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CubicleDweller - > Diary of a Corporate Slave -> I always feel like, somebody's watching me ...
I always feel like, somebody's watching me ...

Today I received a new computer and monitor in my cube.  This monitor is huge, it's wide screen and like 23".  A bit overkill and I've been trying to combat dizziness since it was installed.

Anyway, the tech gave me the spiel about how we are not, absolutely not allowed to install any programs, toolbars, etc that are unauthorized.  That means, if the techs don't put it on it's illegal.  Then I was told they put in new software that will scan your system every time you log in to make sure there isn't any unauthorized software. 

So today I was surfing the net and it kept wanting me to install Adobe something or other.  You know what, I took a walk on the wild side and clicked install after I wasn't able to view a picture on a page.  So UGH to the tech department, yeah, come all the way over here, charge our department $45 to take off something that's needed to view a regular internet page.  We'll see.

Oh, and I was also told that they are really going to crack down on our department because their was a TON of unauthorized programs on a lot of our units (many of us received new systems today).  So Yippee, there goes just that much more of my privacy, but what privacy, right?  I work in a freaking cube, where you can watch me, throw popcorn at me, and poke me.  Dance monkey dance!

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Topics: tech, COMPUTER, privacy, internet, cubicle, illegal, software
posted by CubicleDweller on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 01:24 PM
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posted by twinkie on Feb 27, 2007 at 01:34 PM

oh oh... you better checkity check yo' self before you wreck yo' self.

You wouldn't want to get fired for surfing the web. For embezzelment, maybe.. but for surfing? Not worth it!

posted by twinkie on Feb 27, 2007 at 01:35 PM
BTW... now I can't get Michael Jackson's song out of my head. so ummm yeah.. THANKS for that!
posted by ChristopherTaylor on Feb 28, 2007 at 11:45 AM
It is amazing what companies are doing to spy on their own employees!  It stinks that you are a victim of it all, but like Twinkie said; if you are going to go down, make it for something good like embezzlement! =)
posted by matt on Apr 24, 2007 at 05:29 PM
Are you talking about that song, by Rockwell? Lol..
posted by CubicleDweller on Apr 24, 2007 at 08:03 PM
Why yes, I am ;)
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