Do IT Pros Abuse Their Power? 460
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Soulskill
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An anonymous reader writes "I have noticed that many airports and hospitals I've visited have some kind of internet usage policy in place. Some use software similar to Websense, which effectively blocks sites based on blacklisting them by category. A commonly used blacklist prevents users from accessing 'forums or discussion boards,' yet I find that often these networks allow users to access sites like Fark, Slashdot, Digg and other message boards that appeal to the technical culture one might find in the IT world. In your experience, do IT administrators abuse their supervisory powers? Has there ever been a backlash from users or management for doing so?"
New around here? (Score:5, Funny)
Digg? (Score:4, Funny)
IT Pros - Never! (Score:5, Funny)
IT professionals would never abuse the position of responsibility with which they are entrusted. They would never use their positions to retaliate against the unthinking, uncaring, ungrateful wretches that make their lives a living, seething hell each and every day those worthless pieces of crap continue to suck air.
Re:IT Pros don't make policy. (Score:3, Funny)
If someone does his job properly, but uses 10 minutes a day for masturbating to gay furry porn, he's still more productive than someone who takes a 10 minute smoke break every 20 minutes
I guess that depends on *where* he masturbated to gay furry porn. If it was in the smoking room, then it's understandable that the smoker needs 10 minutes ... jizz covered Marlboros are a bitch to light.
Re:Since when.. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Of course (Score:5, Funny)
We do NOT abuse our supervisory powers ... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Since when.. (Score:5, Funny)
The McAfee infection is annoying. Popping up all the time, asking for money....
Re:Power Corrupts... (Score:3, Funny)
We brought it the the IT Director and were told we do nothing about it. So we then told him we'd no longer view the proxy logs.
A little while later we also installed DansGuardian. That is a content filter. But the decision was made to exempt all administration and IT. It caused a few issues but nothing we couldn't handle.
Re:New around here? (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, you mean something like blurring or mirroring images on websites [ex-parrot.com] viewed over an open WiFi access point?
Re:thats business (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New around here? (Score:3, Funny)
I believe your referring to Mrs. Roberts. The ultimate work-from-home admin?
http://xkcd.com/341/ [xkcd.com]
Yes. (Score:3, Funny)
Yes.
Next question.
(Please don't ask "Do cops speed?" "Do restaurant workers get free food?" "Do Real Estate Agents get cheaper houses?" etc...)
Re:New around here? (Score:1, Funny)
If you had to google that, please turn off your computer and go back to changing oil.
I know I do. (Score:2, Funny)