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Posting on the Company's Time

Mistreatedbycs — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:42:02 GMT

For those who are still employed, does your Company allow you to go to various websites and in particular allow you to post on the Q forum?

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software — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:43:22 GMT

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shell garden — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:48:28 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs wrote:
For those who are still employed, does your Company allow you to go to various websites and in particular allow you to post on the Q forum?

You're kidding about this thread, right?

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Laura14 — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:49:49 GMT

If you are asking if this website is blocked at my place of employment, no. That's usually the only time I post.

As far as being "allowed", if my work is done in a prompt and timely manner each and every day, I want to hear nothing about taking a mental health moment from time to time.

And any good boss who wants to keep good employees would agree. Good people do not need to be micromanaged.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:50:18 GMT

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Laura14 — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:53:34 GMT

And I'll just add, if they ever did block me, have smartphone, will post.

Sorry if that's bad news for some of you.

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Allegheny — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:56:10 GMT

I am currently retired, however 8 years ago when I was employed, we were not permitted. In fact, there was a blocker installed. If you tried to access a site felt not relative to conducting work related business it was blocked. It detered a lot of employees for sure. They also monitored back door ways of going onto the web. A couple of times I had to contact the IT department because I couldn't access vendor sites I needed to order equipment and product.

I don't fault them. They were doing their best to protect their system. The secretary of the IT department innocently open an incoming email and it contained a virus that played havoc with our system.

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shell garden — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:56:23 GMT

Well, this employee is not posting, but he's counting down the minutes until his vacation begins, lol.

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Trinity11 — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:00:26 GMT

I asked my daughter about that once. She has her own business. She said if the work is done, she allows her employees to post on the internet. Many times things get slow and she sees it as being no different than making personal phone calls.

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shell garden — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:03:31 GMT

@Trinity11 wrote:
I asked my daughter about that once. She has her own business. She said if the work is done, she allows her employees to post on the internet. Many times things get slow and she sees it as being no different than making personal phone calls.

I did the same thing (before retirement) and was administrator. I would let my employees do the same thing, only thing is ....it was in the medical field and it was never, ever slow. They would use the computer on their lunch hour and we had two in the break room.

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shell garden — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:07:18 GMT

All this talking and posting about work is making me sleepy...so I gotta go take a nappy nap nap, lol.

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Moonchilde — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:20:39 GMT

It depends on the company and its policies, the type of work, what your job is, and how much downtime there is or isn't.

When I was working, in my job the answer was no. Those in my position were supposed to be work-related busy literally every single second and there was a supv or MD looking over your shoulder every second or a co-worker ready to rat on you - while others in the dept could and did and got no flack for it; very unfair. Not even on breaks or lunch - when I got a break; I often missed them.

Anything I did online I had to sneak - and I did. I got in an hour earlier than anyone else. Heh. I almost never just cruised or played, only posted here a handful of times in 18 yrs. Would check my mail if I was waiting to hear about something important, or might order something that would sell out otherwise, and that was it. Very quick, nothing lengthy.

Heh - the facility's visitor wi-fi was excruciatingly slow - if you could even get on it. One of the IT guys let it slip how to access the faster "business wi-fi." I did and never looked back. Was later told by dept head (after being tattled on by busybodies who had nothing to do with me or my dept) that I must stop that immediately! I never did. Used the fast wi-fi on breaks & lunch until the day I left. Pfft... The enforcement was totally selective and often based on favoritism, so I felt no guilt. Others played online while I did their work.

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Pandalady — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:23:50 GMT

No, not in the school system.

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SunValley — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:24:22 GMT

If people want to post or shop on company time, they will find a way. Smart phones must make it much more difficult to monitor. Years ago before WiFi. a guy in the office was surfing x-rated sites in full view of anyone passing by his office. The company, instead of firing him, took his modem away. So he brought his modem from home and proceeded with his antics. He was reprimanded again, and finally fired after several more weeks of this nonsense. Apparently the company had to update the causes for termination (that had been left unchanged for 50 years at least) to include misuse of the internet.

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wildcat fan — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:34:40 GMT

I would never even consider posting during work hours or after work hours while I was on the premises. I'll never even consider trying to access QVC's website (or any personal website) while I was at work--not just because all computer activity is monitored but because it would be unprofessional to do so.

I had a co-worker who was fired after two months on the job because she was repeatedly using the computer for personal use. My parents have let go several secretaries for the same reason. Not worth losing a job over!

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Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:41:32 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs wrote:
For those who are still employed, does your Company allow you to go to various websites and in particular allow you to post on the Q forum?

@Mistreatedbycs

I know many will try to justify goofing off, but when you're on the company's timeclock, using a company computer, doing personal activities, that's just asking for problems .... or termination.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:44:23 GMT

In the job I retired from, it was termed 'time theft'.

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straykatz — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:45:43 GMT

I've worked for companies that restrict internet access, block everything outside of company network, or give free reign as long as work is done. I will be honest and say free reign is my preference but I've also seen it abused and taken away because of one person. I dislike micromanagers and as a manger do not micromanage but if an employee is not doing their job or getting things done on time or correctly you can be sure I am going to look into why and if the internet is an issue then I have no qualms placing network restrictions on that employee's computer.

I don't view posting/surfing the net any different than those who spend all day texting/talking on their cells.

Time wasted around the office comes in all shapes and forms....here's just a few of the ways that go on in my office by various employees throughout the day:

Come in 5-10 minutes late every day.

Go home 5 to 10 minutes early every day.

Take extra long lunch breaks.

Stop by co-workers office or desk and yak yak yak

Hang out in the break room chatting everytime you grab a fresh coffee.

Take personal non emergency calls

Text all day long

Go for walks 2-3 times a day

Bring your kid to work for various reasons - distracts everoyne around you

Bring your dog to work - same as above - lots of distraction

Reading a book/knitting or other hobbies

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sunshine45 — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:55:05 GMT

yes......because i am a partner in the company.

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Mary Bailey — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:58:04 GMT

I never....

no way....ever

they pay me to work, nothing else