Do you facebook at work?

tedstriker

Does your work allow you to go onto Facebook, twitter or any of those social type of websites? I'm looking for the name of companies that don't restrict access to employees but everyone I know seems to have it blocked in their job.

jameshayes

That would be a class question to ask at the end of an interview!!!

yoyo

Its blocked here Luckily boards isnt though

Nick

Ludo

Facebook got blocked about 4 months ago. Twitter is ok. Not giving the name of the company though.

tedstriker

Ludo wrote: »

Facebook got blocked about 4 months ago. Twitter is ok. Not giving the name of the company though.

You work at twitter don't you

Gummy Panda

Can you not just use it on your phone?

scheister

where i work only a few of us have internet but the people that do facebook.com is blocked. but we google gb.facebook once we view the site changed the address to lite.facebook.com and can get a basic fb but it does the trick and yes i am normally on it while in work if it dead

Kiera

tedstriker wrote: »

Does your work allow you to go onto Facebook, twitter or any of those social type of websites? I'm looking for the name of companies that don't restrict access to employees but everyone I know seems to have it blocked in their job.

I doubt anyone on here is gonna give you the name of their place of work tbh.

I can get onto bookface or boards or whatever...no paddy powers or porn though...bastards..

thebigbiffo

we're really lucky in work. nothings restricted expect porn. i spend my days boardsing, facebooking, online betting. it's great. and no you can't come to work here...you''d just f'uck it up for everyone else

i still get my work done though...just so we're clear

dids6457

If you go to www.facebook.fr and click english at the bottom of the page you can get in that way...its just the french page

tedstriker

Kiera wrote: »

I doubt anyone on here is gonna give you the name of their place of work tbh.

Yeah that's fair enough. I'm trying to basically get a sense if it is blocked or not in most places. I assume it is blocked in most. I've added a poll though to get a better idea.

Dravokivich

Officially... they say "No..."

But it's not blocked... nothing is blocked actually... :cool:

AnonoBoy

My workplace frowns upon verbising nouns so I'm not allowed.

Hasmunch

Dravokivich wrote: »

Officially... they say "No..."

But it's not blocked... nothing is blocked actually... :cool:

+1

Internet use is for business use only.....bla bla bla

tedstriker

Dravokivich wrote: »

Officially... they say "No..."

But it's not blocked... nothing is blocked actually... :cool:

Self regulation! Sure it never did the banks any harm.

LilMsss

I work for an educational training centre and there are restrictions for students/trainees with regard to social networking sites but not for staff. There are computer rooms used for classes which have major restrictions to sites like Facebook, YouTube etc. but staff computers are fine.

Obviously, management make the assumption that while we can access Facebook during working hours, that we would limit our access as not to interfere with our work ... but what they don't know ...

dr.bollocko

I used to be indifferent to facebook. But now I actively dislike it.

Rabies

Ya.
But I use it as part of work too.

Rabies

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I used to be indifferent to facebook. But now I actively dislike it.

There is no dislike button

The Big Red Button

We're allowed on it outside normal working hours, and for about an hour and a half or something at lunch. Although a lot of people take the pi$$ altogether by taking their lunch for an hour, then coming back just in time for the hour and a half of facebook. I actually don't get how you could spend so long on it I mean, I'd check mine most days, but it only takes a minute!

Standard Toaster

Blocked for everyone except me

Greyfox

Can access it no bother in work but would almost rather be doing my sh*** job then reading how fools I barely know are "feeling wrecked" or got a "new high score"....time to unfriend a lot of people I think

tedstriker

chatterpillar wrote: »

We're allowed on it outside normal working hours, and for about an hour and a half or something at lunch. Although a lot of people take the pi$$ altogether by taking their lunch for an hour, then coming back just in time for the hour and a half of facebook. I actually don't get how you could spend so long on it I mean, I'd check mine most days, but it only takes a minute!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rNgCnY1lPg

Azureus

Internet for business purposes only is the official line.

Which is why I am on here at 10.25 on a Thursday morning

Ill get to facebook later when Im really really bored!! It was blocked since Xmas on some computers, but miraculously came back last week Mine always had it tho.

Its up to our own discretion whether we have time to go on it or not, I try not to take the pish although I prob do on occasion ... Oops!

petes

Yep. Not too much blocked her.

anniehoo

I actually got praised the other day for promoting a particular area where i work on facebook and got new business through it. Got an email saying "well done" from the Big Boss so....facebooks never gettin banned in here anytime soon

Barna77

Not blocked here, but wouldn't be on facebook or boards when the boss is around.


Boss is away today = Lazy day :D

messymess

https://www.facebook.com is your friend

You have to 'enforce' the 'https' somtimes, it's not perfect but if you need to log in quickly and work blocks it, it's a sneaky way to circumvent 99.9% of filters.

yoyo

messymess wrote: »

https://www.facebook.com is your friend

You have to 'enforce' the 'https' somtimes, it's not perfect but if you need to log in quickly and work blocks it, it's a sneaky way to circumvent 99.9% of filters.

The WebSense is smart to that here, proxy refuses those connections

Nick

Ruu_Old

Of course not, I'm not ****ing paid to skive off when at work like the majority of ye layabouts! I do the job I am paid to do*!







*bwahahahahhahahahaha!

Max Power1

I hate facebook.

And the thing is blocked anyway

tedstriker

I get the suspicion that Facebook is starting to jump the shark a little bit. Maybe thats why Google are bringing out a new version:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-to-challenge-facebook-with-new-social-networking-service-lsquogoogle-mersquo-2014621.html

I also think that there is one thing seriously flawed in the facebook concept and that is the fact most people's social circles change (particularly when young and also when relationships end) and Facebook friends stay the same (unless you're ruthless and prune every so often). After about 2 years people have other people as friends that they would rather not have looking at their sh*t.

GavRedKing

Nope, not here anyway, and for good reason :pac:

consultech

Facebook is the main site I go on at work.

I work for Bebo.

Cullen82

It's the only reason I come into work, Am here now

ElaElaElano

I think I'd actually rather do work than spend time on facebook. And I'm a lazy cúnt.

merengueca

thebigbiffo wrote: »

we're really lucky in work. nothings restricted expect porn. i spend my days boardsing, facebooking, online betting. it's great. and no you can't come to work here...you''d just f'uck it up for everyone else

i still get my work done though...just so we're clear

Brian???

nlgbbbblth

Ebay / Blogger / Facebook / Bebo / Twitter / Public email like gmail, hotmail, yahoo etc - all blocked.

Easier to wait until I go home rather than trying to circumvent it.

BumbleB

Not blocked ,paddy powers is though.

2manyconditions

thebigbiffo wrote: »

we're really lucky in work. nothings restricted expect porn. i spend my days boardsing, facebooking, online betting. it's great. and no you can't come to work here...you''d just f'uck it up for everyone else

i still get my work done though...just so we're clear

Their not giving you enough to do - that or your the boss of some people and you pass it all off to them. I hate you:(

Deus Ex Machina

AnonoBoy wrote: »

My workplace frowns upon verbising nouns so I'm not allowed.

Thank you.