net nanny
 

They're putting in a net nanny here today. i had to submit a list of sites i need for business. I put cellar dot org on it. they questioned it. i stood my ground. ......they questioned it again. i told them it was a friendship ender. they relented. so, i guess i wont be able to follow links, but i should be able to get on here.

A net nanny...in a car dealership?

Are you a branch of a much larger corporate entity, or is this more backlash over the recent shagging in the bathroom?

Is she hot?

Oh, wait, not that kind of nanny.... never mind........

It is God's will.:haha:

What exactly does this mean? That they can hassle you or possilby deny your access to the Cellar but your friendship with that person(s) would end?

*hit preview*

Maybe you meant that the Cellar ends friendships ( and somehow that is good for business there ).

I can just imagine the look on the IT guys face if I told him that.

IT Nazi: Yes, we have this new policy here and you see....I make my entire living keeping an eye on all the interaction with the employees and the net...so this is the new deal (slaps corporate form down on the desk ) Just sign it and STFU. Thank-you :)

Slang: Sure, would it be terribly unreasonable for me to take the 2 minutes that it might take to actually read that document that you are strong arming me into signing?

IT Nazi: Well if you would rather not sign the form, I'd certainly understand.....(picks up phone) Security? Can you activate the trap door under Mr. Slang's chair....just....about....NOW!

At one point I was seriously wondering if maybe IRS employees were retrained to work IT throughout corp USA.

Just another FPIMA with working for BIG companies.

Glad to hear that you stood your ground. Where are you planning to work next?

To Arm's, To Arm's

Don't blame the IT Nazis, err, staff. I know there are blatant exceptions, but most folks who work IT would prefer not to do stuff like this because it gets them involved in sticky areas they'd rather not deal with. Most often these things come from higher up, but of course IT gets to implement it.

Of course, this policy just as any other. In this case the IT staff gets to deal with the unpleasantries. Agreed.

The amount of systems, sub-systems, cameras, key loggers, and all the other security schemes that I'm not aware of get ridiculous.

All this is after a thorough background check, submitting a strand of DNA, stool sample, urine sample, hair sample and holding your favorite dog as a deposit for complete compliance.

Resistance is futile.

Most of all this crap is given to the IT staff to administer. The actual security staffs....that would be a different thread.

Check his user title.

Oops, nevermind, he changed it again.

He changed it...!

Goobah? Or was there something else there?

There was something else. I don't know what goobah is.

Goobah must mean that "we're no longer friends because of your insistance on controlling every aspect of all things that I do here regardless of the seemingly small potential liability or loss of productivity"

Or maybe something else, who knows?

friendship ender = deal breaker

Ok, so let me understand your situation. I'm probably not the only one having a hard time following this.

They allow you to access the Cellar, but without the links?

Or...they do not allow any access to the Cellar and you're taking that as a deal breaker for working there?

So is the Goobah a little closer to home, or is it Cherry Hill Goobah?

Or does goobah mean goodbye in your language?

I changed my used title form "Lexus?" because i was concerned that when i gave the coworker that needed it the list of the websites i need, she might go in and look at it. My email is also lumberjim, so it wouldn't be hard for her to see it.

I've been speaking with the people that are opening a Lexus dealership 15 minutes from my front door. I had a 2nd interview Wednesday. Met with the owners. I'm pretty sure the GM wants me, because he said so, but it's a matter of whether the owners want to pay me enough to leave the gig i have right now. i'm should know within the week. I've been vassilating because it would be a pay cut, and who knows how well I could do selling warranties on Lexii? The job i have now is a rare and rewarding one, but extremely demanding and high pressure. tough to leave the people too.

i wasn't even looking, but a guy that worked at Cherry Hill now works with the folks that are opening this new store......he called me, and introduced me to the GM.

Crazy, really, cuz i've seen this place being built, and thought, " wow, that would be a cool store to work in. It's huge, and gorgeous....but I'm sure they're bringing a finance guy with them." well. they're not.

i think I hope i get the offer.

You always want the offer.

do you mean me, specifically? or just in a general sense?

I'm half afraid that i will get the offer, half hoping. It's a motherfucker. It was easy for me to make the last move compared to this. I've gotten used to making what i'm making. this would still be good scratch, and better by a lot than Family Jeep was, AND the hours and pace would be more like it was at Family. The owners seemed EXTREMELY conservative.....maybe too much so. the showroom i visited to interview is way sedate. i wonder if I'd be bored silly or feel stifled. i was under the impression that i'd get some type of offer on the second interview, and was almost relieved when they said they had not yet discussed the details of the pay plan they could offer, and that they'd get in touch within the week.

They made it very plain that they were more interested in having perfect customer satisfaction than making an extra $100 or two per copy. It kind of makes me wonder if they'll go with a more timid and ...affordable candidate.....if there are any other candidates.......the guy that referred me hasn't mentioned any other interviews....so....

I just keep thinking of how cool it would be to sleep until 7:45 and get home before 9:30 on a regular. And the Finance manager of the current store was griping about gettng out at 7:30 on Saturday ( a rarity for her) I left at 9PM this past Sat, and got home at 10:30.....AND IT WAS SLOW.

I guess when I weigh it all out, the free time and location might be worth taking the chance on this place.

Did you check with the new job's net Nazis about accessing the Cellar while at work? :blush:

I hope you get the job LJ.

Good luck with the job! Make the decision that's best for you, not just the one that has the best money.

All that aside ... they're probably netnannying you at work because one of the salesmen talked about the porn he's been surfing on company time. Within earshot of a supervisor, saleschick, or secretary who does not like him.

Or he forgot to minimize a window and a customer saw it. Some assortment of the above is why we got 'nannied.

I'm sure I don't have to tell you this, LJ, but don't forget to calculate the actual cash value of the fuel and time you spend on your current long commute. Be sure and apply an appropriately high dollar per hour rate to the basically priceless additional time you will be able to spend with your beautiful family.

I guess as a finance guy you get no commission, right? I would still think that selling more expensive cars would be a better deal for you in general. But anyway, I hope you get a good offer!

And you get a Lexus even if you have to give up saying "cock":lol:

Whatever they/you do, I hope it works for you in the end.

actually, i work on pure commission at present. this place will have some salary, and some guarantee, but i think it will be commission based.

and, yes, bruce...i'd be driving a lexus. big shot, hey?

seems unreal to me. the more i think of it, the more i think they'll pass.

it would just be too good to be true.

as for saying cock.......we'll just see. i plan to indoctrinate them into the art of the spin, at minimum.

as LJ drives away in the first Lexus , the new owners hear "CCCCCCOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!


And look at each other in Wounderment at hireing such a Highly Motavated and Truely Motivated Indivigual !!!!!!



Luck to Ya DUDE !!!!!!

You're the best one to tell whether this change would be for the better. I hope you at least get the offer, then you can decide.

I will add this, though. The older my kids got (and the older I got), the more I appreciated my time with them, helping them with homework and being involved in their lives. I am fortunate that my current job allows me enough flexibility to be there for them.

Good luck.

update. for those who care, i passed on the offer from chester springs goobah. the payplan seemed like it would top out at my minimum, and the guy running the place left me underwhelmed. my current boss has a clue, and the place wins. guess the grass isn't always greener.

LJ good for you! I've been told that the grass may be greener, just not any better.
As Erma Bombeck said, the geass is always greener over the septic tank.

The company for which I work has a tracking system. They can track every keystroke, everything you print and company emails are monitored as well.
IMO, they should take over homeland security. We hear of idiots getting fired all the time for questionable emails...surfing porn.... you name it.

When you are outside (on your own time) you are American. When you are at work you are not.

In our company "Code of Conduct" there is even a statement about calling a woman "Girl" is an offensive remark and you can be fired for it. To bad for all the Ghetto biatch's. ;)

Also if one takes offense to anything....even though no offense was intended....it falls under "it is a matter of perception".

Keeping the latter in mind, I keep clear of a hormonal pill popping nut job who is paranoid about my existence.

Ahhhh, I love my job!

The place where I work also has that sort of site filtering mechanism in place. It is a pain in the behind. Not sure of ways to get around it.

Same here, and everyone that works there is well aware of it. BUT, they still fire an average of 4 people every month for misuse of the computers. :smack:

I hack into my works dsl line with my laptop,.... but I still keep my surfing to a minimum... If I use the companys puters, I don't surf at all. (they have minor net nanny type software)

@ LJ, if thats the best decision for you, so far... best of luck. Your work hours seem tooooo long, but maybe something can change, and you'll get more "home" time.

I could hook up an extension to my own dsl/home line at work , but i do not need the temptation there to post. I would end up working free overtime to make up for time online.

yea, I see what cha mean, Chey .... but mostly while Im on line at work, my newsleecher is downloading something from newzbin que.

Or I got it doing other stuff (number/stat research crunching projects)
(i guess I mean I got the little critter programmed to do a buch of stuff... and I don't sit at it)
I look at some sites, like here or newsgroup message stuff to kill time on breaks.

@Tiddybaby, sounds like that The Cellar or whatever newsgroup provider you use was not blocked by your company's siteblocker, so that's a good thing. :) Just be careful though!

yep, Rob, Abuse is no use.
(im sure there are exceptions to the rule, but I'll let the republicans dictate those platitudes)

If the Republicans wrote the exceptions to the rule, you can bet that you're going to need to pony up a bunch of cash in order to have it apply to you.