Getting in trouble in work due to boards

Scanlas The 2nd

I'm curious if anyone has gotten into trouble in work from using boards.

Hasn't happened me yet.

blindpilot

There's not a lot they can do when I'm on the bog doing this. Greetings from Stinksville.

karlog

No i actually haven't got in trouble for being on boards which is surprising really since i'm on it all the time.


I am unemployed though

kfallon

blindpilot wrote: »

There's not a lot they can do when I'm on the bog doing this. Greetings from Stinksville.

Shite, **** or posh piss?
Or all three?

blindpilot

kfallon wrote: »

Shite, **** or posh piss?
Or all three?

To hell with it I might do all 3 now.:D

kfallon

blindpilot wrote: »

To hell with it I might do all 3 now.:D

Go on, knock yourself out (not literally, tho it would be some **** if you did :pac:)

Kiera

Have been told to get off it but havent gotten into serious trouble.

CreepingDeath

While you can't stop a company recording all the URL's you visit, you can hide the content. Eg. if they have software to scan the pages looking for "naughty" words or banned content.

Instead of using http://www.boards.ie use https/www.boards.ie

Https is a secure version of http, which means nobody "in the middle" between your browser and the boards web server can see what you're looking at/posting.

thebigbiffo

i'm quite regularly told my my boss to get the f'uck off boards and do some work...

he even knows by my typing when i'm on boards - apparently i slam the f'cuk out of the keyboard sometimes, but that's only when i'm arguing with nodin

Korvanica

Never, i'm in a corner of the office with monitors facing the wall, so noone can see what i'm doing and i can see anyone coming from ages away..


Was playing Minecraft for a while yesterday :P

kfallon

Kiera wrote: »

Have been told to get off on it but havent gotten into serious trouble.

FYP
Now I know why you are always on KYN :pac:

GavRedKing

I've ben told off for using it nthing serioeus though.

Although its hard to explain random outbursts of laughter from the YLYL thread in Cool Vids

Sanjuro

I'm my own boss. And I've told myself many times to get off boards. In fact, I think I may have to put myself on probation.

Scanlas The 2nd

CreepingDeath wrote: »

While you can't stop a company recording all the URL's you visit, you can hide the content. Eg. if they have software to scan the pages looking for "naughty" words or banned content.

Instead of using http://www.boards.ie use https/www.boards.ie

Https is a secure version of http, which means nobody "in the middle" between your browser and the boards web server can see what you're looking at/posting.

Using the s now. Looks a bit too weird for my liking.

xoxyx

Me too. I have never heard of that before - does it really work? I don't want to Google it in case it's some sort of techno joke and work finds out and laughs at me.

Hey - two years and counting of working and Boardsing and I haven't got into trouble... yet...

Ghost Estate

Lucky bastards who actually have a job.. rabble rabble rabble...

Dravokivich

yeap. happened to me. aw man.. they really shouldnt have used all that paper printing the report.

froze the printer cue too!

anyhow... use it on me phone now when in the office...

Gummy Panda

Korvanica wrote: »

Never, i'm in a corner of the office with monitors facing the wall, so noone can see what i'm doing and i can see anyone coming from ages away..


Was playing Minecraft for a while yesterday :P

Is minecraft good?

People keep telling me to buy it

Ledger

CreepingDeath wrote: »

While you can't stop a company recording all the URL's you visit, you can hide the content. Eg. if they have software to scan the pages looking for "naughty" words or banned content.

Instead of using http://www.boards.ie use https/www.boards.ie

Https is a secure version of http, which means nobody "in the middle" between your browser and the boards web server can see what you're looking at/posting.

That's how i get onto facebook when it's blocked ha

hondasam

I bring my lap top to work. No way would I use my work computer for boards.

Luxie

Never been caught and I wouldn't be too worried if I did, as long as I get my work done, besides people get up to a lot worse than dossing on the internet.

Mr Benevolent

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Is minecraft good?

People keep telling me to buy it

It's Lego for people who like really blocky graphics.

AwayWithFaries

I read boards while in work all the time. (I'm in work right now) Never really worried me that I'd get in trouble for it until I saw this thread.
Damn now I'm getting paranoid

FreudianSlippers

I am my own boss.

hondasam

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

I am my own boss.

do you get yourself into trouble posting on boards ?:pac:

FreudianSlippers

hondasam wrote: »

do you get yourself into trouble posting on boards ?:pac:

yes

frogmario

first post!...yeah i can see that boards.ie will get me into alot of trouble

hondasam

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

yes

Ah poor Oisin

do you need a hug

KERSPLAT!

AwayWithFaries wrote: »

I read boards while in work all the time. (I'm in work right now) Never really worried me that I'd get in trouble for it until I saw this thread.
Damn now I'm getting paranoid

Me too, wonder what the chances are they check what I look at

Been doing it for a while now and nothing said.... yet :pac:

hondasam

IPAM wrote: »

Me too, wonder what the chances are they check what I look at

Been doing it for a while now and nothing said.... yet :pac:

be afraid be very afraid because the will check :eek:

KERSPLAT!

hondasam wrote: »

be afraid be very afraid because the will check :eek:

The who??? :eek::eek::eek:

hondasam

IPAM wrote: »

The who??? :eek::eek::eek:

ghostbusters of course :pac:

Azureus

Ledger wrote: »

That's how i get onto facebook when it's blocked ha

Got my hopes up thinkin that'd work...
It didn't

Anyway, boards keeps me well occupied when it's quiet, but when I've work to do, I do it so hasn't gotten me into trouble. Yet anyway!

veryangryman

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

I'm curious if anyone has gotten into trouble in work from using boards.

Hasn't happened me yet.

Not really. TBH Im sure theyre glad that i use it to vent my frustration/mad ideas instead of venting it at them

In any case i dont use it enough to warrant trouble - a quick check of Roads, AH and Westmeath and im set for the day :pac:

messrs

most internet sites are blocked in my job i miss not been able to go on boards during the day :mad:

Naikon

ssh socks proxy to your home machine.

wyndhurst

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Secure

PeterIanStaker

In fairness people look at worse stuff on the internet while at work. And it varies from place to place, a former housemate of mine used to work in a bank and even stuff like gmail or hotmail was blocked. PC - fuelled nonsense.

grrrrrrrrrr

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

In fairness people look at worse stuff on the internet while at work. And it varies from place to place, a former housemate of mine used to work in a bank and even stuff like gmail or hotmail was blocked. PC - fuelled nonsense.

That was just to stop him sending files to the Financial Regulator..

Ledger

Azureus wrote: »

Got my hopes up thinkin that'd work...
It didn't

Anyway, boards keeps me well occupied when it's quiet, but when I've work to do, I do it so hasn't gotten me into trouble. Yet anyway!

works for me

easyeason3

So if they do monitor the internet can they see your username on boards or what?
Like when you log out of boards & it says cookies cleared does that mean they cant see who you log in as?

phasers

My brother got a "formal warning" for posting something about his job on Boards, weirdly though it was something that was common knowledge.

squeakyduck

Most websites are blocked on our computers in work

But there is always boards mobile while I'm on my lunch!:D:D

Captain_Generic

phasers wrote: »

My brother got a "formal warning" for posting something about his job on Boards, weirdly though it was something that was common knowledge.

Male prostitution?

phasers

Captain_Generic wrote: »

Male prostitution?

Surely you're in the area of self employment then

Captain_Generic

phasers wrote: »

Surely you're in the area of self employment then

My pimp physically reminded me otherwise

Asphyxia

Not really.. they're pretty cool with me using the internet when it's not too hysterical

leggo

Got it brought up a couple of times in professional life. Mostly it's been a positive, i.e. "Fair play for saying that". A couple of slaps on the wrist. It's dangerous, though, if you work in some industries that rely heavily on public relations and talk shop.