Being Monitored

Yesterday The Jeeb sent around an email asking us to read, sign and return the company's Technology Policy. You know, the one that says "Email is not for personal use" and "No looking at porno on the Internet" and "Please tell me there aren't 2,000 songs on your hard-drive."

I spend a lot of time dinking around on the web, so this would seem to be a rather unfortunate development. But with a little imagination, I feel I can make a strong case that everything I do on the Internet is, in fact, work-related.

Tequila Red's Daily Reads
...and how they help me do my job better, honest

SITE: Blogger.com
WHAT: occasionally typing up something mildly witty, mostly just staring at empty white box and blinking cursor
WORK SPIN: Honing Critical Writing Skills

SITE: blogs
WHAT: reading about the lives of people more interesting/hip/oversexed than me
WORK SPIN: Demographic Research

SITE: music sites
WHAT: checking out new bands, downloading songs, reading reviews, rolling eyes
WORK SPIN: Data Collection

SITE: gossip sites
WHAT: catching up on celebrity drug addictions, fashion faux pas, and all things Jessica Alba
WORK SPIN: Keeping My Finger on the Pulse of Pop Culture

SITE: Apartment Therapy
WHAT: mentally decorating apartment
WORK SPIN: Monitoring Trends

SITE: Craigslist
WHAT: actually decorating apartment
WORK SPIN: Decorating Boss's Summer Home

SITE: Monster.com
WHAT: NOTHING! GOD.
WORK SPIN: I Accidentally Clicked That Banner Ad By Mistake, I Swear

I am so screwed.