Believe it or not, many of us do have time to surf at work. We are able to get our work done and have time to spare. With me its a matter of lack of work and when I do have a lot to do, they are usually tasks I can complete in short amounts of time. We do not have a strict internet policy - many of us surf the net for industry related items when things are slow. Since the bosses are not real forth coming about what other companies in our industry are doing (unless it directly affects us), I like to read industry articles to see who is doing what and who is who. I also use it for online ordering, transmitting forms, etc.
My concern is that this week I have been so tired and my normal routine (personal and work) has been so disrupted that I am having trouble concentrating on the items that I normally breeze right through(see AAA/DD......
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CG - I like your idea about Outlook. That would be the ideal solution for me. I don't want to have to explain why I have a timer going off every couple of hours.
Bethlize - I am basically our IT person. I handle software installations, troubleshooting, etc. and if I can't handle it, call in the outside rep. I don't want to buy or install any kind of blocking software for the simple fact that it would probably block everyone, not just me (we have a dedicated satellite connection so their really is no logging on). And if the satellite connection goes offline, I get the whining phone calls and have to stop what I am doing (no matter how important it is) to find and fix the problem because someone else can't get on.
I appreciate the suggestions and I am going to start using Outlook when I sign on. The simple habit of having to set a reminder everytime I get the urge to surf should help me resist the urges.
Thanks for the idea.
Michelle
