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February 16, 2011 3:50 pm at 3:50 pm #595064seeallsidesParticipant
I keep seeing comments, like oops my boss might be coming in now – Why do people think they are allowed to surf the internet while collecting a paycheck?
February 16, 2011 4:21 pm at 4:21 pm #741745ZeesKiteParticipantFYI, I noted on another <oops..wait a minute> thread, I don’t have a job. Maybe that’s why.
February 16, 2011 4:37 pm at 4:37 pm #741746mikehall12382MemberI work in a very liberal place…I often surf while on the phone with customers/suppliers…It does not affect my work and it’s done in full openness with my boss…If your company has a policy against it and you do it, don’t be upset if you get fired for it….
February 16, 2011 4:58 pm at 4:58 pm #741747double standardMemberIf they wanted to stop you they could put blockers in. Since they did not, they obviously do not care.
February 16, 2011 5:16 pm at 5:16 pm #741748gavra_at_workParticipantMy boss knows I am on & doesn’t mind.
February 16, 2011 6:30 pm at 6:30 pm #741749guy-ochoMemberI work in telemarketing for a large financial institution. While I am on the phone I usually surf the web. It occurred to me that many times when you call a technical support center, or any call center for that matter (such as a bank) the typing on the keyboard you hear in the backround is not necessarily them looking up your information, rather they are updating their Facebook page or chatting with their friends. I know because I do this.
February 16, 2011 7:04 pm at 7:04 pm #741750s2021Memberguy- lol! that makes so much sense.. iv been wondering what on earth they need to type so quickly when im on the phone with them..
i work in a store/office that is usually quiet. there r some days that no customers come in and the phone barely rings.. i cant imagine my boss expects me to sit in front of a computer for six hours a day and not use it…
February 16, 2011 7:56 pm at 7:56 pm #741751seeallsidesParticipanti am obviously not talking about time when you are not busy, i am talking about my coffee room, shopping, news updating, little shiur here and there – i feel very guilty, thinking about people who wouldn’t take time to daven mincha – i try to make it up but it is so hard to figure out how much time you spent!!! i think i need my own blocker! I am sure bosses mind, it is a loss for them.
February 16, 2011 8:58 pm at 8:58 pm #741752bezalelParticipantIf they wanted to stop you they could put blockers in. Since they did not, they obviously do not care.
Does your company put RFID tags on all the office supplies and RFID scanners at all the entrances? Obviously they don’t care if you take them for home use.
February 16, 2011 9:32 pm at 9:32 pm #741753koillel101MemberIf they wanted to stop you they could put blockers in. Since they did not, they obviously do not care.
I don’t agree with this.
February 16, 2011 10:11 pm at 10:11 pm #741754guy-ochoMemberkoillel101: There are many offices which block social networking sites and the like to reduce down-time. If your company didn’t chances are they don’t mind occasionally as long as you are for the most part fulfilling your tasks and being productive.
February 16, 2011 10:27 pm at 10:27 pm #741755koillel101MemberI think you should ask your boss if he minds- if he really doesn’t, he’ll tell you so and then you can have a fully clean conscience while doing it.
February 16, 2011 10:28 pm at 10:28 pm #741756popa_bar_abbaParticipantI want to go surfing.
February 16, 2011 10:38 pm at 10:38 pm #741757guy-ochoMemberin this weather?
February 17, 2011 3:42 am at 3:42 am #741758charliehallParticipant“Why do people think they are allowed to surf the internet while collecting a paycheck?”
I’m never really OFF duty except for Shabat and Yom Tov.
February 17, 2011 5:02 pm at 5:02 pm #741759seeallsidesParticipantyou gave me the courage to speak to my boss-guess what-it is often discussed by employers between themselves who are not happy about it at all, they are really dumbfounded by the level of frum people who spend hours on the net, and making personal phone calls. It is a very sticky situation because bringing it up is not fun! Now i have to learn how to limit my bad habits. A Twelve Step Program to stop surfing!!!
February 18, 2011 1:53 am at 1:53 am #741760yossi z.MemberI can’t surf while I work. I happen to be working in a warehouse not in a desk job but still (I do have a blackberry). Though now that I think of it, I usually am so busy I can’t even take out my phone to look at a text etc forget responding
😀 Zuberman! 😀
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