Social Media Use at Work (Study)

Why do most people use social media at work? The most popular answer (34 percent) was to take a mental break, according to a new study by Pew Research Center.

Mental breaks were followed by:

Connecting with friends and family, 27 percent.
Making or supporting professional connections, 24 percent.
Getting information that helps solve problems at work, 20 percent.
Building or strengthening personal relationships with co-workers: 17 percent.
Learning about someone they work with: 17 percent.
Asking work-related questions of people outside of their organization: 12 percent.