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Captain Dispensable replied

1 May 2007, 12:35
Originally posted by TazMaN

But then you get paid peanuts!

But they can't complain when I turn up in a monkey suit and start putting my banana in the secretaries.
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ChimpMaster replied

1 May 2007, 12:24
Originally posted by Captain Dispensable

Avoid that by being a web developer. Internet access is pretty crucial to the role.

But then you get paid peanuts!
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Captain Dispensable replied

1 May 2007, 12:01
Avoid that by being a web developer. Internet access is pretty crucial to the role.
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BrilloPad replied

1 May 2007, 11:57
Isnt accessing this site work related? The technical section anyway...

I take same view of the register...
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rootsnall replied

1 May 2007, 11:56
I got the boot for it on one site. Second or third day on an obvious dog of a project and no logins to any systems but I had internet access so I obviousy used it. Some big boss saw me using hotmail and demanded I get the boot, I didn't bother arguing.
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ChimpMaster replied

1 May 2007, 11:47
Go for it! I'm the same... if a client forced no internet access then I would certainly be looking for my next client. Not taking the p1ss, just being honest in that I am capable of managing my workload myself, and fitting in leisure time as I see fit, with the aim of completing all project tasks as required or better.

If it wasn't for the net access, I'd be bored out of my skull here.

The client has a similar policy to yours, but they only send out reminder emails every 6 months or so to all staff/contractors. I doubt they actively monitor.

Even if they did complain about my net access, they couldn't complain about my work quality or efficiency. And that's what counts.
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XTC started a topic Internet Access

1 May 2007, 11:38
Internet Access

Who has a strict internet policy at work? When I first started on my contract I was told no internet access unless it was work related. Any personal internet usgae had to be before/after work or during your lunch hour. I was chastised during my first week for accessing the net, but I'm on a project and there is plenty of down-time and I refuse to try and 'make myself look busy'. Team leader complained to agency who phoned me and I told him when I have no work to do I'll access the internet, I'm not going to sit there and stare at the wall. Basically I said to the agency (in diplomatic terms) I'm going to carry on doing what I'm doing and if they want to fire me they can. It's good money, but there are some serious spanners there. I meet all my deadlines and am far more efficent that my permies colleagues so TL will have a hard job trying to get me fired. But I know he's working on it, sneaky little rat!
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