In the history of employee relations, the dumbest colleagues are the ones who assume they are not being watched.
I don’t know how many times I have to say this:
- DON’T DO IT.
- DON’T DO IT AT WORK.
- JUST DON’T.
- STOP.
I almost feel sorry for disciplining & firing people who operate out of a hermeneutic of stupidity. It’s not that these employees are horrible or evil human beings; they are just clueless and assume the no-harm-no-foul rule.
“What’s it matter to you if I look at porn & spend my days on E*Trade? It’s not hurting anyone.”
No matter how many times you ask your employees to sign a form & testify to their awareness of the company’s technology policies, they will claim ignorance and assume that no one is looking. It’s a never-ending battle against idiocracy; I fear that Human Resources is losing.
Believe me now and hear me later: there will come a time when the default assumption is that all Americans suffer from slight & subtle mental impairments. Good luck working in Human Resources because your entire workforce will be covered under the ADA.
But HR blogs are totally work related… right?
I’m certain that we are being watched, but I’m also certain that unless they want to get rid of you for some other reason no one actually gives a hoot. Unless they see me typing this… oh crap.
HR Blogs are absolutely relevant. Aren’t you learning so much from this blog? Aren’t you a better HR professional because you visit this site?