The vice president of human resources at Climpson Industries sent the following recommendation to the company's president."A recent national survey found that the majority of workers with access to the Internet at work had used company computers for perso

In this argument, the author suggests that productivity and profits of Climpson Industries will be improved by preventing employees from wasting time through installing software to monitor employees' Internet use. This conclusion is based on a survey which indicated the main recreational activities of major workers on the Internet and the assumption that electronic monitoring software can effectively reduce the time wasted online during work without any side effect or alternative solution. However, some crucial evidence fail to be presented, which casts doubt on the validity of this argument.

As is mentioned, a survey reflected people’s favor of Internet using. The author apparently ensures that the survey is reliable. But it is possible that samples and questions are probably biased. For one thing, the survey might be processed in a cybercafe where more people indulged in recreations on the Internet stay. In this case, answers tend to be unfair for those who don’t prefer to use Internet for recreational activities. For another, the set of questions could goes like this: ’What activity have you used company computers for, banking or playing games?’, which is likely to give respondent a negative imply and therefore receive biased answers. So more details about the circumstance and content of the survey are needed to ensure its liability.

Even though the survey is reliable, the author can hardly guarantee the improvement of efficiency after implementing this practice. It is obviously assumed that being electronically monitored, employees will devoted to their work without any distraction. Nonetheless, his does not consider the probability that they can turn to other recreational activities not using network, such as playing cards, chatting and reading novels. In this way, monitoring employees by installing software is clearly feeble. Therefore the author should provide more evidence about types of these activities as well as some feasible solutions accordingly.

Even though the measure can be practiced with significant effect, the author should not assert it to be advisable. He clearly excludes the potential side effects and alternative measures. Yet there are some undeniable harm to employees such as violating their privacy, which could cause complaint and resign and thereby impair the industries. Consequently more viable approaches ought to be fixed up to improve employees’ performance, for instance through promoting salary and social welfare.

To sum up, it is suggested that software to monitor employees' Internet use should be installed to improve productivity and overall profits. And this argument would be more warranted if some critical evidence were provided.