Access to Fodors Blocked at work!!!
 

The company I work for has blocked certain websites. Apparently Fodors forum is considered a chat room so I don't have access to it at work. Sure makes for a long day at the office!

I had a problem today too- I could view the website but I couldn't log in! I guess my co. could have implemented a block of some sort?

That happened to me a few days ago. I changed my password, then changed it back to my old pazssword when I got home, and the next day I could post at work as usual. I don't spend TOO much time on Foodors at work, because internet use is monitored, but I don't think access to any particular forum is blocked.

OK, I'll bite. What kind of jobs do you people have that you're on Fodors at work? Are you paid for that time? Are they hiring?

Maybe the cookie handling set up on your computer at work is what is causing you trouble. I hate the idea of cookies and installed some cookie blocking software on my computer. However, to use the Fodors site, I have to go into Tools, Privacy, and change options to allow all cookies.

Yeh what kind of jobs you'all have to complain about being blocked to Fodors at work! You've just incrimanated yourselves. Would be it that most workers would have such a pedestrian complaint! You think the Boss pays you to play?

Gee, if no one posted while they were at work, these forums would be all retired people or housewives and only be busy after work hours!
Good thing some of you are rebels !!

Hey, us retired housewives resemble that remark!

To me, the fact that you used three exclamation points in the header of your post says you are trying convey the sense of either dismay or anger. What is it that shocks you or makes you mad about the person paying your wages expecting you not to goof off while on the clock? Methinks you and your ilk had better watch yourselves during this era of scarce jobs and maximized productivity.

jeez, anon, all this time I thought you were a guy!!

anon, LOL


ks425312223 ,, "ilk" LOL

There have been threads like this in the past, all of a sudden, a lot of people are very concerned about what everyone else should be doing and worried about someone getting paid for not working..reminds me of the small town I used to live in as a child in the South..so many busybodies~

I could care less about what people are doing at work. But to bellyache about being blocked access to Fodors seems so self serving. I don't know but if you're at work it is unreasonable to expect you to be working?

I don't post on Fodors from work; but do I read posts. I work in a call center; and read posts inbetween calls.

Just wondering, are the travel information needs or opinions of housewives and retired people of less value than working folk?

I am sorry that my remark about the only people being on Fodors during a working day would be retired people or housewives is being read the wrong way. I would never mean that, considering most days I am a housewife.
What I meant was that not EVERYONE would be posting, just those not working, like retired people and housewives (although I know few housewives who don't work very hard)..
So please don't take offense~

Glad to to hear that Scarlett, no offense taken :-)

All you people PLEASE keep on working and working hard so that I may continue to collect (and you pay) social security. Hey, I put my time in.
Thank you very much.

Come on folks. Many of us work really hard and put in a full day at the office, staying late when needed, but a little downtime never hurt the national GNP. Some people take smoking breaks, some chat on the phone with their kids throughout the day, some stand around the water cooler, and some of us check in on our favorite websites. If anyone here said to a customer "Sorry, I can't help you now, I'm on Fodors" that would be a different story, but in 99% of the time it's not the case.
p.s. Plus it's a well known fact that my own boss is addicted to Fantasy Football : )

I used to work at a company that monitored the use of Internet for improper use, which meant no visits to porn sites, spending time at work unrelated chat rooms, etc... I used to go to Fodor's during lunchtime and this was allowed. I guess it goes back to work ethics. It often was the case that the people that complained the most about not getting promoted or not getting the good projects were the ones that spend a good chunk of their time surfing the net at work.

I'm sorry to hear all you people are still working. I hope all of you enjoy what you do. Life is TOO SHORT to surrender your enjoyment to some "boss" and his corporation. I'd tolerate a "Fodors break" from an employee any time to a cigarette break. Travel knowledge is education. Any employee of mine who can help plan my trips abroad gets a raise. KEEP ON READING AT WORK, FOLKS!