Ok, this is a TRUE HOT DEAL for those reading/ surfing/posting on company time...in the wake of NeoV's recent termination from OfficeMax, I think its wise to put up info on how to surf and post safely and smartly to minimize the risk of getting fired...the BEST way, of course, is ABSTENANCE, but we all know there are those who will post anyway...
Of course I can make no guarantees, but here are some practical suggestions (feel free to add to the suggestions!):
1. If posting on company time, you may want to visit non-work websites such as this forum through SafeWeb (www.safeweb.com)...this way the company you work for will not easily see the various sites you've visited without performing more than a visual search...this means DONT ADD NON-WORK RELATED WEBSITES TO YOUR "FAVORITES" or "BOOKMARKS" folder!!! Thats a huge mistake many people make! You will not appear to be an efficient employee if all your internet bookmarks are for personal rather than business reasons...
2. DO NOT place your company email address in your profile- here or elsewhere. That means, DONT use your company email address when registering to shop online, use as your eb@y address, etc. Pick one of the many FREE email services (i prefer Yahoo Mail, they give 6MB) and use it for non-business activity...remember your employer likely has a database of all incoming and outgoing messages sent and received from a corporate network..
3. Its best NEVER to send/receive non-business related email at your company email address...the jokes, notes etc. passed on by friends are common, but these ARE non-business related activity. if your employer doesnt view kindly personal calls, dont expect them to allow personal emails....
4. If you are posting insider information that is not available to the public, take extra precautions. This pertains when posting Hot Deals at a company which you work for. To ensure anonymity, you may want to have a "friend" post the info for you...
5. Remember there are people reading these posts who also work at your company (esp. if its a large one)...and theres all types of people out there: stupid people, ignorant people, and the worst of all, "HATERS", who love to see someone else suffer at any expense. NeoV said it was some Hateful creature who PRINTED the Anandtech post, PRINTED his profile and email address, and took it down to officemax specifically with the intent of getting him "busted". Sad but true. Dont let it happen to you.
Of course I can make no guarantees, but here are some practical suggestions (feel free to add to the suggestions!):
1. If posting on company time, you may want to visit non-work websites such as this forum through SafeWeb (www.safeweb.com)...this way the company you work for will not easily see the various sites you've visited without performing more than a visual search...this means DONT ADD NON-WORK RELATED WEBSITES TO YOUR "FAVORITES" or "BOOKMARKS" folder!!! Thats a huge mistake many people make! You will not appear to be an efficient employee if all your internet bookmarks are for personal rather than business reasons...
2. DO NOT place your company email address in your profile- here or elsewhere. That means, DONT use your company email address when registering to shop online, use as your eb@y address, etc. Pick one of the many FREE email services (i prefer Yahoo Mail, they give 6MB) and use it for non-business activity...remember your employer likely has a database of all incoming and outgoing messages sent and received from a corporate network..
3. Its best NEVER to send/receive non-business related email at your company email address...the jokes, notes etc. passed on by friends are common, but these ARE non-business related activity. if your employer doesnt view kindly personal calls, dont expect them to allow personal emails....
4. If you are posting insider information that is not available to the public, take extra precautions. This pertains when posting Hot Deals at a company which you work for. To ensure anonymity, you may want to have a "friend" post the info for you...
5. Remember there are people reading these posts who also work at your company (esp. if its a large one)...and theres all types of people out there: stupid people, ignorant people, and the worst of all, "HATERS", who love to see someone else suffer at any expense. NeoV said it was some Hateful creature who PRINTED the Anandtech post, PRINTED his profile and email address, and took it down to officemax specifically with the intent of getting him "busted". Sad but true. Dont let it happen to you.