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WORKPLACE ALERTS
02-10-2010 - THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME USAGE OF CORPORATE E-MAIL ACCOUNTS FOR PERSONAL OR UNION ASSOCIATED BUSINESS. IT MAY BE INNOCENT BUT DO NOT USE CORPORATE E-MAIL FOR ANYTHING BUT BUSINESS USE. THE COMPANY HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TAKE ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING DISCHARGE, FOR MISUSE OF CORPORATE ASSETS. THE COMPANY RECORDS EVERY KEY STROKE ON THEIR INTERNET AND WHILE YOU MAY NOT GET CAUGHT THE DAY YOU DO THIS, THERE IS A GOOD PROBABLITY THAT YOU WILL IN TIME. IN ADDITION, KEY PHRASES AND SEARCH STRINGS SET OFF ALERTS THAT CALL ATTENTION TO SUCH USAGE. PLEASE BE CAREFUL.
01-28-2010 - FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS -- YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU CAN POST ANYTHING YOU WANT ON THESE ACCOUNTS BUT THE FACT IS THAT THEY ARE PUBLIC SOCIAL NETWORK SITES AND IF YOU POST NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT AT&T AND RELATED THINGS YOU CAN BE DISCIPLINED FOR IT. IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT SOME EMPLOYEES AT MOBILITY IN OCEAN SPRINGS HAVE BEEN CALLED ON THE CARPET ABOUT THIS.
THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MANAGEMENT AT THIS TIME (BOY TALK ABOUT DUMB) AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT ACTION IS TAKEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. YOU ARE LIMITED IN FREE SPEACH ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYEER AND THESE NETWORKING SITES ALONG WITH LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ETC. CAN BRING SWIFT AND SEVER REPERCUSSIONS FROM THE COMPANY IF THEY FIND IT. THEY DO RUN THE NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON THESE SITES LOOKING FOR SUCH THINGS.
ANOTHER THING IS THEY EMPLOYEE A SERVICE THAT FOLLOWS ARTICLES, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, AND OTHER VENUES LOOKING ANY NEGATIVE AT&T COVERAGE. THEY THEN SEND THIS TO THE COMPANY.
SO BE CAREFUL AND I DON'T NEED TO REMIND YOU INTERNET USAGE AT WORK AS WELL. DO NOT ABUSE E-MAIL OR SURFING ON THE COMPUTERS AT WORK. THEY RECORD EVER KEY STROKE AND ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM LOOKING FOR KEY PHRASES 24/7.
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