - logging into it when you get home kills any balance.

I can see no reason why anyone would want to sign up for this, all you are effectively doing is working for free by having propaganda thrown at you in your own time!

[TopperGas]

There's nothing stopping you just using the app during work time?

[Grumpyoldmailman]

There's nothing stopping you just using the app during work time?

There isn’t but knowing me if I was looking at it on delivery I would probably end up posting my phone through someone’s letterbox.