Business and Pleasure: The Case for Separate Instant Messengers

In a world where, for many people, the workday never ends, keeping business and pleasure separate may not be a consideration. That level of compartmentalization may actually seem counter intuitive. There is however, a time and a place for everything. Keeping work and play apart is not always practical. Paying for a second cell phone to have a work only number is an expense that few are willing to incur.

Your instant messenger program however has no such cost restrictions. That means there is no reason why you can’t keep them separate. The only question left is why should you?

There are many good reasons for separate instant messengers. The chief reasons are:

1.) You can be assured not to get late night messages about tomorrow’s project meeting.
2.) You will never mistake "Sue" the project manager in accounting with "Susie" that cute girl you met last night.
3.) If you happen to instant messenger under the influence, you won’t accidentally quit your job, or volunteer to take on the janitor’s job.
4.) You can have a completely silly screen name on your personal account. You wouldn’t really want your co-workers IM’ing you at a name like "Bubblychick" or "Harleyboy" now would you?

Two screen names or two clients?

This is a factor few people consider. Do you want two screen names on one instant messenger, or do you want two separate instant mesenger clients? Each option has its own benefits. If you choose two separate IM clients, then you will be sure that you will never be accidentally signed into the wrong account. Of course, it will take up more hard drive space. One instant messenger saves on that space, but you will have to be sure that you sign into two correct accounts.

You will have to make a personal decision on which way to go. It really depends on how responsible you are. If you don’t think you will look carefully, then go with two separate instant messenger clients.

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