frommd Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Do you guys block the avatars, images and other things on this site at work?Yes. I miss Jessica Alba bending over in my face, but it was difficult to explain to co-workers that it's really just a Redskins football site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buenosdiaz Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Do you guys block the avatars, images and other things on this site at work? wait how do you do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 wait how do you do this? user cp and edit options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 At my company, they don't really monitor. I am sure everything is logged and stored somewhere just in case, but everyone in my department has a general department login and a user login, so if I am going to surf it is always going to be on the department login so it can't be traced...lol. I mostly lurk during work though and try to do most of my posting on breaks/lunch or anytime not at work..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegionOfDoom Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I work for the government...nuff said!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Kaos Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Up til a few weeks ago, I worked in sales so I didnt catch any flack for being on the internet. At present, unemployed, sitting at home and the only person I have to worry about is the wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Funny thing where I work...a year ago we were extremely busy and nobody gave a crap about how much time you spent on the internet. Now that things have slowed considerably, they are busting balls about time spent on the net - and in reality, now I only have enough work to keep me busy for 4 to 6 hours a day. ...but I just tell them it's an addiction for me. When they start busting the balls of people who take 4 or 5 of those "illegal" 10 minute cigarette breaks every hour or two, then I will stop spending time on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 My company has blocked a few sites, like Myspace and Youtube. So if there are links on here that I read during work, I have to wait til I get home to see it. They used to not have Myspace blocked, but then a bunch of our graveyard employees were doing nothing but being on there. Probably the same for You tube. But I can get to pretty much any other internet site. I only check the news and ES though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Complete Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I've run websense for large companies. It will log EVERY PAGE you look at. However, most places are like this... If you can get to it, it's safe. Meaning, if we don't block it, we don't care. Now, if someone repeatedly tries to go to blocked web pages, we have a problem. If you are stealing a ton of bandwidth (streaming), we have a problem. Also, if your boss or HR thinks you are spending too much time goofing off, they can request say, every page you've been to over the last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Streaming video and radio are bandwidth hogs. That's why companies generally block them. :2cents: First off, if my streaming radio is slowing down the company's bandwidth, the company has bigger problems on its hands. Video, I can understand, but radio? :laugh: Cry me a river company. That's not the reason why though some companies don't allow personal use of the Internet. They're still stuck in the 1800s thinking we all still work on assembly lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It's called multi-tasking Quoted for emphasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 My company has blocked a few sites, like Myspace and Youtube. So if there are links on here that I read during work, I have to wait til I get home to see it. They used to not have Myspace blocked, but then a bunch of our graveyard employees were doing nothing but being on there. Probably the same for You tube. But I can get to pretty much any other internet site. I only check the news and ES though. Same here. Anything dastardly I have to wait until I get home. Otherwise nobody has said anything. 2500 employees here at my hospital alone and only 10 IT workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I've run websense for large companies. It will log EVERY PAGE you look at. However, most places are like this...If you can get to it, it's safe. Meaning, if we don't block it, we don't care. Yeah because Websense blocks some sites such as Youtube, but sites like ebay or message boards such as ES have the block page but then a "continue" option that lets you bypass it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I take the direct approach. If my boss says anything about my surfing I just pimp slap her a few times and then she usually sees the importance to the company of keeping me happy. Seriously, I have several little tricks and "stragedies" to stay low key. Usually I will surf to the thread I'm interested in then cut and paste all the text into a blank email. That way if anyone walks up on me it looks like I'm composing an email. Also, just in case someone walks up on me before I can minimize the window, I have my screensaver set to come on after 1 minute. I'm fortunate though that my employer is very aware of how important the internets is so they don't really bother us about it at all. If I worked for a company that was really anal about it, I'd simply surf using my iPhone. "The Man" can't stop dat! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 My own air card & laptop. Costs me an extra 20 bucks a month for mobile broadband, but it's definitely worth it. Plus this way, I don't have to worry about The Man monitoring me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUSkinsFan Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 My own air card & laptop. Costs me an extra 20 bucks a month for mobile broadband, but it's definitely worth it. Plus this way, I don't have to worry about The Man monitoring me. Good plan. But if I were you, I would have bought that shirt from brooksbrothers.com in red. Green just isn't your color... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Plus this way, I don't have to worry about The Man monitoring me. Wait a minute!...I assumed you would be "The Man" somewhere else too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Collecting Unemployment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Work? No I kid, my job isn't too demanding and I can go at my own pace. As long as the work gets done I can surf the net as much as I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark327 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I work for the local goverment . they do have a filtering system in place ,but for some reason it does not block this site . I have been on here everyday since i joined ES . My office boss is a football fan and really doesn't care as long as my work is done. Main office would probably add this site to their list if they new. if they ever did block this site , i'd just go on AOL , there isn't a thing i can't access with that :doh: , for some reason our servers can't stop that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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