Co-worker may get demoted for browsing the internet via Bloomberg terminal

[Dari]

I wouldn't want to work for a company that didn't turn a blind eye to a little web surfing.
If they are so uptight that you can't check ESPN for 5 min., or your personal webmail, they would be total assholes on everything else too.

The policy is very strict but enforcement has been lax until these recent massive hacks...

 

[darkxshade]

At my previous job, I did discover the Bloomberg terminal allows me to bypass certain blocked innocuous sites. The browser didn't have a url bar though so the only way I knew how to get to my destination was using "FUWB" which had a link to google maps where I then navigate to google search so I could type in the search query that would land me on the site I'm trying to get to. 😛

I think I used it to visit some news sites that were blocked cause they were under the "gaming" category which I found ridiculous cause youtube wasn't blocked lol.

 

[artvscommerce]

heh.. I used to play text based real time multiplayer games on dumb terminals.
everyone thought I was working hard constantly typing a mile a minute.
if they only knew...

MUDs?

 

[brianmanahan]

I wouldn't want to work for a company that didn't turn a blind eye to a little web surfing.
If they are so uptight that you can't check ESPN for 5 min., or your personal webmail, they would be total a**holes on everything else too.

same here