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July 21st, 2019, 09:46 PM #11
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One round while I was on light duty the customer service rep went on vacation so they gave me her desk, computer and job. Whilst tooling around on her computer I found a link named 'company jets' and clicked on it. I got a message telling me that I was not authorized to view that area. I expected to hear something but I didn't hear a peep about it, I know that their IT dept got notice of my attempts.
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July 21st, 2019, 09:55 PM #12
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July 21st, 2019, 10:19 PM #13
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Look at guns, look at porn, search for anything non work related on a work computer and you pretty much are at the mercy of the HR department.
Hope you get to keep your job, and accept the lesson. Their network, their rules.It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire
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July 21st, 2019, 10:41 PM #14
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Just remember what ol Jack Burton would say in this situation...
No seriously this sounds ok a mind game they’re playing with you. If they wanna fire you for this that’s it, but I imagine they wanna try to intimidate you and sniff for blood. Just explain yourself and if they find your actions to be grounds for termination move on. Just look em in the eye because you have nothing to be ashamed of. If they don’t want guns on company computers than now you know.
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July 21st, 2019, 10:44 PM #15Super Member
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Those annoying warnings used to bug me, so I had IT turn them off.
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July 21st, 2019, 10:56 PM #16
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Until my retirement a few months ago, I was employed by a major pediatric hospital in phila.
They had a "catchall" regulation against using the computers for anything that wasn't "hospital related".
I suppose that shopping for shoes, dresses, jewelry, travel sites, real estate, etc, etc, etc. (as the nurses and clerks would) IS hospital related.
While "banging" around online, I noticed that many conservative site were BANNED, but the nation on islam (lower case always intentional) wasn't.
One quick call to IT to complain about that site got them banned.
OF COURSE, anything related to firearms was verboten, except Pafoa.
I suppose we slipped in "under the wire".Our brethren are already in the Field, why stand we here Idle?
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July 21st, 2019, 11:03 PM #17Grand Member
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OP, there might be a bright spot for you. Two actually.
One, Trump kicked the economy into hyperdrive, so they might be hesitant to lose you. Maybe you get a warning.
Two, Trump kicked the economy into hyperdrive, so, even if you do get booted, there’s a dozen employers lined up waiting to hire a good employee.
I was up for a promotion recently, but a senior manager was foot-dragging just to watch me squirm. I put a resume together and posted it on LinkedIn and also on Indeed. Voila! Promotion happened ultra quick and at double the raise I was expecting.
Good luck! Learn from your mistakes!
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July 21st, 2019, 11:22 PM #18
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I might be the odd man out here, but I think the OP made his own bed so to speak and now he has t0 lie in it. With the recent shooting T the Williamsburg, VA office the fear factor of employers must have reached a new high. Breaking the Internet usage rule is grounds for some disciplinary action. When you add that the breach was looking at guns online it is understandable that an employer would be concerned and precautious. Hence the instruction not to arrive before called. I suspect the employer has considered ‘what-if’ scenarios in the interim.
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July 22nd, 2019, 12:01 AM #19Grand Member
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The lesson you should have learned is your internet use at work is being monitored. It's unknown whether a firearms related word flagged on the website's URL that brought this to their attention or they are watching everything their employees do online. I noticed the term "assault rifles " and the phrase " because of maniacs with AR15's killing people ". Because of that I have two questions:
How do you define assault rifle?
Are you implying that AR 15s should be banned?Last edited by eagleclaw; July 22nd, 2019 at 05:01 AM.
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July 22nd, 2019, 12:25 AM #20
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