Workplace by Facebook is a new real online workplace
Rating: 8 out of 10
November 09, 2019
LM
Vetted Review
Verified User
3 years of experience
We use Workplace by Facebook among the whole organization. Most of our employees are encouraged to use it on a regular basis. We generally use it on a daily basis to discuss what's going on in which department. We share our documents with others in respective groups. For new projects, every team member is asked to give updates in the project groups, so that every team member knows the latest status. We generally share data and documents with each other via Workplace by Facebook. Most of the time, it's very easy to use instead of other methods of internal communications. Workplace by Facebook, at our organization, helps greatly to keep connected with each other socially and professionally.
- Its layout is very similar to regular Facebook, so it looks familiar and easy to use. Members do not need to be trained to use it for the first time or later on.
- We can create different groups for different departments or different projects according to our needs, and share required content over that group only; it's a helpful way to discussions, collaboration, etc.
- Its pricing is suitable for a small or large organization.
- It has nice mobile apps, which helps us to keep connected with the organization and project while we are away.
- The chat feature is inbuilt in Workplace by Facebook, so we don't have to use other apps for that purpose.
Cons
- If they could add some more features to track project statuses or task updates, it could be a great help for most of its users.
- There could be some way to save us from managing two Facebook accounts, i.e. personal and workplace. Maybe one common portal for both.
- Sometimes Workplace by Facebook distracts our focus, as its main wall shows endless content shared by other mates, which helps to disturb focus from the work.