The Internet and The Office
So this morning we walked into the office to a nice e-mail from one of the managers warning us about using the internet for personal usage.
Apparently someone came in on a Saturday and downloaded more nearly 2 Gigs with of data. So now we all must suffer.
They also took the opportunity to warn us against using Facebook at work. I don’t know what is the problem with managers and Facebook as it is probably one of the least offensive things one can actually do at work.
Mind you, a few of us sit in staff meetings and chat to each other via mobile Facebook, which our technologically challenged management probably can’t even comprehend.
And somehow or other the same people who are on Facebook (other than me – because I declined) went out for drinks after work last Friday.
By being closed minded instead of embracing technology and finding more creative ways to limit personal internet usage, cliques are being formed.
One way or another people will find ways to socialise via technology.
Banning things just make people go underground. It certainly has never stopped anyone doing whatever they want to to.
4 Responses to “The Internet and The Office”
By Claudine on Nov 6, 2009 | Reply
Oh hot topic this one! Did you know that on average, a Facebook page costs you a good few megs of download, per page? Did I also mention that it takes up your bandwidth?
I can understand why your company higher ups are pissed at the person that downloaded so much information.
I know someone who manages IT for a rather large company where Facebook, Twitter and other personal networking sites has now been banned due to it costing the company too much to cater to peoples’ personal online surfing and their work stuff suffers.
By Abigail Abrahams on Nov 9, 2009 | Reply
I really do understand the bandwidth cost. I was just pissed off on Friday because of the way it was done.
Personally I use Facebook on my cellphone 99% of the time, because you don’t see all those stupid invites and hugs and stuff.
We don’t work for a company – our organisation is non profit, so things are supposedly more democratic here.
Had they spoken to us like adults the reaction might have been different.
By Claudine on Nov 9, 2009 | Reply
Ah. Yes. Not nice being treated like children1
But yes once costs go down (like Telkom are ever going to make that happen!) it would make great sense to use technology.
By Abigail Abrahams on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
We’re all joking about it now – everytime anyone goes online.