We may not be around as much :(

[Ginger's Mom]

Call me old fashioned, I don't think down time or lunch time should be spent playing on the internet.

To each his own.

There is nothing wrong with you thinking that someone should not spend their lunch time reading Pet Talk on the internet, just as there is nothing wrong with my thinking that the ladies shouldn't be playing cards at lunch time. However, there is one big difference. I would never suggest to the ladies playing cards that they were not needed at work because that is what they have decided to do on their lunch break. You have made that suggestion in your first post. That is what is offensive. What anyone does on their lunch break, whether you approve or not, does not reflect on their work abilities or priorities.

[gini]

I am self employed. I have no employees. I got up from my desk chair one day and turned around and looked at the chair. Out loud I said, as I was pointing my finger at the chair, "you have got to stop spending so much time on Pet Talk and other sites and get some work done!"

I sat back down and said to myself "oh, rats, I got busted!"

As a result, I am not on Pet Talk as much because my boss is really a B____!.

[MoonandBean]

LOL!

OK...here's a post (from home) as Sunny graduated from puppy kindergarten tonight. I will post more pics under "dog general"

[slick]

My lunch break is an "unpaid" one. I don't feel the least bit of guilt logging on to PT while I'm eating lunch at my desk. However it's also important to note that it doesn't happen every day. 9 times out of 10 I work straight through lunch so again, I don't feel guilty for my occasional "surf" time....like now for instance.....a few minutes before I leave for the day.

I am in the IT department here and we don't monitor email nor do we monitor internet usage. In my opinion, if Managers are doing their job properly and monitoring their staff, then fooling around on the internet would not happen, or be kept to a bare minimum. That being said, I know of some senior staff who admit to checking out the stock market regularly....

Oh yes, and I try not to make/receive personal calls at work. If I do, it's always to/from my doctor or dentist to make appointments. Besides, I share an office with 2 other people so I really do have a privacy issue.

Gini.... I'm sure Rascal would have something to say about that!!!

[dukedogsmom]

I think employers are going to wise up soon and continue to ask employees to spend their time doing work - and not playing. Sorry if this offens you. If you have so much down time that you can play on the internet, then maybe your job isn't so necessary.

Having left a job where some folks spent many hours playing on their computers, it still rings true for me that more employers need to put controls on the employees.

What a waste of time and money.

I think that computer playing is for home -not for the office.

Did I ever look at PetTalk or post while working? Yes, but ever so seldom. I had work to do.

I can see where you're coming from but it was a little harsh. It depends on what kind of job you have. I have a very stressful job as a police dispatcher. We're in front of computers for about 11 hours. And when we're not busy, we're on the internet. For me, PT and some other sites are big stress busters. There are going to be people that abuse it no matter where you are. No need to punish everyone.