On boards in work

Scanlas The 2nd

Got an email from my boss today saying basically that it is not good practice to be using the company's hardware to access "forums" on the Internet. Should you be participating on forums please refrain from doing so.

Don't know if he actually cares or if he's just going through the motions of procedure.

Anyone else get an email about it from the boss?

kfallon

No - prob cos we don't have the same boss or work in the same place

stupidusername

Do you know anyone on boards that works in the same place as you?

he probably was specifically talking about you and boards by the sound of it. well you know what that means.... porn instead.

44leto

No boards at work, but what would the civil service do all day.

Marty McFly

Just get the wi-fi code and use it on your phone the boss will be none the wiser.

kfallon

Was the email just sent to you or to everyone in the company?

Scanlas The 2nd

kfallon wrote: »

Was the email just sent to you or to everyone in the company?

Just me. He would have got an email from compliance or somewhere that one of his team was using the Internet against policy.

gsxr1

I have always wondered how people who work in offices all day amuse themselves.

hondasam

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Just me. He would have got an email from compliance or somewhere that one of his team was using the Internet against policy.

Take a few sick days, tell him you are stressed because you feel singled out.

Scanlas The 2nd

gsxr1 wrote: »

I have always wondered how people who work in offices all day amuse themselves.

Gonna have use random wiki articles to amuse myself. I like my job but I just feel if I'm constantly working I'm wasting my life.

kfallon

gsxr1 wrote: »

I have always wondered how people who work in offices all day amuse themselves.

I have a window seat, I get to watch all the lovely ladies passing at lunchtime and I once had a Spanish student staying across the road who would get dressed in the window, oh those were the days, a semi at your desk

x_Ellie_x

You need to start deleting your internet history better. Just click on the favourites tab -> history -> and delete only the non-work stuff.

If you delete everything in the history its obvious that you're spending all day on the net using boards, facebook, etc.

Irish_Elect_Eng

x_Ellie_x wrote: »

You need to start deleting your internet history better. Just click on the favourites tab -> history -> and delete only the non-work stuff.

If you delete everything in the history its obvious that you're spending all day on the net using boards, facebook, etc.

This does not work.

The software the monitors internet usage runs on the office server and flags offending sites instantly in most cases.

What you should access at work should be governed by company rules and social norms in the office. (And how much you want to keep your job :-))

Giblet

I get to pretty much read whatever the hell I like, because at the end of the day I get the stuff done, and my role has pretty much progressed to being a consultant on tap and getting my work done. If someone treated me like a child in work for browsing some sites or whatever, I would just move on. I learned most of what I know from reading and engaging with other people. Not grinding.

Kensington

x_Ellie_x wrote: »

You need to start deleting your internet history better. Just click on the favourites tab -> history -> and delete only the non-work stuff.

If you delete everything in the history its obvious that you're spending all day on the net using boards, facebook, etc.

IT know everything you do. Everything.
Including deleting your history

Captain_Generic

Kensington wrote: »

IT know everything you do. Everything.
Including deleting your history

And what underwear you have on

Pete M.

Kensington wrote: »

IT know everything you do. Everything.
Including deleting your history

Everything? Even the stuff you do away from the PC? :eek:

So that's why the ladies working in there blush & giggle when they meet me :cool:

Boards.ie: Danny

Sometimes I get in trouble for going on Boards during work hours :pac:

SteoL

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Got an email from my boss today saying basically that it is not good practice to be using the company's hardware to access "forums" on the Internet. Should you be participating on forums please refrain from doing so.

Don't know if he actually cares or if he's just going through the motions of procedure.

Anyone else get an email about it from the boss?

Made redundant last year alas but remember one day going onto work and boards was blocked :eek:

About 10 min fiddling around sorted that one though

stupidusername

Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »

Sometimes I get in trouble for going on Boards during work hours :pac:

I want your job Danny.

Where To

Good job none of ye work for me.

If you were using boards on my time I'd have you shot!

BBDBB

I know of a forum that gave itself an additional name that looked like a marketing site so that if posters used it then the IT Stazi would think it was a business site for research etc

Boards.ie: Danny

stupidusername wrote: »

I want your job Danny.

Trust me - you don't :P Activity on my personal account has plummeted - there's a big difference between Boards for leisure and for work

stupidusername

Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »

Trust me - you don't :P Activity on my personal account has plummeted - there's a big difference between Boards for leisure and for work

are you on now for work? what's your personal account?

Cianos

hondasam wrote: »

Take a few sick days, tell him you are stressed because you feel singled out.

I misread that as "signed out"

Boards.ie: Danny

I logged on for a bug report in Site Dev. As for AH, I was just here for some t-rolling. My job is done, I have my thanks fix :pac:

As for my personal account ...nice try, but no

*logs out*

marketty

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

I like my job but I just feel if I'm constantly working I'm wasting my life.

Yeah go on boards instead and live life to the MAX

stupidusername

Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »

I logged on for a bug report in Site Dev. As for AH, I was just here for some t-rolling. My job is done, I have my thanks fix :pac:

As for my personal account ...nice try, but no

*logs out*

fair well stranger of the night AH, never to be seen again...

*stares in awe, into the distance*

NickDrake

Civil servant on boards - See this link

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0203/economy-business.html

Fella in the background.

Sure what else would they be doing

gurramok

Time for OP to get a fancy smartfone, they can't block you there

Many years ago, boards was blocked in my workplace but recently it was unblocked somehow. Thanks DeVore

Scruffles

NickDrake wrote: »

Civil servant on boards - See this link

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0203/economy-business.html

Fella in the background.

Sure what else would they be doing

http://sadpanda.us/images/831783-G6B14NS.jpg
^well look at that the cheeky sod he is on boards.

Humans eh!

Think ye have problems I just hope social welfare doesn't find out I spend 20 euro of hard skimmed taxpayers money/sweat/tears on a months (crappy) mobile broadband here in rural Monaghan.

Being caught on boards at work is bad,
but being caught enjoying yourself on the dole is disastrous.

Kevin Duffy

NickDrake wrote: »

Civil servant on boards - See this link

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0203/economy-business.html

Fella in the background.

Sure what else would they be doing

Photo and article about service sector. Well done Sherlock.

Hank Scorpio

used to do it all the time, think its the only thing that kept me sane in my previous job

Cian92

NickDrake wrote: »

Private Sector employee on boards - See this link

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0203/economy-business.html

Fella in the background.

Sure what else would they be doing only wasting time on boards complaining about the civil service

FYP