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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 08:03 AM
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Just received in invitation via email to join the Riders Club with a list of benefits, one of which was a "panic button" to jump you to another website if the boss should come around.

I don't about any of the rest of you, but that pi**ses me off!

With this economy, I'm busting my hump working 6 days to keep my business going and keeping my 17 employees employed and not laying them off. What the hell gives anybody the right to be surfing the web when they're supposed to be working? Not only resulting in lost productivity but jeopardizing my business computer network by exposing it to potential viruses? DAMHIK

Anybody in my business that's surfing when they're supposed to be working damn well better have a fast "panic finger", because when (not if) I catch them, they'll have skid marks on their asses going out the door for the last time!

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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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If they have internet access they will stray... don't know the stats on it but I would think it would be mind boggling...

Lot worse places to surf for employees, there are safe gaurds that an owner can install to keep that from happening...

As the boss.. I hate when I get busted...
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by doxbike
Just received in invitation via email to join the Riders Club with a list of benefits, one of which was a "panic button" to jump you to another website if the boss should come around.

I don't about any of the rest of you, but that pi**ses me off!

With this economy, I'm busting my hump working 6 days to keep my business going and keeping my 17 employees employed and not laying them off. What the hell gives anybody the right to be surfing the web when they're supposed to be working? Not only resulting in lost productivity but jeopardizing my business computer network by exposing it to potential viruses? DAMHIK

Anybody in my business that's surfing when they're supposed to be working damn well better have a fast "panic finger", because when (not if) I catch them, they'll have skid marks on their asses going out the door for the last time!

Flame away
I agree. I have been on this forum long enough to see the same folks on here durring the day, everyday. But you never see them on here in the evening or on the weekends. Just Mon. thru Fri. 8 2 5......... I'd fire their asses too!!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:47 AM
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Pretty easy to stop it, get into your router and start blocking pages, just about every router has the ability to do so
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:29 AM
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so where is the panic button???
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by doxbike
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Anybody in my business that's surfing when they're supposed to be working damn well better have a fast "panic finger", because when (not if) I catch them, they'll have skid marks on their asses going out the door for the last time!

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What business would that be? Do your employees sit at a desk all day? Do they need Internet access?

As mentioned above, you can block or allow websites through the router. There is also software that you can use to see what everyone on your network is doing.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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I thought the panic button thing was a joke. I'm retired now so I can be on here at 2:00 pm without worry, but where I used to work there were serious rules about internet access and I know of one person fired because of it.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by doxbike
With this economy, I'm busting my hump working 6 days to keep my business going and keeping my 17 employees employed and not laying them off. What the hell gives anybody the right to be surfing the web when they're supposed to be working? Not only resulting in lost productivity but jeopardizing my business computer network by exposing it to potential viruses? DAMHIK
You should make it eighteen employees by hiring a network administrator. That would help both you and the economy.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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Honestly if that's the most you have to worry about in todays economy be happy.

Viruses, shouldn't you have software to take care of that already. Emails can harbor them.

Don't forget you should make sure the phones are only being used for business calls. No smoke breaks, only state mandated breaks. No solitaire on the computer either. No drinks at the work stations just in case they accidently spill it you don't want paperwork or you comps screwed up. The best thing too is installing a time clock. LMAO, just jerking your chain.

As someone mentioned being retired I can pop in and out 24 7 if I chose to do so.

Restrict their access just that simple.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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we actually have permission to surf the web. It says in our employee handbook that they know it happens it just needs to be kept at a minimum. And access to questionable sites are blocked.
 
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