And does it depend to how comfortable you are in your job. This culture is so different than my last, and I am amazed at people bringing up facebook, insta, etc.
Or am I out of touch 40 something year old?
How much non-work do you do on your work computer?
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And does it depend to how comfortable you are in your job. This culture is so different than my last, and I am amazed at people bringing up facebook, insta, etc.
Or am I out of touch 40 something year old?
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Working in IT, I know what gets tracked and cared about.
I’ll use my safe-for-work Reddit account and other news/social media sites. I won’t look at NSFW content, job search websites, or install games.
If work provided the computer I do ZERO personal anything on it outside of maybe a basic google for say a restaurant menu or something like that – nothing I need to log into or provide credentials for. I just assume that it is being monitored and the data is being collected.
I work from home, so unless you count opening a notepad window and putting a weight on one of the arrow keys to keep my Teams bubble green, then none.
Never, not even on work issued phones. It’s a major vulnerability point even for those who claim to be careful. We’ve already had an incident where someone downloaded ransomware because they wanted to check their personal email to download an attachment of what they claim were from his insurance provider, worse of all he was a manager and all work requiring his approval were put on pause while he got his equipment scrubbed. Any personal stuff is done strictly on personal devices, even when scrolling Reddit.
Almost nothing. Learned that lesson many years ago. With one exception of going to Expedia to look up air travel, because I could just as easily be doing that for work purposes, and possibly a little Wikipedia now and then. Absolutely nothing else.
I do so much work on the computer I use at work that it sometimes spills over to my non-work computer at home (sometimes I remotely connect to work on weekends).
That said, sometimes I do side work on off hours or check the news. With smartphones though, I don’t see the point connecting my work computer to social media or even using it to stream music/audiobooks – I can do most of my personal stuff on my phone, untraceable by the network at work.
Almost none, I may click on a random news article or two a week. I have my phone I can use all day (like I’m doing now) so why do anything on my work computer.
Very little. I WFH 4 days a week, so my work laptop sits beside my personal PC and all my non-work stuff is done on that.
When I am in the office, I spend like 15 mins across the entire day looking at news and sports sites on my breaks.
I’ll make this simple
I carry two laptops, at all times. Work and a personal. My phone is paid for in my check by the company, but it’s not managed by the IT department.
But to your credit, I am the oddball. Most people look at me crazy including my co-workers when I pull out my MacBook to do something, even if it’s work related (looking something up etc). I always just point to the fact the work computer is a windows laptop. My personal is a MacBook Air. Typically even non-computer people understand that and move on. If it gets to any layer of depth I always just point to data analysis/the use of python and how managed IT devices struggle with programming software. Completely bologna but it works
I’m at work on my work computer reading this right now.
I am comfortable in my role. I might use my work computer to print an insurance card or something similar. Beyond that, that’s their computer, I’m just borrowing it and it gets used for work related stuff.
I am comfortable in my role. I might use my work computer to print an insurance card or something similar. Beyond that, that’s their computer, I’m just borrowing it and it gets used for work related stuff.
Absolutely nothing other than a quick view of the news/weather/restaurant menus. I work for a giant corporation that monitors and potentially logs everything – no personal passwords will ever be entered. I don’t have any particular need to do so either – I’ve got a pocket computer for a reason. If anything, I do work stuff on my personal devices because they block Twitter and Reddit, which both have relevant information for my IT job.
Years ago, I worked in a much more laid back environment where we were explicitly allowed to do personal stuff, I didn’t have a smart phone for most of it, and I was the IT department I’d check personal e-mail and logged into the equivalent of Spotify. I was also routinely working extremely long and odd hours so flexibility was to be expected.
Zero.
…unless I need to print something.
Even then, I download it on my phone, then copy the pdf to my work PC. Im not giving them anything they could use against me.
Almost none. Absolutely no social media. I won’t even log into linkedin on my work computer. I work from home and have an ipad with a keyboard on my desk next to me. So it’s really easy to just grab that for anything not work related.
I use it to study for my degree though usually its outside of work hours.
I managed to automate a big chunk of my work so I sometimes do it aswell but it depends
These days, none.
When working from home, I don’t even allow it on the same network – I keep it isolated on my “IoT and other stuff” VLAN that has no access to my personal devices.
I will do roughly whatever I want (including browse Reddit, like now).
If it’s just browsing the web/killing time, I’ll use my phone. But I will check e-mails, web forums, or do writing on the computer, because anything that requires potentially writing sentences out is a thousand times more annoying to me on a phone “keyboard.” I also searched for apartments (and applied) on my work computer. I also occasionally browse Amazon.
I don’t do anything questionable, or search weird topics. I don’t log into my bank or anything like that.
I’ve worked in cybersecurity jobs. Nobody is watching what I do unless they are personally obsessed with ME. They are instead waiting for something to get flagged because I went somewhere I shouldn’t. BUT…I also don’t care if they see that I post on reddit, or work on personal projects.
I am not being lazy and avoiding work to do any of this. The moment something comes up, I’ll be doing that.
Quite a bit. My company doesn’t care as long as I’m getting my job done.
None, it’s hardcore monitored
Other than random Google searches or links that pop up on my browser’s homepage, my work computer usage is all work-related.
Absolutely none. Work is work, they are monitored, and chat/email can be retained for legal hold.
I’m fairly tech savvy and I have my work laptop and phone WiFi on a completely separate VLAN where it can’t get to anything but the other device and the Internet.
They can reach the laptop anywhere it’s connected to the Internet and remotely control it. Ain’t no way I’m letting it see any more of my home network that needed to work remotely.
I have my own computer so I use it outside of working hours. But if I need or want something I can and will just do it. Just nothing illegal, NSFW or otherwise questionable. It’s not forbidden and nobody cares.
The only personal stuff I do on work equipment is editing PDFs. My wife on the other hand, uses her work laptop for everything, including slap fights on social media about sensitive topics. She’s also started smoking weed lately though, so I don’t think she’s too concerned about consequences from work these days.
Pretty much zero. The most off-topic I go is cruising Wikipedia or hitting up YouTube to find a puppy video or something so I can make sure my sound is working properly. Otherwise, work equipment is for work and personal equipment is for personal stuff.
It really is better to leave them separate.
The only personal thing would be watching porn.
Jk. I try to use the work computer only for work purposes. I do notice that the younger generations in our company gives zero fucks and uses them for all of the above. I don’t recommend that.
Microsoft edge homepage has browser games. I made 54 million dollars on fake slots with fake money. In 1 day. It was a slow day.
I only use my work computer for work. However, I work in cyber security and I am accountable for cybersecurity in my organization. If I am going to hold others accountable for following our acceptable year’s policy, I need to set the example.
Our work computer only allows work on it. Out IT department locked out internet and other access to all computers besides management.
I keep a designated local folder and a designated browser for personal stuff at work, so that in a flash I can upload/delete the directory, then log into the browser and reset/clear everything. Probably not perfect but it allows me to take care of timely personal stuff while at work in a way that compartmentalizes the two. My office doesn’t put trackers on our machines
None. My employer monitors and record usage on all company owned computers and telephones.
When we’re busy. I’m busy with work so I don’t really do anything but check my personal email. When we’re slow like we are now, I’m surfing the net…
None whatsoever.
Back in the day I was willing to use my work computer for a lot more but nowadays there’s so much endpoint management software on there that I don’t want to risk anything.
I might look up places for lunch but other than that I have my cell to look up anything non work related
I be on Reddit quite a lot while I be working.
I’m an a ADHD engineer. A lot.
My brain works differently and even when I don’t have a lot of work to do, I need to keep it occupied in such a lifeless setting. We have a computer use SOP that essentially has an open ended policy of “get your work done and don’t abuse it”. I’m also fairly secure in my position and routinely save us millions each year. No one above production manager level probably understands that, but they’re also usually removed from any day to day.
On the other hand, my wife won’t even check her email at work. Part of that is her, but the rest is that her work is petty and causes trouble where there isn’t any. It wouldn’t be unheard of for using any amount of “unapproved use” against her for no reason.
Pretty much none. Work computer for work purposes.
None. I have my own laptop and a phone I can do that on. No reason to give an employer any ammo if they are looking for an excuse to punish/fire you.
Lots. I’m self employed. Last week I caught myself watching porn on my work laptop. I tried firing myself, but wifey said we need the income. So I’m making myself attend a seminar.
No social media. But often online shopping or personal administration like paying bills, booking appointments, and banking
I have my own personal computer and a phone that I usually have access to one or both while working. If I need to do something personal then I use my personal devices. Strictly business is done on my work laptop. Not only is the stuff monitored on my laptop but I think it is an unnecessary security risk to do anything other than work on my work laptop. I don’t even connect my phone to wifi when I am at work. I don’t want them knowing what I do even if I know they likely wouldn’t care that I listen to Spotify while working. It’s a privacy thing for me.
Never
Have a work phone and computer and do very little personal stuff on either one.
None. I have 3 other computers in my house and a smart phone. Their computer is shit and slow.
HO with my work stuff entirely via remote access to machines on site. I technically do everything on my private home PC, which is also kind of my work PC, but not really. It’s kinda neat, actually.
None.
None. The only “non-work” thing I do on it is put the radio on.
I work on a PC all day so my time on a PC outside of work has diminished massively versus when I was back in college or something and playing on it all the time. Now I only use it if there are tasks I can’t get done on my phone (like photo/video editing type tasks) or would just be way faster on my PC.
I use it as my personal laptop, so a lot.
My laptop is subject to a public records request. So, none. Only work related.
My work computer basically acts as a web server for my development. I just SSH into it to run command line stuff. I don’t even open it.
Most of the time I work from my much beefier windows desktop that is mine.
My work computer is locked down enough that I can’t really do anything non-work related on it. However my work computer shares a desk with my gaming computer, so while I’m working I’m usually watching something and/or gaming. Was just playing New World while watching YouTube while ‘working’ (waiting for the phone to ring) lol.
Zero
Virtually none. Until football season. I do all my playing on my phone. But I need the bigger screen come September. Unless I stream to the big tv
Zero. And tbh, I do some work stuff on my home computer. They block ChatGPT on company computers.
Almost zero. I occasionally click a news story that pops up on my browser. That literally it.
Zero. I don’t see the need. Also I work in Cybersecurity and I assure you if we actually gave two shits about whatever role you do at a company, we know exactly what you do on your machine too so perhaps not?
I work in an IT infrastructure team.
Facebook/Instagram aren’t going to set off any alarms for us generally as teams like marketing and Comms will use them repeatedly every day, we simply don’t care unless we’ve been asked to report on a staff member.
Anything nsfw will likely be flagged, especially if your work has blocked it, you could get a quiet work from the IT manager or worse depending on what you were trying to access and whether it could feasibly be an accident or not.
As a general rule I don’t use my work laptop to do anything personal, I always have my phone on me so why take the risk.
I’ve seen a lot worse than Facebook and Instagram though, you wouldn’t believe some of the personal conversations that ended up in our email quarantine during my time as an apprentice.
A lot, I travel for work weekly. After hours I just log off from microsoft apps and browse youtube or watch shows in streaming platforms, generally with an HDMI cable in the hotel TV.