Got called in for a second warning about ‘non related work browsing’ today - most of which was the Dope boards. Gonna have to try much harder to go cold turkey, except for home surfing and allowed 15-minutes breaks. 
Of course, this crackdown on browsing would have to happen just when I’d got the Haggle game organized, huh??
As much as we all love ‘The Dope’ I don’t think any of us would tell you to lose your job over it. Put the browser away while you’re at work.
– IG
Wow… I would go absolutely freaking insane if I couldn’t use the internet at work for pleasure.
What does that say about a person?
Ditto for me. I work about 10 hours a day, 6 days a week. Of those 10 hours I’m staring at a computer screen for 6 of them and I only have 3 hours of computer work to do. I’m second in command at my work and the owner NEVER looks over my shoulder. Well, I suppose that has something to do with the physical layout of the office, but still.
okay, my first break, got through at least 5 hours! Yeah, I can do this!!
Out of curiosity, how did your superiors know you were browsing so much? By walking around behind you? Or did they have a sys admin or a program track what you were doing? I’m still not clear about whether companies actually track their employees’ browsing habits right down to the individual sites and time spent. I know they can, I know they have every right to do so, and I really have no problem with it, but do they actually do it? I’m sure it happens, but how widespread is it?
I come here way too much. But that is primiarly because my current assignment is not challanging enough. I hope to get some better work soon - if not here, then elsewhere!
I browse here a lot while I’m at work. I take my laptop in every night though, so the only way they would know is to stop in and check, and even if they do, it’s not very often. My boss comes in at 7am, so what are the chances of him stopping in at 3am to see what I’m up to. Also, I don’t think he’d care too much, since I always get my work done and stuff.
Plus, when I was in training, he came in one night when he had the next day off and played Wii Sports with us for a few hours…Yeah, I love my job…
Brendon Small
I think that they set up a program at the network gateway logging HTTP requests, and breaking them down by originating IP. Every request for some page on the net goes through the same machine - the linchpin connection between our network and the wider internet, and lists the local network address of the computer that it came from.
So it was electronic. I still don’t know how common this is, and what type of companies do it. You have to figure it’s coming, though. Won’t help the Dope any.
Granted it is two years old. But Chris, there are certain things my Eyes aren’t meant to see.
Do zombies bring pie?
PIE!!! pie pie pie pie pie pie!!! When come back, bring pie!
Wanker.
I’m guessing this situation got worked out, since chrisk is still around. Meanwhile I think this thread has run its course.