>>>Well then, it's a good thing that I'm the IT manager now!>>>
Yeah, wish I were in charge of those decisions!
So, uhh, Mr. IT guy, how can I get around this thing, hehe.
Use other people's machines when they're away from their desks.
BTW, my immediate supervisor is ok with minor browsing, as long as work doesn't lag. But she is just as cubicle bound as the rest of us.
The only ones who have a problem with it are the big wigs who spend about a 1/3 of their week on the golf course or on corporate 'lunches'.
So they feel free to crack that whip. When I was a supervisor at my previous job, I realized that you can't consume someone for 8 straight hours when they are expected to be productive (creative/mental). They will burn out quick. It's one thing to do an assembly line job, but to expect people to use their brain ALL THE TIME, I don't know if anyone could handle it for long.