Access to Fodors Blocked at work!!!
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Hey there Orange travel cat!! What a bunch of pontificating puritans are responding to you. Our employers expect us to take abuse, why should they complain when we abuse our internet privileges? For every minute I lay awake at night trying to figure out how to overcome management incompetence in order to do my job properly, I get two minutes of free internet time. I found I could access the internet without going thru the server - so, no checks, no problems. I don't work for that second-rate organization any long - the federal government.
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The law firm where I work has a netwatcher program, where management can check periodically to see how we're using the internet. In the past, we've occasionally received a group scolding, and once or twice they've threatened to remove web access except for e-mail, with one designated work station for work-related internet access, which would be impossible for me, because I've become so dependent on the internet for all types of work-related research.
I really can't fault them for not wanting their employees to p__s away their time surfing. For myself, I know it's not appropriate or honest to be paid when I'm not contributing productive time.
Do the people who spend time on Fodors at work not have computers at home? I have enough to do at work that time I would spend on Fodors is time taken away from projects that need my attention, and I would feel too guilty to be able to focus. Others who are fortunate enough to have a great deal of free time available at work for personal interests, good for you! For myself, I know that I work hard enough that my employers will accept an occasional personal foray onto the net, but I try to keep it to a minimum.
I know that people at my office have our internet access clogged with chain-mail jokes and junk e-mail they should be directing to their home internet sites. it's not appropriate at work.
I really can't fault them for not wanting their employees to p__s away their time surfing. For myself, I know it's not appropriate or honest to be paid when I'm not contributing productive time.
Do the people who spend time on Fodors at work not have computers at home? I have enough to do at work that time I would spend on Fodors is time taken away from projects that need my attention, and I would feel too guilty to be able to focus. Others who are fortunate enough to have a great deal of free time available at work for personal interests, good for you! For myself, I know that I work hard enough that my employers will accept an occasional personal foray onto the net, but I try to keep it to a minimum.
I know that people at my office have our internet access clogged with chain-mail jokes and junk e-mail they should be directing to their home internet sites. it's not appropriate at work.
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