Screwing off on the web at work tips

Great Idea!

I took it a step further to the extreme; In the Hi-tech DOT-COM world of "yestermonth" I got dubbed "Internet Engineer"

My job has been to basicly make sure the backend of an ISP is up and running. In otherwords, I surf the web surf, fileshare and chat. Lately I've just started working from a "Virtual Office"... so now I stay home and surf

With my almost healed broken foot (cast comes off on Wed), I've moved my main computer to my bedside

 

omg spedding. you lucky sob. you have the coolest job

 

I got ****ing fired b/c of the web...more specifically e-mail...SUCKS!!!!!!!


EDIT(jt): just one letter there.

 

I find ninja stars a very effective way of keeping people from discovering my dark secrets.

 

I don't get internet at work. We have a 1983 Unix system that's hardwired to the main computer in Altoona. All we get are monitors, keyboards, and little cool laser guns. No TB for ME at work. And I could even make the argument that it's job related. I'm increasing my product knowledge!!

Rock on
Eric

 

i'm really digging my new job. i sit in front of a 2Ghz P4 and Mac G4 all day, and when i'm not answering calls i can just muck about and do whatever i want.


it's sweet.

 

help me cheat my company by slacking off on the internet!

can anybody tell me, how can i set my computer to have the phone ring and cut me off from the net when there's a call coming in? it has call waiting, can i disable that without knowing the code the job uses?

thanks

 

I miss this guy/gal.....


His last login date is prior to my join date...but I did lurk 'round here for a long time. Perhaps I should go back to being only a lurker...

 

talk about bringing up old threads!

 

old and futile.

 

I have a 21" monitor. 1280x1024 all the time. Usually, a webpage never needs to be fully maximized to read it, so I keep my Explorer window smaller than the screen. If the door to my hallway opens, I click my mouse on the design software behind it, and that program pops to the front. No problems.

 

i just go on the internet and if they have a problem with it i tell em to go suck a lemon.

 

ALT+CTRL+DEL could turn into yer best friend in those tight situations where you don't have the time or can't keep yer cool to do anything else.

This is what I tell all my not-so-tech-savvy friends who ask me what they can do: when put in a tight spot, hit ctrl alt del, open up task manager (do it beforehand and maximize the screen so it covers up whatever it is yer trying to hide) and click between the tabs and curse and flail around as seems appropriate. If yer good at BS, throw in some tech gobbledygook, and whoever "caught" you will not only think yer just having computer problems (damn microsoft...) but will also think yer somewhat tech savvy to boot.

But be warned. Occasionally this might come back to bite you in the ass, because the person who saw you doing this might come to you instead of the IT department next time they have computer troubles...

EDIT: Another simpler tool- The "show desktop" icon. Down in your taskbar next to the start button is a tiny little icon (it's different for each version of windows, but it will say "show desktop" whenever you hover the mouse over it). Click that and it will automatically minimize everything on your screen.

 

of course all of your problems could be solved by not bustin' one watchin' porn while at work.

 

Yeah, most people don't realize the IT department at their work knows damn good and well what they're looking at on a daily basis. As an IT tech myself, I recommend you stay off'n anything nasty and just stick to TB, 'cause we be watchin'...

 

i just constantly have my fingers on alt+tab when i'm browsing ...

i rarely get any problems as mostly i read news articles and forums so there's not a lot of pictures up.

i did get written up about 6 months ago cuz i was looking for a new animated gif forum avatar .. scrolling through one was of a neekid woman bouncing her butt around .. right when that was coming through the screen the owner's wife stopped by.

lol.

 

wow.... holy old threads....


These days I'm an "Operations Engineer" weekends and overnight shift. Company laptop and docking station hooked to an extra 22 flat screen. I leave the bottom left corner of the 2nd screen open for movies / videos. Plus we have a huge array of wall mounted TVs and computer screens. We found the full cable feed into the building and hooked it up that we can watch whatever the big game of the evening is