A lesson in modern work place before it's too late.

I'm thinking ... black helicopters overhead.

 

too funny. We block what the law requires and nothing more. Want to manage your fantasy football team at work, go for it. Want to shop, okay. Hey, it is your time, you have work to get done, if you can get it done and do that stuff, have at it. Humans! we gotta treat people like humans. the more you treat humans humanely, the more human they are and the more and better work and ideas and creativity you get from them.

Distrust breeds distrust. Stealing breeds steeling etc. Sure, you MAY have some folks who take advantage, but it is a small number... the rest don't mind coming to work, often stay to finish stuff or work on stuff at home because they appreciate getting to go pick up their kids at school or go to the dentist... or text a meme to a friend.

I've always worked hard, played hard and my mind goes all over the place all day... no need for drudgery because it slows you down!

I'm so sorry for some of the situations some have to deal with and even more sorry for the poor folks who create them.

 

If you're the IT manager, don't lie about doing backups of the source code for a half billion dollar company's products.

 

I used to do business with a guy at a large company. One day, he was gone. His co-worker told me the guy got busted watching porn on his office computer and was put on "performance improvement". Within a week, he was caught again and immediately escorted to the front door with his stuff in a box. The guy had a wife and two kids. I didn't particularly like him, but it's hard to see somebody flame out so dramatically.

 

Agree. Fortunately everywhere I've ever worked takes this approach. Sure, if someone is excessively on the computer doing personal business, that needs to be addressed (just like excessive socializing, excessive smoke breaks etc). In my experience, a conversation (or two) usually solves those issues.

 

Whenever I have a manager, etc. tell me to do something illegal, unethical, or just plain wrong, I always send them an email with their instructions, saying,
“I wanted to make sure that you wanted me to do ‘X’; I’m just confirming because we’ve generally done ‘Y’, and I needed clarification...”

I cc their boss and bcc it to my personal/home email (evidence for my lawyer if I get written up/fired).

I’ve gotten three different managers fired doing that, and (ultimately) lost one job because the owners were the ones pushing to do the improper/illegal things...owners who are under indictment from county, state and federal authorities at this moment.

 

Big brother is watching, be it govt., entities or your employer. I'm trending away from phones, computers. Besides I have a guitar or two.

 

Even so, if your superior wants to get rid of you for any reason—especially a reason that is illegal—your trivial and innocuous personal use of company resources can and will be used against you to build the file to justify your termination and possible denial of unemployment compensation.

 

Integrity - doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

 

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Most businesses don't have the resources to track everything, even if recording everything -- it's only if they are fishing for specific people's history due to another outlandish problem that they start digging.



Most storage space is filled with this kind of thing.



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I can't disagree with this. I always gave my team great leeway with regards to internet use. As long as the job got done I was OK with it. A couple of times I had to deal with individuals, but by trusting folks it worked out. I did draw the line at porn. I had a guy kill a couple of machines and I found out from IT that he was downloading a ton of porn. 1st time warning, 2nd time that's it. Gone...

 

There are two ways to make money, at any endeavor, product or service. One is by merit, and the other is by trickery. Rules and laws only work for the former, and enable the latter. Think about it...

Classic rule to live and sleep by. Its a good rule, with no need for an exception at anytime.

 

I suppose it depends on the job, but it seems like some company secrets on the front page could be the end of the company’s competitive advantage. Of course, I’ve never worked for a company that does anything via email so in deference to long-standing TDPRI tradition I’m posting from a hole in my butt.
(Not that hole. Someone tore me a new one.)

 

Translation : somebody’s pants were down/off

 

Fact of life #1 - Always tell the truth, even if it hurts to do so. Yeah... it may hurt a bit to tell the truth but a lie will be much deeper pain, and much more long term damage. My Dad taught me this lesson when I was very little... and being caught one time is all it took for me to be "schooled" on this one

 

Sadly , it is also a tool of those that lack it to use against those that possess it .

 

Wisdom for a generation right there.