11 Feb 2001 backtick
» (Observer)
Okay, Sunday it is. Pulling second shift, but I *do* get a
lunch break, so I'm happily doing this and knowing it's on
my time and not company time. Sound silly worrying about
it? Not to me. I'm a sysadmin, and we by definition HAVE to
hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards. Wow,
dramatic, eh? But it's true; how else can I look at a user
and complain about his quota usage, if I'm stockpiling
gig's of MP3's on the fileserver? Same thing goes for not
ever working on personal stuff except during lunch break,
etc. Sure, I could make the case AGAINST myself that I'm
using company bandwidth just by looking at this page and
submitting this post, but I'm willing to assume that I'm
allowed to use THAT much company bandwidth for personal
uses; we DO have a company policy allowing a certain
percentage of personal calls and surfing :-) If anyone
actually READS this post, take a minute, and make sure
you're keeping your work up to the ethical standards it
needs to be at. If not, don't burn yourself at the stake,
but just remember it as you go, and work towards a goal.
Sure, I like to read BOFH as much as the next guy, but do
we really want to live in that environment? Remember, the
finance guy could start taking the same liberties in HIS
job!