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This addiction thing is rather amazing. Even more amazing is that people consciously blow away their careers after being told that the employer monitors use and that there is an internet use policy in effect.

I read an appeal from a Wisconsin State Employment Relations Commission review of a disciplinary ruling by the Personnel Commission that dismissed a veteran state employee. The appeal was from a refusal to pay attorney's fees (for the dismissed employee) and the appeal failed. But in the course of getting to that decision the court reviewed the findings of the employee's misconduct - and the volume of sites visited and the duration of the viewing meant that about 50% of the daily working hours this fellow was being paid for were spent looking at porn. From the decision:

7. The Cyfin software tabulated Appellant’s internet use for a one-month period (March of 2002) by listing each visit separately. The listing showed the site visited and the time of the visit, to the second. The printed version of the report on Appellant’s use took up 444 pages and reflected more than 28,000 internet visits, including 8,000 to sites that were placed into the pornography category by the software. The report also showed 131,000 multi-media hits, including pop-ups, banners and advertisements, out of a total of 172,000 hits by Appellant’s computer during March.
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During the April 12th meeting, Appellant admitted to the activity. Respondent had no reason to doubt the accuracy of the computer-generated printout showing the Appellant had visited the internet nearly 30,000 times during a one-month period, including approximately 8,000 visits to pornographic sites.

For those who like to play along at home - this is from:

JOHN KRANIAK, Appellant, vs. Secretary, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Respondent. Case 2 No. 62882 PA(adv)-14 Decision No. 30860