It was about noon. Samuel had concluded some routine workplace
assignments, but had a few more to attend to. He heaved a sigh, and
thought- 'I'll resume to those, after this well-deserved
time-out'. Yes, time-out to look up the social media messages
piling up, and the intermittent flashing notifications which never
ceased to teasingly announce their arrival (into his smartphone).
He was soon engrossed with this very absorbing act...far too busy
to notice his Line Manager standing a few steps away, making a hand
gesture in an apparent bid to get Samuel's attention. This
continued for almost a minute, until he (the Line Manager) had to
call out sharply, visibly irritated. Samuel was visibly startled.
He had been animatedly responding to a thread message on a recent
Facebook posting. The Line Manager left angry, only to return
issuing Samuel with a query. Later that week, the office churned
out a new policy on the use of social media in the workplace.
