Got The Sack From Work By Visiting Aussie Home Brewer Forum

[johnbogiatzis]

Not wanting to sound rude or anything here, but are you aware you can include several quotes in the one post? Hit the '+quote' button in each post you want to quote, the text will appear in the box when you click 'reply'

Does that work across multiple pages? Not having a go - serious question, would be handy to know.

OK, great I figured how to include multple iposts qoutes in the one post. Many thanks.

John.

 

[michael_aussie]

AHB is a wonderful place for legal advice.

LOL bum....
I wonder how relevant Beer related questions would be answered at legalwankersforum.com???

On a serious note, the OP has learnt a harsh lesson the hard way.
All AHB people should be very careful about their computer usage at work.
You need to understand your employers IT usage policy before you start surfing.
Make sure you have read and understand the policy.
If you are in doubt about personal usage, say at break times, or after hours, you should ask your supervisor to clarify what you are and aren't allowed to do.

Good luck in the future John.

 

[philw]

Hello friends,

Thank you for your comments and support.

It was my first week at this new job and perhaps I neglected to fully understand the company's IT policy and working culture. In all honesty I was more surprised than anything to find out they had a problem with visiting forums.

Most of the major social media website - Facebook, Youtube are blocked. The policies do go into detail about the kind of content that are permissible.

In hindsight I've realised Im probably better off

And yes my answer to the finings question was answered LOL!

John.

understand where you are coming from not wanting to follow it up with them however IMO the efed up part is they did not just give you a chat about it. if it was Porn then yea I could understand however as it was not then a little chat first about the policy would of been the better way to handle it



lol I would be stuffed if that was the case with all the shooting and hunting stuff I look up at work and now beer over the years during my breaks.

at my work they changed the network and "blocked" Facebook and a few other sites however that took a couple of us about 5 mins to work out how they did that and get around it.

 

[goomboogo]

How many bong's have you had???

Sorry to hear about the dismisal mate, but if you want my advise.................Tell em' to go and get fuc$#&!!!!!!!!!!

Jay

Jay, I think drK was suggesting that maybe the incident was the straw that broke the camel's back.

 

[flyinhi]

discounting all the legal/unfair dismissal stuff, I hope you told the director to get fugt, and kicked your ******* collegue right in the goolies, pack of arseholes IMHO :angry: . very harsh treatment.

Best of luck with future employment and even better future brews!

 

[O'Henry]

A bit harsh getting the sack, a chat to discuss the companies policy would have been a better place to start BUT from an employers perspective( yes I do employ staff ) is there anything wrong with a company expecting 60 minutes work for an hours pay? :huh:

Serious question: What if you can get the work done in 45 mins? (Not me, where I work there is always more to be done, no matter how quick you do it. Just putting it out there.)

 

[skippy]

Hello friends,

Not long after was asked to step into the directors office and was sacked because I was seen by one of the other employees on a forum.

sound like either you where doing a shit job, or you were rubbing them up the wrong way and they were looking for an excuse to sack you?
Or your boss is a jerkwad, but i know any decent employee gets away with mur#er at work - i do.

 

[enuun]

and that's why i paid 60 bucks for a privacy screen filter. stick it on and bob's your uncle

edit for grammar.. sorry folks hangover

 

[milob40]

your boss sucks, it wasn't like you were lookin at porn.
only could understand if you were workin at a top secret brewery B)

 

[SerLung]

The other week, I was viewing AHB during my lunch break. The next day, it was blocked

I guess it was a waste of time book marking AHB on my work PC.


The next person that gets taken into the office cox of viewing AHB and their IT policy don't allow it - should just preach that u were looking to make a special brew as a gift for your boss

GL getting another job mate - sounds like this wasn't the job for u anyway mate.

Happy brewing

 

[bconnery]

The other week, I was viewing AHB during my lunch break. The next day, it was blocked

Not really on topic but I actually had the reverse of this.
One site I work the filter blocks 'alcohol and tobacco related' sites.
I got this site unblocked as being categorised under 'hobbies'

 

[haysie]

Blowing bandwidth and time at the employers expense? Really, why AHB during working hours, not really appropriate to any job I thought.

edit, Craftbrewer etc etc, they run a business

 

[jwsparkes]

That sux big time. I spend most of my lunchtimes on one forum or another. So long as any website is not offensive or chews up significant bandwidth, I reallly cant understand why discussion forums would be blocked. Employee moral goes a long way. If AHB were blocked at my work, I'd kick up a right stink. Our IT dude spend half his friggen day or world of warcraft forums! Or I like to joke about that anyway. Some forum window always suddenly dissapears when I approach his work space.

 

[kelbygreen]

Well I can understand there point of view on a break you should be on a break at work you should be working so how is this confusing?? if its really that much drama access it on your mobile phone.

 

[Superoo]

First week on the job - using bandwith that you didnt pay for - expecting to be paid for viewing forums...

I could go on, but you dont really want to work do you ?

I agree, that was probably the last straw, and on the net at work after only 1 week...

The boss is not always the one thats the prick lads.

 

[haysie]

First week on the job - using bandwith that you didnt pay for - expecting to be paid for viewing forums...

I could go on, but you dont really want to work do you ?

I agree, that was probably the last straw, and on the net at work after only 1 week...

The boss is not always the one thats the prick lads.

+1, I followed the TB threads and learnt that

 

[jkmeldrum]

+1 sorry to hear about your harsh treatment.....I think this stuff has gone way over the top these days.....More people waste more time making private telephone calls or sneaking out for a cup of coffee or a smoke, not to mention all the unnecessary meetings we go to ...we don't work in a sweat shop....and many of us stay back later and work longer hours than we are paid for anyway.

As others have stated, provided it's not porn or offensive or illegal, what's the harm?

My boss never used to let me even go to the internet bank site, so I started walking to the bank instead which took twice as long....he saw it my way fairly quickly after that.

This country is becoming a Nanny state, a Politically correct joke and a full of dobbers who can't take a joke!!!!

I'm taking my home brew and going home!

 

[kelbygreen]

well as stated I dont work in a place that I can get on the net I am a carpenter on the job all the time not in a office. Now I cant get on the net and I dont care as I am paid to do my work and work I do. I dont smoke so I think people that smoke should be docked for that time or do it in there own time. they get 2 breaks a day if you cant smoke in that time then you have a problem. I also have run my own business for a bit my best worker was a smoker but if he got the work done he could smoke I never pushed him in fact I pulled him out of jobs to have a rest and a smoke as he deserved it. He was a great worker he got me fired up and made me work my arse off but he done the job properly and fast but I never pushed him and I would tell him when to have a break as we are all human and all need a break. So really if you do the work that needs to be done I am sure they wont care about a smoke break here or there. But to spend your time on the net I am not so sure. I would allow it if they had there work done for the day but to just abuse it is another thing as with smoking. My worker would smoke at lunch if we had to an we only have 1 break in a 9-11 hour day. But I have pulled the pins from a few jobs when it was to hot I lost money but my wealthfair and workers overrules money

 

[pbrosnan]

Jay, I think drK was suggesting that maybe the incident was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Straw that broke the camel's back? After a week? Who is this guy, the Incredible Hulk? Father Jack???? Insane in the membrane ...

 

[haysie]

Straw that broke the camel's back? After a week? Who is this guy, the Incredible Hulk? Father Jack???? Insane in the membrane ...

Hands up ignorance, but on a quick scan of the thread I didnt see any reference from our credible AHB member Father Jack.