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POLL: Internet at work

Scouzer

Scouzer

Lifer
At my call centre job, we all have internet access. However, it is company policy that anyone surfing the internet at their computer, including on breaks, is terminated immediately. No questions asked.

If we bring a cell phone in the building and are caught--even on breaks--terminated immediately.

Call in sick more than once a month, terminated.

But back to the point, can you surf the internet at work?
 
Originally posted by: Scouzer
At my call centre job, we all have internet access. However, it is company policy that anyone surfing the internet at their computer, including on breaks, is terminated immediately. No questions asked.

If we bring a cell phone in the building and are caught--even on breaks--terminated immediately.

Call in sick more than once a month, terminated.

But back to the point, can you surf the internet at work?
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your workplace is ran by teh communist man
 
We are not allowed to use the internet for anything other than business purposes.
I work in a call center though and calls come quite often.
 
Didn't you get the memo? Taking more than 10 breaths a minute is considered wasting air, and if caught doing so, you will be terminated immediatly. You are allowed 1 bathroom break per week. If you take more than one, you are wasting company time and will be terminated immediatly.
What's that? Losing your hair? Well don't lose too much, if you go above a appropriate amount of hairloss in a 1 month period, you will be terminately immediatly.
 
its my opinion they fire people so often because it is cheaper to spend a week training new people than it is to give us raises and benefits after our 3 month probation

its a shame too because i like the job
 
i didnt have a problem surfing the net at my last call center job. right now, im on all the time surfing whatever comes to mind as long as its work safe.
 
Originally posted by: Phil
Are you about to be terminated immediately? If so, can we watch?

[Edit]
Call in sick more than once a month, terminated.
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That has to be illegal...
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A coworker's wife works at PayPal, and he says they have to inform them of sick days 48 hours in advance.
 
I sorta just started my new job.. and im allowed at breaks... but when i look around at others they are always surfing.. so i guess we'll see.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Phil
Are you about to be terminated immediately? If so, can we watch?

[Edit]
Call in sick more than once a month, terminated.
Click to expand...

That has to be illegal...
Click to expand...

A coworker's wife works at PayPal, and he says they have to inform them of sick days 48 hours in advance.
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:

"Hi, HR? Yeah, I'm not going to be in next Thursday. No, nothing like that. Yeah, I'm going to be ill. How do I know? Well, I just... know...." *click*
 
I also work at a call center and i can surf, watch movies, play flash games, and pretty much do whatever I want. We only do corprate contracts though with really high service level agreements, so there is a lot of time between calls since we can't have people waiting long on hold, ever.
 
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