How much work do YOU not do, due to the Dis?

[tevagirl]

They block the Dis? Wow! That's wrong...

I know! And it's a freakin' hospital! Aren't they suppose to care about your health and well being and all that crap?

 

[CathrynRose]

Now, I can understand monitoring computer use and curtailing internet access for misusers. .

MISUSER?? What did you call me?!?!? <<<shake fist>>> It's ON!!

To get an IP, there's a lot of websites that will give you this info - search: looking up website IP or something like that.

I cant give you the one we use, cuz it's for the top-secret-tech-people (like myself)

 

[Amapola]

That's one of the stupidest policies I've heard in a long time! What if you needed, for work, to look up a phone number on the yellow pages on the internet? Or, how about if you needed to book a hotel for a business trip?

Now, I can understand monitoring computer use and curtailing internet access for misusers. But, there's a lot of valuable information on the net that you could be using for legitimate reasons.

I know! Ridiculous. I have to submit a list of .com addresses that I have a legitimate reason to visit. Fine, I can do that for some sites that I visit regularly. But I do a lot of research FOR WORK (aside from vacation research, which I do at lunchtime & at home LOL). Am I supposed to Google something, the submit the 25,347,904 possible websites so they can decide? I can see them blocking hotmail, yahoo, ebay, banks, obvious entertainment/personal stuff like that, but everything? Ridiculous. Did I say that already?

Of course, this is a government agency, what can you expect from the morons who make decisions?

I'm not sure I'd give the IP address strategy a try, because I know they do monitor sites that are visited, and I'm sure that would raise a red flag and they might come confiscate my computer with me still grabbing on to the mouse.

They tried something similar a year or so ago and had to suspend it after a few days because nobody could get anything done.

 

[EthansMom]

They tried something similar a year or so ago and had to suspend it after a few days because nobody could get anything done.

Yeah, I don't think such a policy would last long.

 

[Dan Murphy]

 

[Stacerita]

What do you mean how much work do I not do because of the Dis? I dont Dis at work. Well, I guess thats true only if the boss is asking. But it would depend on the day on how much work I get done. Yesterday was a slow day so I spent a lot of time (close to half my day) on the Dis. Today I spent just a bit. I do find myself spending more and more time on the Dis than I plan to each day. I hear that line from the Godfather running through my head each time I check back on the boards "Just when I think I am out, they pull me back in." Yep, Im comparing the Dis to the mafia.

 

[nwdisgal]

We just got an email from the network admins at work that beginning on Friday, we will only be able to access .gov, .edu and .org domains!!!! I don't DIS during work hours, but what am I going to do at lunchtime?? I spend my lunch hour surfing along . What oh what am I supposed to do now? Maybe I should change jobs too

E-mail the mods and tell them to change this to an org or edu website.

 

[Amapola]

E-mail the mods and tell them to change this to an org or edu website.

That was pretty much my first thought too!

 

[Free4Life11]

I will admit...that last Saturday I spend all day DIS'ing. Saturdays are SOOOO slow and I am on the only one working that day!

 

[HaleyB]

I work out of doors so no DIS from work for me, but then I work about 5-10 hours a week.

You should see my house. I have been DIS addicted for weeks. I really think if I booked our next trip I might be able to stop, or, um, slow down a bit.


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