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2005-10-04 8:47 PM

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Subject: Cyberbludging myth or fact
After reading an article on cyberbludging a few months back I was curious as to how many of you here do just that, bludge while at work either browsing or "researching".

And if so how many minutes/hours do you do it.

Why do you do it also? i.e. boredom, because you can get away with it.

The results of the article stated that the culprets are most likely to be male, white, university educated, somewhat fearless. Is this acurate?

2005-10-04 8:55 PM
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Let's see: I'm white, male, was in the 82nd Airborne during the Persian Gulf War, and went to college...yep, guess I fit the bill.

I do web-surf while at work precisely because I'm good at my job (database admin), and I sometimes have some free time to waste.  There are a few times each month that I don't have the time to browse (and why I haven't inspired anyone here in a while).

2005-10-04 9:09 PM
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2005-10-04 9:54 PM
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Subject: RE: Cyberbludging myth or fact
I do software support over the phone - there is a lot of dead air time while I am on hold, the receptionist is trying to find the client that called, waiting for a process to run properly and/or blow up, a report to print, etc, etc... Those are the times I am putzing around online. I'd probably get knocked for it if my calls stats didn't kick ass.
2005-10-05 6:58 AM
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Subject: RE: Cyberbludging myth or fact
white female university educated fearFUL. I am a walking bag of nerves.

I do it because I can, because I get bored, becuase I have pretty serious ADD and I stopped taking drugs, becuase I have a lot of interests and a lot of things I feel compelled to check daily.... But I also work insane amounts from home, so I don;t feel too guilty, I bet my weekly net time working vs slacking is pretty high.
2005-10-05 7:23 AM
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White College Educated female here. I actually wrote an undergrad paper on this: called it cyberslacking. I do it all day, most weekdays. Out of a 40 hour workweek, in a typical week, I probably spend 25-30 hours (with another 5 hours spent trekking in and around the building--my "smoke" breaks) surfing the net, reading online books, etc.

I do it because a) I work for a manager that insists on hiring 2x as many people as she really needs to keep the department running smoothly; b) she has hired all expert level people as opposed to varying skill levels, so all the work there is to do gets done quickly and efficiently; c) she favours the men on the team, so for every 1 project I get... oh, wait. I don't get any projects.

I shouldn't be unhappy, because I am paid insane amounts of money for what I don't do. I just repeat my mantra over and over in my head, and try not to spend too much money buying stuff online. "Only 'til D's done grad school. Only 'til D's done grad school. Only 'til D's done grad school"



2005-10-05 7:27 AM
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I had to look it up. Who new you could be doing something chronically and not even know what it was called. I certainly fit the bill. I'm a litte scared to call myself fearless though...

I do it when I'm out of stuff to do for work. A lot of my job is simply being available, so as long as I'm in the office I'm technically doing my job no matter what I'm doing. That and sometimes I actually do use graphics, sound clips, etc for lesson planning.

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2005-10-05 9:14 AM
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I just call it multi-tasking.

I'm a programmer so I spend 40 hours a week on the computer. And sure, I spend a lot of time here, reading the news, whatever. I'm also fiercly proud of the work I do, and others ask for me specifically when they have a new project because they know it will get done on time and meet their needs. In other words, I'm damn good at what I do, so if I slack, big deal.

I would say I do this because it's what I've always done. In school I would listen and do something else -- sketch, doodle, write notes, whatever. But I was a top student. When I read novels, until very recently I was unable to just read in a quiet environment -- I had to have something going on simultaneously or else I couldn't focus on the book. When I need to really focus on a tricky task at work, or just sit down and churn out code, I put my headphones on. It's like, in order to focus, I have to have something to distract the busy parts of my brain so that the rest of my brain can attend to the task at hand. So, for me, surfing and IM and work all simultaneously isn't detrimental.

And FWIW, I'm white, female, fighting hard not to be university educated, and afraid of lots of stuff.
2005-10-05 8:11 PM
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Subject: RE: Cyberbludging myth or fact
I'm certainly guilty of it....like a couple of other people here, I work in IT so I'm in front of a computer all day. A lot of the time, it's multi-tasking... I do it while I'm waiting for software to install, or for tech support to talk to me. Other times it's because browsing the web is infinitely more interesting than the task at hand.

I think if my boss knew how much time I spent not working, my performance reviews might not be as glowing as they always are (I've been here almost 11 years, and twice a year I walk out of the conference room wondering how it is that I've fooled them this long. ) Of course, this personal time during the work day is probably made up for by the fact that I will work late a lot of days, and occasionally there are weekends involved... and no, overtime and comp time aren't things that pertain to me...

But more than anything, this sums it up....

"Hi, my name is Laura and I'm a bt.com-aholic....."

2005-10-05 9:55 PM
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But more than anything, this sums it up....

"Hi, my name is Laura and I'm a bt.com-aholic....."


and you live in Tinley park....Not Scott Tinley park is it? If so seek help.
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