Boards is frowned upon in my job apparently

The_B_Man

I was in work yesterday. Its a slow week. I was basically on boards the whole day, and i'm sittin beside the boss this week.

Anyway, at bout 2pm he turns and is like "Here listen, ya cant be on that site all day. People are starting to say things to me!".

Nothing was ever said to me before this week when i was in a different seat with my monitor facing inwards! what a load of bullcrap! what else am i meant to do while theres no work to be done??

This deserves a combined YOREMA-FAIL-IDONTKNOWWHATATRACKERMORTGAGEIS!! :mad:

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

The_B_Man wrote: »

I was in work yesterday. Its a slow week. I was basically on boards the whole day, and i'm sittin beside the boss this week.

Anyway, at bout 2pm he turns and is like "Here listen, ya cant be on that site all day. People are starting to say things to me!".

Nothing was ever said to me before this week when i was in a different seat with my monitor facing inwards! what a load of bullcrap! what else am i meant to do while theres no work to be done??

This deserves a combined YOREMA-FAIL-IDONTKNOWWHATATRACKERMORTGAGEIS!! :mad:

And rightfully so! Gat back to work you lazy slacker.

b0bsquish

Your boss doesnt like you sitting at work doing nothing on there time?

He sounds like some sort of nazi, who does he think he his, telling people they should be working at work.

aidan_walsh

Nothing was ever said to me before this week when i was in a different seat with my monitor facing inwards! what a load of bullcrap! what else am i meant to do while theres no work to be done??

Where they couldn't see what you were doing? Wonder why that might be.

445279.ie

I can't even get boards in work. They blocked it about 4 years ago

Biggins

Sounds like you need something like this: http://www.download.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=quick+hide+boss&tag=srch&searchtype=downloads&filterName=platform%3DWindows&filter=platform%3DWindows

I had a version installed at a place I use to work in. Saved my ass a few times.

Either that or move monitor/desk?

Tell your boss your monitoring the sote to see if any else there from work is constantly on it!
Insist that you are doing it for his own good and you been working do hard doing it, you deserve a pay rise.

Berty

Heaven forbid your boss wants you to do some work.

The_B_Man

Biggins wrote: »

Sounds like you need something like this: http://www.download.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=quick+hide+boss&tag=srch&searchtype=downloads&filterName=platform%3DWindows&filter=platform%3DWindows

I had a version installed at a place I use to work in. Saved my ass a few times.

Either that or move monitor/desk?

Tell your boss your monitoring the sote to see if any else there from work is constantly on it!
Insist that you are doing it for his own good and you been working do hard doing it, you deserve a pay rise.

lol that link is blocked by the content filter.

also, my contract ends in 2 weeks so im out the door anyway. doubt there'll be any chance of a pay rise.

FruitLover

The_B_Man wrote: »

what else am i meant to do while theres no work to be done??

Something productive. Learn something.

The_B_Man

Berty wrote: »

Heaven forbid your boss wants you to do some work.

1. Theres no work to be done.
2. Well hes not me boss, just me supervisor. The boss is on holidays til the new year!

FruitLover wrote: »

Something productive. Learn something.

I do all my learning on boards!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

The_B_Man wrote: »

lol that link is blocked by the content filter.

also, my contract ends in 2 weeks so im out the door anyway. doubt there'll be any chance of a pay rise.

Time to install the time-delay viruses, so...

Biggins

The_B_Man wrote: »

lol that link is blocked by the content filter.

Aaa thats where you either download your chosen app and bring it on a usb stick, email the item from yourself outside the office or email yourself a downloadable link like a rapidshare link (that you have uploaded the app to).

Karoma

Bah! @ title. Boards isn't frowned upon in your workplace, it's your obvious and indescrete slacking. Odd that.

The_B_Man

You mean "slacking" is forwned upon, and not boards? That doesnt make sense! I work in IT!

CreepingDeath

Biggins wrote: »

Sounds like you need something like this: http://www.download.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=quick+hide+boss&tag=srch&searchtype=downloads&filterName=platform%3DWindows&filter=platform%3DWindows

I had a version installed at a place I use to work in. Saved my ass a few times.

Just about all companies have internet proxy servers, a machine which shares out internet access to the company network.
They can easily log all sites visited by any machine on the network.

Whether or not anyone checks it, and makes a report of eg. sites visited outside of lunchhours depends on how anal they are about it.
But just so ye know, that information is definitely available to internal support departments if they were ever asked to produce a report of sites visited.

Cormic

The_B_Man wrote: »

Well hes not me boss, just me supervisor

Maybe you can spend the time learning to use the word "my"!

samhail

I believe if you subscribe to the boards you can get a letter from the Admins to give to your work to say you are a boardsie which will allow you to browse boards in work.

check out http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=311348
I assume a Mod/Admin will confirm this.

Donald-Duck

Biggins wrote: »

Aaa thats where you either download your chosen app and bring it on a usb stick, email the item from yourself outside the office or email yourself a downloadable link like a rapidshare link (that you have uploaded the app to).

And this is why users don't get local admin in most companies.

The_B_Man

Cormic wrote: »

Maybe you can spend the time learning to use the word "my"!

Its an Irish thing.

ReacherCreature

Keep using boards, next time he says anything - remotely got to do with boards, turn around to him and BANG! knock him out with an almight f****n' headbutt!

MIN2511

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Just about all companies have internet proxy servers, a machine which shares out internet access to the company network.
They can easily log all sites visited by any machine on the network.

Whether or not anyone checks it, and makes a report of eg. sites visited outside of lunchhours depends on how anal they are about it.
But just so ye know, that information is definitely available to internal support departments if they were ever asked to produce a report of sites visited.

Oh ****.......

juuge

The_B_Man wrote: »

1. Theres no work to be done.
2. Well hes not me boss, just me supervisor. The boss is on holidays til the new year!

Are you employed by Fás by any chance?

sdanseo

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

And rightfully so! Gat back to work you lazy slacker.

Lazy fecker. Do some work. So what if there's nothing to be done, I;m sure you could ASK your boss what do do next and he'd answer with something other than 'boards.ie'...

mikemac

Not blocked in our workplace.

Reason being the IT monkeys control this and I've little doubt they do feck all

uberwolf

CreepingDeath wrote: »

But just so ye know, that information is definitely available to internal support departments if they were ever asked to produce a report of sites visited.

it'll be a dark day when that happens in my place

CrowdedHouse

Oddly enough Boards is about the only message board/forums that isn't blocked in my place.

mumhaabu

pffft, what next they will expect you to actually do some work "at work". No wonder we are in a recession, pay cuts to all and to all a good night.