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No using computers at work3/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Pirating movies or software and getting caught.Ĭhances are you have a much faster Internet connection at work than you do at home. Your laptop could be left on your desk for days while IT is laying more people off, and some other employee could use it (or steal it) during the shuffle.īut there’s something you might be doing that’s even worse. So, who knows what will happen to your private and personal information. You’re NOT allowed to retrieve any information from your computer, for security reasons.Ĭompanies are supposed to have their IT staff delete all files from computers left behind. The next day when you go in, the company lays you off, along with others. You put a Post-it note on your desk reminding you to transfer your files to a flash drive. You keep all your files on your computer hard drive. One day you go into work, do a little banking during lunch, write in your personal journal, work on a spreadsheet tracking your investments drinking your morning coffee. This habit won’t get you in trouble at work. Keeping any confidential or personal stuff on your computer. If you’re employer got wind of that (or if your friend visited bad sites while using your computer), you could lose your job rather fast, no questions asked. But if you were to give your VPN access information to someone else (wife, girlfriend, roommate)-or let them use your computer while you’re logged in-they could find their way to sensitive company information. Thanks to work-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), employees can access their company’s secure network remotely from home. Letting someone else log in to your work network. Oh, and remember, getting fired makes you ineligible for unemployment. Porn is addicting, and someone in the habit of looking at it is going to try to sneak a peek at porn from the comfort of their cubicle sooner or later.ĭon’t. Believe it or not, a high percentage of porn viewing occurs at work.Ī handful of years ago a survey by Neilson said that about 30% of people went to an “adult-oriented” site of some kind from a work computer. You knew this would make the list, so let’s just get it out of the way. You’re thinking to yourself, “no one would be dumb enough to watch porn at work!” Think again. These are four big “No-No’s that can get you tossed from your job. Remember, you may control your network at home, but somebody at the office is monitoring the company network on behalf of your employer…and it’s very easy for an employer to see what you’re up to. You give most of your waking hours to work you should be able to go online for a little information, recreation, and fun when time allows.īecause there are a handful of activities you might do that can get in trouble, suspended or even let go.īecause while some companies don’t care what you do online with your computer or on the company-as long as you get your work done-other companies may let you go if you violate even just one of their network policies, or if they don’t like what you’re up to online. Of course, many companies today like providing laptops and even tablets to their employees so they can take their work home with them.Īfter a while, employees start mixing their work and home life/interests together, even in the office.Īnd why not, most people think. And these days, with everything being networked and accessible, most of that time is spent working on the company computer. The typical office worker spends an average of 45+ hours a week at work…or on work.
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