No more posting while at work?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/685ebhj

/// The e-mail also warns against social-networking, sport or fashion websites, looking at photographs and posting adverts on for-sale or wanted websites.///

Having noticed that there is more activity on AnswerBank, during working hours, and if these measures were to catch on in other Council and Government offices, could it all have an adverse effect on AB?

[andy-hughes]

As a BT employee, I am allowed and encouraged to make use of the internet as part of my career development, and of course, i am trusted not to abuse the provelige, so I don't.

It's about being sensible.

[keyplus90]

I am my own boss, so no worries.

[society]

I think most employees take advantage...

[Buenchico]

When I was working for a railway company it was an automatic instant dismissal offence to access any website other than that needed for work purposes. My job required me, during colder weather, to frequently check on the weather forecast for the area. I once accessed BBC weather page, rather than the usual site that the company got their forecasts from. My actions were picked up by the company's IT team and I was hauled over the coals for my action.

[tamborine]

I dont post from work......obviously am not missed :)

[jno]

I was allowed, and encouraged, to use the internet at work (no porn but no other restrictions). Since retiring, I have continued to use it. I doubt if there has been any change in my appearances on AB since I began.

[tiggerblue10]

Thats a bit overboard Chris. We can access the internet at work during break times but its limited so no Hotmail, FB etc. We have our own intranet though which has some internet related stuff on it.

[jno]

that's a hard line, Chris. My employers were concerned only that I did my job. What I did in downtime, even between other tasks, was of no concern to them. It was accepted that the internet was a useful research tool.

[Barmaid]

Are employers stupid? When I managed a team (and I have managed large corporate teams in the past) I had the view that they could access "appropriate sites" - ie not porn; they could go off for a coffee, fag and a chat when they wanted; they could use the phone for personal calls; I didn't care if they were in a few minutes late, nor a few minutes late back from lunch or every now and again needed to leave work early - as long as they didn't take the Fosters and AS LONG AS THE WORK WAS DONE AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

Consequently I rarely had internet or phone abuse, people were rarely late or took extended lunches etc and the work got done as required.

[DaisyNonna]

bednobs, I would not even consider watching either Coronation Street or Emmerdale. I find that a double Scotch is far more inducive to a good night's sleep than cocoa.

[eyethenkyew]

Gosh, there are so many halo wearers who would never dare use sites like this during work time - yeah, right! And then there are the others whose employers actively encourage them to use the net - yeah, right!

Buenchico's about the only honest one who clearly had a responsible employer who insisted on employees doing the thing they're paid for - to work, not to faff around doodling on chit chat sites like this.

All this baloney about any employer happy enough to let people abuse their trust is just that - baloney. These would undoubtedly be the same folk taking their employer to industrial tribunals if they were sacked for it. Shallow, two faced individuals.

Truth be told, there are loads of them who abuse that trust and log onto sites like this most days when they are "at work", but they just don't have the integrity to admit it.

[jno]

ety, you don't know what you're talking about (surprise). You have no idea what my job was. But don't let total ignorance prevent you from spouting off, for heaven's sake.

[boxtops]

ETY, not only Chris - a couple of us said early on that our employers limit what sites we can get at from our desks - IT have put fences up. If anyone gets round it, by whatever method, it's a disciplinary issue.
Our department runs a bit like barmaid's, I trust my staff, but clearly the employers above my head set the corporate standards, and I think they are right.

[ChuckFickens]

From an IT managers point of view....

Use of the Internet and emails for personal reasons is allowed as long as it does not interfere with the persons work and their work is completed in a timely and correct manner. at the end of the day any employer should realise they are employing people, not robots and people will more often perform their duties better in a slightly more relaxed environment when they don't feel that every single move they make is being watched and they are allowed a little time at points during the day to relax and take a few minutes to clear their heads and start on a problem again with a freshened up mind.

Use of the Internet is fine, abuse of the Internet isn't.

[jno]

thank goodness I worked for Chucks and not etys...

[andy-hughes]

Thanks ETY - I feel thoroughly chastened and told off now!

[mosesg]

At my work we get to use it in our lunchbreak, but do not have access to social networking sites. I am far to busy the rest of the time to even think about accessing anything not work related