Friday, February 23, 2007

Defining Boundaries between Privacy and Job

In job ethics, we are paid to do entirely on what is the job and not our own personal transactions. In this world where there is a need of multi tasking with our personal necessities and work. We must keep in mind that somebody out there is looking after what we are doing and what we are reading.

A friend of mine who is tasked to do a job in an internet café was supposed to attend the customer and not being caught as if a customer. He did not know that a video is watching over them when they do unnecessary things aside from their work. In this behalf, we has caught off guard playing in an internet game while he is on duty. As policy rule, they are not meant to do playing, typing and surfing which is not according to their duty as computer attendant. Obviously, he got fired.

A private company whose position is in the purchasing department was also caught chatting using the internet while on duty was reprimanded by the superior by placing him in the different branch.

To help us get to understand all of this, we must be aware that companies has their own guards in between walls for their employees. Tracked down by the internet usage not relevant to their work. In fact, 25 percent of companies has admitted that employees were terminated due to inappropriate use of company’s email system.

However, little does employees know about policies and regulations of the company regarding this. Yet many are terminated due to lack of awareness with this policy. Management information system (MIS) experts outlines that the inappropriate use are web surfing for personal necessities like online shopping, watching pornographic materials, computer games and chatting.

To avoid being terminated, these are helpful tips to make sure you are out of trouble.

1. Companies has internet computer monitor that saves and reviews all your email activities, surfing and typing.

2. Check your policy program by reading into your code ethics again you inquiring into your Human Resources officer about this.

3. Don’t share your email account used at work, keep it exclusively for work related personnel only. Do not use your personal email at work.

4. If unnecessary, do not do anything not in line with work such as typing documents, surfing on the net and chatting.

5. If you have company provided cell phone, use it for your company’s transactions and use your own cell phone for your personal calls.

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