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[brak666]

I've seen a lot of griping lately about stumbling on stuff in LJ that's not "work safe". And I'm forced to wonder (as I have many times before), why are these people reading LJ at work? Aren't they supposed to be, I don't know...working? Now maybe it's just my jealousy over not having computers at work (which would make my job so much easier), let alone the internet. But I really do not understand how people can bitch about stumbling across porn on LJ like it's the poster's fault that they're doing something they're not supposed to be doing at work.

And it's not like I'm the kind of guy who never goofs off at work. But I take responsibility for my actions when I get caught doing something I'm not supposed to.

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[lemniskate.livejournal.com]

well, there *are* people who use work computers on their own time, and aren't doing anything wrong. But having porn and other nc-17 rated things end up in a cache and history that they can't change can actually be dangerous for their job security. So it's not always something they're not supposed to be doing. Personally, I get less annoyed at requests for "safe for work" cuts than I do for the bitching about spoilers.

[brak666.livejournal.com]

The thing is, I know flist pretty well. With the kind of people I've got on it, I would never in a million years look at it at work even if it was during my break and I was allowed.

[lemniskate.livejournal.com]

no, neither would most people. That's where 'not safe for work' warnings come in. Because someone may post something funny or amusing, or something gets put up in a community, and so you get a warning instead of clicking on it when you're not doing anything wrong at work.