At your workplace, are you able to listen to music or browse the web?

I'm not able to. I work at a call center and I'm not able to browse the web. Since I work on the phones and it's often quite busy (earlier this week we were over 60 calls in queue one day), I am unable to bring in metal CDs to work.

Although, sometimes when it's really slow, I might browse the web on my cell phone in between calls.

I can but there are filters on what websites I can browse. Youtube, MySpace and other social networking sites are blocked. So are all game sites, certain horror sites and all file sharing sites. And music is OK as long as you use headphones.

tohostudios wrote:

I can but there are filters on what websites I can browse. Youtube, MySpace and other social networking sites are blocked. So are all game sites, certain horror sites and all file sharing sites. And music is OK as long as you use headphones.

pretty much the same setup for me. Ill surf on my lunch (if i get one) but most of the time I rock to work. My days are really really busy so the most of the time i dont have spare time to surf.

i can do whatever i want, time permitting.

exact33 wrote:

My days are really really busy so the most of the time i dont have spare time to surf.

That's what it's been like for me lately as well.

I'm in a service industry which keeps me on the road a lot of the time, about 1000 miles a week behind the wheel.

Luckily, my work truck has both a CD player and an mp3 player jack so I listen to all the music I want.

Oh yeah ! I have no problems whatsoever.

I work from home. I'm currently online and watching TV. Haha. But I work my ass off, too.

Companies need to allow their people more freedom when it comes to Internet, music, etc. There's this idea that productivity is better when that stuff is blocked, which I completely disagree with. When you allow these things, it boost moral. When moral goes up, productivity goes up.

There are, of course, slackers galore out there, so you have to monitor work output. If you see someone has been doing nothing by streaming TV shows on Hulu all day, then you reprimand him. If work output remains low and the other stuff remains high, then you smurf poo-can him. Simple.

But most business owners who employ smart, fair managers should have no issues. If my boss treats me with kindness and respect, then I'll bust my ass for him or her.

Eyesore wrote:

I work from home. I'm currently online and watching TV. Haha. But I work my ass off, too.

Companies need to allow their people more freedom when it comes to Internet, music, etc. There's this idea that productivity is better when that stuff is blocked, which I completely disagree with. When you allow these things, it boost moral. When moral goes up, productivity goes up.

There are, of course, slackers galore out there, so you have to monitor work output. If you see someone has been doing nothing by streaming TV shows on Hulu all day, then you reprimand him. If work output remains low and the other stuff remains high, then you smurf poo-can him. Simple.

But most business owners who employ smart, fair managers should have no issues. If my boss treats me with kindness and respect, then I'll bust my ass for him or her.

I agree. I am far more likely to go out of my way for someone who i think treats me with respect than i am someone who rules by force. There will be those who goof off but get rid of them, unless you cant because they are contractually organized.

I share my office with two other people who thankfully don't care that I listen to music all day, every day.


My supervisor is in an entirely different building 20 miles away so I can pretty much do whatever I want internet-wise as well.

Fat Freddy wrote:

My supervisor is in an entirely different building 20 miles away so I can pretty much do whatever I want internet-wise as well.

this explains the Kiss cats... lack of proper supervision.

mc666 wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

My supervisor is in an entirely different building 20 miles away so I can pretty much do whatever I want internet-wise as well.

this explains the Kiss cats... lack of proper supervision.

tohostudios wrote:

I can but there are filters on what websites I can browse. Youtube, MySpace and other social networking sites are blocked. So are all game sites, certain horror sites and all file sharing sites. And music is OK as long as you use headphones.

Same here, with the exception of headphones, I am usually on the phone so that is out for me.

mc666 wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

My supervisor is in an entirely different building 20 miles away so I can pretty much do whatever I want internet-wise as well.

this explains the Kiss cats... lack of proper supervision.

no. thats just the results. the explanation is a lot more complicated....


and frightening

I work in the corporate world - neither is permitted during work hours. Facebook, youtube, listening to music - big no no.

The work hours are 9 - 5; we are there to work and serve the interests of our very important clients who move the world's economy. Hence any distraction from this activity results in poor time use and management and loss of money to the firm.

My workplace covers 100 of 1000's of square miles. If I forget the Ipod, life sucks

In the middle of nowhere, if you can get radio reception. It's country music or sometin worse.

I'm a host at the UAH Baptist Student Center, so I live at my job. Obviously yes

I listen to a lot of metal. I have my own office that very few people enter. Heh heh

Background music is always on at the restaurant I work at. Sadly it is set to the "hits" of today.

Web browsing is a no-no as well when doing office work. Only exception is Facebook, but supposedly it should only be used to promote the restaurant as a few of us are admins.

no web browsing but I can listen to MP3 players on headphones for most of my 8 hour shift. I used to go most of the whole 8 hours but the last 2 years or so I've lessened it to about 4 to 5 hours. Unfortunately they play muzak programming over the store speakers, basically hits from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 2000's The 90's and 2000's I hate and the 70's and 80's are stuff I like but way overplayed to the point where I never want to listen to Boston or Styx or Foreigner ever again, even though I like 'em.

Yeah but, I have to be sneaky.

I work with cars, so I'm not in front of a computer in my regular working hours. Nor do I have the urge to use one at work either.

Headphones are sort of mandatory equipment, due to health risks with all the loud noises that comes with the job. At first I only had radio in the speakers, but the newer headphones are made so you can use mp3-players or iPod's connected via a jack-plug. So now I bring my own music!

I'm lucky and blessed with my work. If my chores and training are done, and we're not responding to calls, we can do what we want. I do the vast majority of my on-line stuff at work, and a good deal of my metal listening.

kmorg wrote:

I work with cars, so I'm not in front of a computer in my regular working hours. Nor do I have the urge to use one at work either.

Headphones are sort of mandatory equipment, due to health risks with all the loud noises that comes with the job. At first I only had radio in the speakers, but the newer headphones are made so you can use mp3-players or iPod's connected via a jack-plug. So now I bring my own music!

technology is wonderful sometimes!!

Sometimes I wear my headphones and listen to my ipod when im in the office, but I always bring my ipod and a set of speakers when I go out and deliver.