This may be more suitable for the Water Cooler, but here goes ...

Quote Originally Posted by Paul View Post
So let me get this straight...

You asked an admin at work to allow you to install a non-standard application so that you can volunteer your time at a non-work-related website while at work? And they DID it?
Ehhrrrmm ... Yes! I've got him wrapped around my little finger! It's a game of give and take. He's actually the network/security/"I configure WebMarshall and you have to accept what I permit(!!)"-guy, and he sweetly opened up my Gmail access as well as passing on the Firefox install file, which (due to his WebMarshall settings) I could not download myself.

I reciprocate by turning his half-baked thoughts about security policies and technical jargon into company intranet announcements that people will understand and gladly accept. (My day job is something like this, and I'm not the PHB)

Quote Originally Posted by Paul View Post
At my office, unless your title was "Master of Excel and All Things Spreadsheety" you'd probably now have someone seriously reviewing your internet history logs and discussing it with HR.
At my office, too.

I mean, I know that I'm not "Master of Excel ..." etc., but everyone else in the office thinks so, so, what's a girl to do? Every time an Excel question comes up, someone will say: "Go check with teylyn, she'll know how to do it." (Of course they use my real name, not teylyn.)

But, just to be on the safe side (and allow you to sleep soundly without having to worry about my HR reviews), I secretly keep another account on this forum, where I post questions relating to my daily work, so I have sufficient proof that I need to acces this website for business related reasons.

All good