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  1. Aug 19th, 2005, 05:32 PM #1
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    People who close their browsers quickly

    Sometimes as I'm walking back to my desk, people will hear me coming and as I walk by I can't help but notice that they close thier web browser very quicky, I'm no dummy I can see it up and the site and then it closes.
    The thing is I don't care-I'm not their boss and for all I know they are on thier 15 minute breaktime. To me this seems a instant admission of guilt that they are surfing when they shouldn't be. Should I let them know that while I don't care that it makes look more guilty to close it then had they just left it up-Or should I just let them continue on thinking they're slick!

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  2. Aug 19th, 2005, 05:33 PM #2
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    I'm standing behind you right now!
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    I'm that person.

    Frankly, if I were the boss I wouldn't care as long as my employee was meeting whatever deadline, or if there isn't a lot of things in the pipeline for the team as a whole.

    Quote Originally Posted by gtilles
    Sometimes as I'm walking back to my desk, people will hear me coming and as I walk by I can't help but notice that they close thier web browser very quicky, I'm no dummy I can see it up and the site and then it closes.
    The thing is I don't care-I'm not their boss and for all I know they are on thier 15 minute breaktime. To me this seems a instant admission of guilt that they are surfing when they shouldn't be. Should I let them know that while I don't care that it makes look more guilty to close it then had they just left it up-Or should I just let them continue on thinking they're slick!

    Just thought I'd start a fun topic!
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  6. Aug 19th, 2005, 05:46 PM #5
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    Well,
    During my review my boss told me that so and so said I had a music site web site up. He said he didn't care at all because I get my work done quickly and effieciently.-Obviously the other employess are quick at a drop of a hat to point fingers.
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  7. Aug 19th, 2005, 07:48 PM #6
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    Best advice is to worry about yourself and if they are doing something they shouldnt then they will go down and not you. If you point things out then they may get upset at you. Its a no win situation so best to focus on meeting your deadlines and budgets.
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    Sell them a BOSS key, like they use to have in DOS games. If the BOSS was walking up, it'd flash a spreadsheet with some dummy data. Saved me a few times, and I made my own app that did the same thing with their desktop. Now I don't have to worry about it though.
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    I see no point in closing the browser. Alt + Tab to Excel or Word and nobody suspects a thing.

    And autohide to the taskbar!
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    I do it all the time, sometimes I leave the page up just to let everyone know I DON'T CARE
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    Quote Originally Posted by Jacob Roman
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    Check that, 540 posts. 616 is the true sign of the beast
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    Re: People who close their browsers quickly

    Tell your boss - he might be more appreciative of you
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