Acceptable Internet Use

[Soda Jules]

There are a few tasks in the office you should avoid at all costs, as no matter how well you do them, you are guaranteed to annoy at least 50% of the staff. These include choosing the staff uniform and organising the Christmas party. I'd like to add another one to that list... Today, I'm writing the company Acceptable Internet Usage Policy.

I've gathered a few policies from other companies to look at. Somehow I think the point outlawing "postings to newsgroups, bulletin boards and forums" might not make it into my version. I know our company is just looking to cover itself should it need to take action against anything offensive found on someone's PC, and I certainly wont be switching on any internet monitoring and logging, but it still makes the person who has to write and stick that policy out to everyone look bad.

Jules

[nics]

i think internet use should be allowed in the workplace, as long as you dont take the piss

if somebody tells you not to do something your gonna go ahead n do it anyways

our tinternet is monitored at work and staff still use it but they know when they are taking the piss, especially when you get an engineer on £130 an hour just sat looking at holidays blatantly infront of other staff thats just plain wrong

[fugjostle]

Originally Posted by Soda Jules

There are a few tasks in the office you should avoid at all costs

lololol.. don't avoid it all I'm the guy who comes and takes your PC away and gets you fired... its a great job Its funny the number of people who think clearing their history and deleting some files will save them

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[BlackburnRaver]

Originally Posted by fugjostle

lololol.. don't avoid it all I'm the guy who comes and takes your PC away and gets you fired... its a great job Its funny the number of people who think clearing their history and deleting some files will save them

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LOL ! Have to agree there, I also work in my companies IT department and the no. of people we have fired for surfing things they shouldn't is amazing! I just can't understand the stupidity of these people, I mean what on earth would make you wanna surf PORN @ work...? Its asking for trouble !

[Shorty]

We've just been totally limited at our place with Websense. You have to use "quota time" to view the web. You get a total of an hour - 15 mins in the morn then afternoon and 30mins lunch.

I'm lucky as I use the web for work, so only really have hotmail limited.

Stinks though...just because a few people have been caught taking the piss (porn sites), its spoilt it for everyone.

['Shabba']

Originally Posted by Soda Jules

There are a few tasks in the office you should avoid at all costs, as no matter how well you do them, you are guaranteed to annoy at least 50% of the staff. These include choosing the staff uniform and organising the Christmas party. I'd like to add another one to that list... Today, I'm writing the company Acceptable Internet Usage Policy.

I've gathered a few policies from other companies to look at. Somehow I think the point outlawing "postings to newsgroups, bulletin boards and forums" might not make it into my version. I know our company is just looking to cover itself should it need to take action against anything offensive found on someone's PC, and I certainly wont be switching on any internet monitoring and logging, but it still makes the person who has to write and stick that policy out to everyone look bad.

Jules

Also the person who decides the pay scale and has just had the misfortunate job of telling me that mine is to change from a 4 to a 3!!!!!!!!!!

Bless her!!!!!!

[old_skool_daze(Phil)]

We have Intranet on the shop floor pc's at work its poo , ok if you want to see how the paper industry at are sister company's in Finland , Germany, Poland ,China and the US is doing.