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Well at least your firewall does not block X5 world like mine does!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by dsheli

Well at least your firewall does not block X5 world like mine does!!!!!!!!

Yikes :wow: :wow: !!

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Originally Posted by vinuneuro

Is there any way to bypass the firewall? I am at work at urgently need to check my email.

Sure, but it can also get you fired. They are set that way for a reason. The company pays for Internet access and they pay you when you're at work. If you pull porn up and someone us offended, the company is responsible. They can fire you, but they are still responsible.

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Originally Posted by gresch

being the keeper of the "company firewall" at my company, the reason so much is blocked is that users could give 2 s***s about what sites they go to and if they infect their company owned PC. Which, once it gets infected because of said web surfing, the user bitches and moans that the machine is slow and at how long it's taking to clean it up.

and THAT gentlemen, is why we bad ol' IT guys block so much with a firewall.

carry on :)

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And not only do we block certain web sites, but we monitor the rest so that we can report on your surfing and email habits to your boss, should he ask. WiFi won't help you. All very transparent, since the company will likely have had you sign a conditions of use form when they gave you the PC, and you will have acknowledged your agreement to the corporate policies. At my company, violation of PC use policies qualifies as gross misconduct.

Welcome to IT in a business world regulated by SOX Section 404, Bill 198, etc.

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Originally Posted by JCL

No offense but you have one horrible employer. No joke! My brother works for a company where the CEO takes the whole company to vail every year with ALL expenses paid. The on fridays starting at 4 someone goes out a buys beer and they can all enjoy it in there cubical/office.

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Originally Posted by dsheli

No offense but you have one horrible employer. No joke! My brother works for a company where the CEO takes the whole company to vail every year with ALL expenses paid. The on fridays starting at 4 someone goes out a buys bear and they can all enjoy it in there cubical/office.

What JCL described is how my company operates too, how most large corporations work.

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Originally Posted by dsheli

The on fridays starting at 4 someone goes out a buys bearand they can all enjoy it in there cubical/office.

I wish I could do that at the hospital! :beerchug:

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Originally Posted by statdoc

I wish I could do that at the hospital! :beerchug:

Yea, you could drink up with the patients :) .

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Originally Posted by JCL

:iagree:

And not only do we block certain web sites, but we monitor the rest so that we can report on your surfing and email habits to your boss, should he ask. WiFi won't help you. All very transparent, since the company will likely have had you sign a conditions of use form when they gave you the PC, and you will have acknowledged your agreement to the corporate policies. At my company, violation of PC use policies qualifies as gross misconduct.

Welcome to IT in a business world regulated by SOX Section 404, Bill 198, etc.

And at my place some people have lost their job because of that.

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

And at my place some people have lost their job because of that.

What ended up being gross misconduct? It's a rather broad term.