A lot of things that are being done at the office are probably not in anything that resembles a proper job description. Not only do we have people spending huge chunks of their day surfing the net and playing World of Warcraft, but assistants and interns are often treated like the personal harems of frisky, oversexed managers. Not only does this violate all sorts of unwritten laws of professional conduct, but most reasonable labor departments probably have rules against some of the office shenanigans that have become commonplace.
Among the common abuses of a workplace internet policy that includes online shopping and looking up the sort of images that would be declared a crime against nature in some prudish corners of society, internet gambling has become a bigger issue.
Study after study has shown that people gaming at work is becoming a rather large problem. While anyone can understand somebody doing this: let's face it, playing a few hands of internet poker beats the hell out of peer reviewing a memo that someone would need a lobotomy to enjoy, but it's simply not worth losing your job over.
Employers are now watching every site that their workers visit. In some cases they are using software that allows them to track every keystroke someone types. In other words, you have no expectation of privacy at work. Be smart. Even if your favorite site is holding their World Series of Poker qualifying tournament in the middle of your workday, the best bet would be to either call in sick and play for your WSOP spot, or skip the tourney. Unless you can make your living playing poker, your job should come first.
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