Should I stop posting from work?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Thanks for the input, everyone.

I guarantee you they don't have monitoring software. If they did, there would have been a lot more discipline going around. Plus, it would be more than me getting busted. I have one coworker who uses AIM at work, all the time, even if the place is busy. I have done that in the past but the guilt/worry gets to me so I've done it only a couple of times, and during those times I was completely alone at the desk, and helped one patron every 20 minutes.

Regarding manager attitudes. There are many levels of "boss" around here. The biggest boss (with the most strict attitude) is the one I mentioned above - uses the net as well. I'm also sure that if there was going to be a shakedown, it would filter down quickly that we should all stop, and we would.

Originally Posted by ubergeek

If you decide to continue using it for personal use after receiving the email, then it is for you to be accountable for any disciplinary action taken against you, including termination.

I'll take the responsibility if I'm busted. But I know for a fact that if I was "busted", it would definitely be a minor infraction. I'd be called aside and told not to do it. Then I'd apologize without excuse, and stop. The library is a tight knit group. We all know each other, and even the highest of the high are approachable people who understand what goes on at the front desk.

What I am going to do is limit the amount of time I'm on. I've been sloppy lately. And if there's any pressure at all on me, I'll bow to it.

[FEJ]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Thanks for the input, everyone.

I guarantee you they don't have monitoring software. If they did, there would have been a lot more discipline going around. Plus, it would be more than me getting busted. I have one coworker who uses AIM at work, all the time, even if the place is busy. I have done that in the past but the guilt/worry gets to me so I've done it only a couple of times, and during those times I was completely alone at the desk, and helped one patron every 20 minutes.

Don't be too sure of that. It might not be at your location. Are your computers stand-alone or do you log into a network?

They also may have sent the email as a friendly warning before they started the discipline. That happened at my work. They could have fired about 35 people for falsifying, but instead, they put out the warning letter, and gave people a chance to self-correct it. In the end only 5 people ended up getting canned for the reason stated in the letter.

The latest for us has been Cell Phone use while driving. If we are caught, we WILL get suspended and possibly fired. (It is in policy that they are not to be used while operating company vehicles) They had the big meeting and announcement about it this last Tuesday.

Keeping it to a minimum sounds like the best alternative. (If you do it on breaks, that is another good way, shows that you are consciencence of their time)