COMPANY PC securtiy - please help

Originally Posted by TEC

As it does me but there was a case through the courts a few years back about someone claiming unfair dismissal due to his private web & phone usage at work. Not 100% sure of the outcome but it did force us into putting policys in place, they virtually said "we don't mind you using the resource(s) but your usage is still being monitored so don't take the mickey" Since then afaik only one person has been sacked for taking the mickey but a few are under investigation, they just don't know it

Yet

In line with this, we've recently had 3 employees have some very heated conversations. Basically, they were using Yahoo Messenger in the office (which we're allowed to do for work puproses - but they were having personal conversations). Screenshots were also taken using VNC software by one of the 3, and sent around the entire office. Silly thing to do if you ask me.

All 3 of them have 'handed their notice in' rather than have things dragged through the courts due to sensitive information being displayed in the screen grabs (corporate information, not just the personal chat).

Originally Posted by Baph

In line with this, we've recently had 3 employees have some very heated conversations. Basically, they were using Yahoo Messenger in the office (which we're allowed to do for work puproses - but they were having personal conversations). Screenshots were also taken using VNC software by one of the 3, and sent around the entire office. Silly thing to do if you ask me.

All 3 of them have 'handed their notice in' rather than have things dragged through the courts due to sensitive information being displayed in the screen grabs (corporate information, not just the personal chat).

ooopssss...

ok maybe trying to bust open the system is not worth it...after all i do work for HMG...

Originally Posted by blueto

ooopssss...

ok maybe trying to bust open the system is not worth it...after all i do work for HMG...

My previous post taken into account, I'm posting from work now.

I was also working last Monday (bank holiday and so on 2.5x the pay), and I spend approx 6 hours playing Pool on Yahoo...

... against my boss amongst other people...

Originally Posted by Baph

My previous post taken into account, I'm posting from work now.

I was also working last Monday (bank holiday and so on 2.5x the pay), and I spend approx 6 hours playing Pool on Yahoo...

... against my boss amongst other people...

Now that my friend is a job i must have!!!!!!

Originally Posted by blueto

Now that my friend is a job i must have!!!!!!

I'll swap ya, I'm itching to get out of here lol.

Give me a busy, hectic buzzing environment with loads of stressed out people any day. Much better than perpetual boredom.

Originally Posted by Baph

I'll swap ya, I'm itching to get out of here lol.

Give me a busy, hectic buzzing environment with loads of stressed out people any day. Much better than perpetual boredom.

its not after 1 week working for some of the brain dead imbersiles the royal navy manage to employ these days!

[TEC]

Originally Posted by Baph

.... they were using Yahoo Messenger in the office....

We went one worse and enabled Lotus Notes messenger

Originally Posted by Baph

Give me a busy, hectic buzzing environment with loads of stressed out people any day. Much better than perpetual boredom.

Tis much better and I can still leave at 3:30pm

Originally Posted by blueto

Now that my friend is a job i must have!!!!!!

I once had a job that involved viewing a lot of Porn Happy days

Originally Posted by Wayluya

I once had a job that involved viewing a lot of Porn Happy days

I once had a job where I was getting paid considerable money (more than I do now) to test PC games all day long.

Not quite as good as watching porn, but I reckon that watching porn day in day out, it would get boring. The novelty would quickly wear off for me.

Originally Posted by Wayluya

I once had a job that involved viewing a lot of Porn Happy days

cooooolllllliiiiooooooo