Branson Thorne Posted February 10, 2015 Share #101 Posted February 10, 2015 Bored at work myself, while on forums discussing Miqo'te breeding / mating rituals.......again lol Link to comment
Gegenji Posted February 10, 2015 Share #102 Posted February 10, 2015 I remember when Cookie Clicker came out and everyone was playing that. It was fun to see how quickly it got blocked. People will -always- try to find ways to waste time at work. I never understood this futile war by management to block all distractions. PRODUCTIVITY! You're here to work, not to play! Meanwhile people continue to troll the Facebook, news websites, forums, what-have-you. It's as if people don't like the idea of doing menial, mindless work for eight hours a day. Unless it's in an MMO. :lol: Link to comment
Enla Posted February 10, 2015 Share #103 Posted February 10, 2015 I remember when Cookie Clicker came out and everyone was playing that. It was fun to see how quickly it got blocked. People will -always- try to find ways to waste time at work. I never understood this futile war by management to block all distractions. Honestly I can sort of see why they'd attempt it. Frankly though so long as the people are doing their work on time, even if they have to rush it, don't much see any harm in little distractions to keep them from going stir crazy. Unless they rushing causes the work to be done poorly, in which case they're SOL. Link to comment
Kage Posted February 10, 2015 Share #104 Posted February 10, 2015 You mean no one else is still riding the nostalgia train on here? https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games Link to comment
Enla Posted February 10, 2015 Share #105 Posted February 10, 2015 You mean no one else is still riding the nostalgia train on here? https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games I forgot about that! *whistles innocently while rubbing hands together in glee* Many thanks! Link to comment
LiveVoltage Posted February 10, 2015 Share #106 Posted February 10, 2015 This may seem like a shock to all of you but most company have a website filter for productivity issues among the workers. Basically, it wont block the sites but it will make a record of sites that are visited often and filter them into different categories based on productive and unproductive websites. They do this so just in case their workers are late on something, they have a reason to fire them for not being productive on company time. These list's also record what workstations and IP addresses of those workstations are that connect to these websites so technically, we are all being monitored when we post here on company PC's. Link to comment
Stormwind Posted February 10, 2015 Share #107 Posted February 10, 2015 You mean no one else is still riding the nostalgia train on here? https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games Productivity? What's that? Can't say I've heard of such a thing. Link to comment
Aoi Fukiku Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share #108 Posted February 10, 2015 Another day another dollar. . . And sushi for lunch! Link to comment
Telluride Posted February 10, 2015 Share #109 Posted February 10, 2015 It's a light work day here... ...which is good, because I have my feathered cap on, composing songs for Telegrams, my journals, and the upcoming Menphina event. I think I've worked ten times as much today on RP-related stuff than work stuff... SH! Link to comment
Gegenji Posted February 10, 2015 Share #110 Posted February 10, 2015 I think I've worked ten times as much today on RP-related stuff than work stuff... SH! You can always tell when I'm at work around here when my posting rates go up. :lol: I also tend to write my RP posts here too, in a Notepad file. When I'm at home, I get too distracted by actually playing the game. :dodgy: Link to comment
FreelanceWizard Posted February 10, 2015 Share #111 Posted February 10, 2015 This may seem like a shock to all of you but most company have a website filter for productivity issues among the workers. Basically, it wont block the sites but it will make a record of sites that are visited often and filter them into different categories based on productive and unproductive websites. They do this so just in case their workers are late on something, they have a reason to fire them for not being productive on company time. These list's also record what workstations and IP addresses of those workstations are that connect to these websites so technically, we are all being monitored when we post here on company PC's. Yep. In fact, I've been asked by VPs to pull web usage logs for this very reason, in addition to sometimes doing it ourselves to present to VPs when employee actions are personally offensive. For instance, when one of our sites triggered our AV repeatedly for trying to watch fake, malware-laden "movies" on their computers, we pulled the filter logs to make a case for Appropriate Discipline. Of course, this was after we told them repeatedly to stop doing that... and the one thing that will anger the InfoSec Gods more than anything else is ignoring them. Realistically, though, there's so much garbage in those logs that unless you have a massive IT department or a very operationally mature one (with automated sensors watching those logs), no one is going to pull those if you make sure to Be Nice To IT -- including the devops folks with the glazed-over eyes and ever-present energy drinks in the server room and the R&D boffins who like to play handball with bouncy balls in the hall while "compiling." But hey, telling them you RP on Final Fantasy XIV might be a good way to get into their good graces! Remember: IT sees all. IT knows all. We control the vertical. We control the horizontal. And most of all, membership has its privileges. Oh, and for bonus points, get in really good with IT and they might even exempt you from the filter. No matter what they say to the contrary, they've made themselves exempt from it. It's all part of the Big Lie. Link to comment
Gegenji Posted February 10, 2015 Share #112 Posted February 10, 2015 Remember: IT sees all. IT knows all. We control the vertical. We control the horizontal. And most of all, membership has its privileges. Oh, and for bonus points, get in really good with IT and they might even exempt you from the filter. No matter what they say to the contrary, they've made themselves exempt from it. It's all part of the Big Lie. And getting into their good graces will always be nice if something goes wrong with your machine and you need help. :blush: Link to comment
SessionZero Posted February 10, 2015 Share #113 Posted February 10, 2015 And getting into their good graces will always be nice if something goes wrong with your machine and you need help. :blush: Someone tell that to the lawyers I do IT for. Your masters degree in biochemical engineering is super cool bro. Have you tried turning it off and on again? Link to comment
Stormwind Posted February 10, 2015 Share #114 Posted February 10, 2015 This may seem like a shock to all of you but most company have a website filter for productivity issues among the workers. Basically, it wont block the sites but it will make a record of sites that are visited often and filter them into different categories based on productive and unproductive websites. They do this so just in case their workers are late on something, they have a reason to fire them for not being productive on company time. These list's also record what workstations and IP addresses of those workstations are that connect to these websites so technically, we are all being monitored when we post here on company PC's. And most of all, membership has its privileges. This is so true. Now if only our head network engineer would stop spending all his time playing Diablo 3 and Eve Online. I'm still working on getting him to come over to FFXIV. Link to comment
Dogberry Posted February 10, 2015 Share #115 Posted February 10, 2015 This may seem like a shock to all of you but most company have a website filter for productivity issues among the workers. Basically, it wont block the sites but it will make a record of sites that are visited often and filter them into different categories based on productive and unproductive websites. They do this so just in case their workers are late on something, they have a reason to fire them for not being productive on company time. These list's also record what workstations and IP addresses of those workstations are that connect to these websites so technically, we are all being monitored when we post here on company PC's. And most of all, membership has its privileges. This is so true. Now if only our head network engineer would stop spending all his time playing Diablo 3 and Eve Online. I'm still working on getting him to come over to FFXIV. Don't forget Kerbal Space Program. Link to comment
LiveVoltage Posted February 11, 2015 Share #116 Posted February 11, 2015 My day at work will be complete if I can pull and push wire through the wall for a third day in a row. God, when I get actuall work instead of sitting in front of a computer screen trying to learn and understand software all day, I will suddenly go from hating this to actually being enthusiastic about real work. Link to comment
Aoi Fukiku Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share #117 Posted February 12, 2015 Hope everyone is enjoying their Thursday! One more day to go for us office workers! Link to comment
Gegenji Posted February 12, 2015 Share #118 Posted February 12, 2015 And then a three-day weekend! Which means a four day work week the following week! Two great tastes that go great together. The... next weekend should be interesting, though. The application I was helping to test goes live that weekend and I need to come in for it. I think I'll be recouped the time (since, as a contractor, I don't get overtime pay as far I know), which could mean a short Friday to end the month. I got that huge list of test cases I mentioned before done and presented it for any feedback. Sorta waiting on that for right now. Just left to wonder if he'll get back to me about any needed changes before the end of this week, the end of next week, or at all. Blagh. Link to comment
C'kayah Polaali Posted February 12, 2015 Share #119 Posted February 12, 2015 On the down side, I'm coming down sick. On the up side, I'm still in Manhattan! Link to comment
Aoi Fukiku Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share #120 Posted February 12, 2015 All depends on the contract I guess. A buddy of mine is under contract for some IT position and they hate allowing him overtime because he is paid double those hours. . .and there was a fire there a few months ago that got him A LOT of overtime. Link to comment
chaoticsleepy Posted February 12, 2015 Share #121 Posted February 12, 2015 No fair! I want a three day weekend! But apparently our office doesn't recognize President's Day as a day off. Boo, hiss. Still, woop! Almost Friday! Link to comment
Aoi Fukiku Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share #122 Posted February 12, 2015 On the down side, I'm coming down sick. On the up side, I'm still in Manhattan! Hope you feel better and drink plenty of liquid! Also, snowed in? Link to comment
Aoi Fukiku Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share #123 Posted February 12, 2015 No fair! I want a three day weekend! But apparently our office doesn't recognize President's Day as a day off. Boo, hiss. Still, woop! Almost Friday! That's okay. Doctor offices that are under hospital management don't either. Link to comment
chaoticsleepy Posted February 12, 2015 Share #124 Posted February 12, 2015 On the down side, I'm coming down sick. On the up side, I'm still in Manhattan! If your septic is in need of numbing, just give the word. I've still got a whole bottle of that disgusting terrible demon medicine Chloraseptic to share! Link to comment
Melodia Posted February 12, 2015 Share #125 Posted February 12, 2015 On the down side, I'm coming down sick. On the up side, I'm still in Manhattan! You are literally 90 minutes drive time from me! @_@ Link to comment
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