This is what passes for rebellion in my life. Sad, eh?

@hrwench God, all of my former employers are stuck in the *early* part of the century.

@perrik You can’t wear cropped pants? Damn those hospital regulations are tough.

Last job? Hoo-boy. I spent days (yes, pural) doing no work at all. Of course, that is mostly because I didn’t have anything TO do as I automated and outsourced everything…

i once was “spoken to” about checking personal email at work (something i did *not* do often, but i also volunteer for an organization that my old company was a large contributor to — i was checking my personal email for a project i was working on with that organization) — i had the same reaction you did, “yeah. okay. won’t do it anymore. have an iPhone anyway.” and walked away laughing that wicked and evil laugh of mine.

all the best!
deb

Some blogs are blocked but not others – for some reason, the filtering software thinks some blogs/domains are “Usenet Groups” or “Games,” and won’t allow access to them. It also blocks all TinyURL links as “hacks/proxy avoidance,” so I can’t access links that anyone posts on Twitter. There doesn’t seem to be much consistency about what’s blocked and what isn’t, so I can’t begin to figure it out.

I assume the blocking is partly motivated by productivity concerns, but really…if we want to waste time at work, we’ll find ways.