Blade Watch

http://australia.tmcnet.com/news/2009/10/21/4436605.htm

Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (21 October 2009)—Employees plan to spend nearly two full working days (14.4 hours) on average shopping online from a work computer this holiday season, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ISACA, a nonprofit association of 86,000 information technology (IT) professionals. One in 10 plans to spend at least 30 hours shopping online at work. Convenience (34%) and boredom (23%) are the biggest motivators, according to those polled.

Despite an economy expected to show flat or declining holiday retail sales, the second annual “Shopping on the Job: Online Holiday Shopping and Workplace Internet Safety” survey found that fully half of those surveyed plan to shop online for the holidays using a work computer. Less surprising is a growing uncertainty—the number of employees who are unsure about whether they will spend more or less time shopping online compared to a year ago has doubled.

I got this emailed to me and it was highlighting employees spending time browsing the web and the possibility of them carrying out ‘high risk’ activity, it’s one of those reports that can so easily be taken out of context, the figures are relevant as are the concepts, but we should be working more on a basis of fairness and ‘benefit of the doubt’ so to speak. If you’re spending all day browsing the web, you’re not doing work or meeting SLA’s then we need to address the reason for this, at the same time though, if you’ve done your work, your on helpdesk and the calls are all closed/handled fill your boots. It’s an interesting read, do check it out.

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