Matthew Blumenthal on mon 19 jun 00
I'd like to put a slightly different spin on this.
Any employer, public or private, who expects an employee to focus soley on
their job the entire day must not expect them to use much in the way of
brain power to do it. Quiet simply, if the employee has to really think
about what they are doing, they are going to need a break now and then.
Otherwise, they will burn out like a cheap sparkler.
Admittedly, I work in the web part of the tech industry. A certain amount
of browsing is part of my job. If for nothing else, to see what the
competition is up to. We are expected to maintain ourselves so that we can
diliver full value for our pay. That means relaxing enough so that our work
is high quality.
That being said, my basic premise is:
Ya can't keep up the concentration at a high level all day every day. I
thoroughly believe that people need breaks, and if the computer is at their
desk, they should be able to take the break there if they so choose. And
use the available resources. Wasting time? Stealing from the employer?
These are bad things. Should not happen. People with self respect don't do
them.
A company that controls their employees to the extent mentioned below will
end up with the lower level of the employment pool. Because people who have
personal initiative and integrity work anyway. They won't put up with that
type of enforcement. It is an insult that should not be born.
By the way. Government pay levels generally stink. And there are plenty of
govt. employees who work their butts. off. So cut them some slack.
And I DEFINITLY don't have nor want a government job.
At 09:53 AM 6/19/00 -0400, you wrote:
>A company I used to work for had a mandate that no "unauthorized" software or
>games were to even be on a company computer. So if they decided to suddenly
>"inspect" your computer on a whim and found unauthorized software, you were
>fired on the spot. I don't see anything wrong with that philosophy since an
>employee would not need any software not provided by the company in order to
>do their job.
>
>Needless to say, no one spent any time playing games, chatting or sending
>emails.
>
>Janice in NC
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JAlexan491@AOL.COM on mon 19 jun 00
A company I used to work for had a mandate that no "unauthorized" software or
games were to even be on a company computer. So if they decided to suddenly
"inspect" your computer on a whim and found unauthorized software, you were
fired on the spot. I don't see anything wrong with that philosophy since an
employee would not need any software not provided by the company in order to
do their job.
Needless to say, no one spent any time playing games, chatting or sending
emails.
Janice in NC
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