>>There is nothing inherantly wrong with using company network to view porn
>>sites. If I was hiring someone I wouldn't necessarily be put off by this, it
>>just depends on the amount of time wasted and whether anything else
>>unacceptable occurred (if someone feels the need to get undressed in any way
>>while viewing the site they should be sacked).
>>For example if a few of the lads spend half an hour quietly web surfing
>>after the Friday afternoon drinks then it's OK. Someone who spends an hour a
>>day doing so is obviously costing the company money. But there are more
>>people spending an hour a day doing IRC on company time than viewing porn.
>>
>>One thing that people should consider is that no-one in their right mind
>>would use their own account for such things...
>
>I disagree - when people start with us, and in fact when the Internet
>became available to all on a reasonably unrestricted basis, they are asked
>to sign an agreement with several caveats as to what they are NOT allowed
>to view. Technically, although we would never enforce it this unfairly,
>reading my email via a web browser is grounds for dismissal if the email is
>not work-related.
Are you saying that someone who is prepared to steal trade-secrets from your
company would not use someone else's email account because of a signed
agreement?
>As I said, we are fairly relaxed about it and, as you said, providing it
>doesn't waste too much time, tend to turn a blind eye. The exception is any
>kind of pornographic site - the agreement clearly states that viewing these
>sites is grounds for instant dismissal - if you think the condition is
>unfair (and, to be honest, some do), then don't sign the agreement and we
>will not give you access to the internet.
I don't view porn at work because it's unprofessional.
People in Australia and the UK get too up-tight and puritanical about these
things. I think that spending some time in Amsterdam would be good for them.
The attitude of "I really want to do this but I'd feel guilty if I did so
I'll try and stop everyone else from doing it to try and help convince myself
that it's bad" is very unproductive. There are a number of bad results of
this, one of which is that when such people arrive somewhere like Amsterdam
they sometimes go crazy and start excessively doing things that they were
previously prohibited (both by law and their own inhibitions) from doing.
Russell Coker
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