Violet, account executive at a recruiting firm, 34
How much time do you spend on the Web during the workday? Not that much, because everyone can see my computer. I’d say an hour.
What site is your favorite time-waster? Definitely PerezHilton.com. A few of my co-workers are addicted to Takeareport.com.
Does your company have an Internet-use policy? As far as a written policy, not that I’m aware of. But we’ve been told not to use the Internet.
Is there any monitoring or blocking? Not here, but my old job monitored everyone’s Internet usage.
Tracy, attorney, 29
How much time do you spend on the Web during the workday? Probably an hour.
What’s your favorite time-waster? People.com and PerezHilton.com.
Does your company block sites or monitoring surfing? I know the software has been installed, but they haven’t started monitoring yet.
Oliver, manager at a cable network, 45
How much time do you spend on the Web during the workday? Hmmm, I’ll say an hour.
What’s your favorite time-waster? Google, or looking at what’s going on in the world.
Does your company have an Internet-use policy?
Luckily, I am not aware of it. And it hasn’t been a problem yet.
Rosie, music industry executive, 35
How much time do you spend on the Web during the workday? On average, about 90 minutes.
What site is your favorite time-waster? Various news outlets. Other than that, I’ll shop or visit Babycenter.com.
Does your company have an Internet-use policy? I’m not aware if there is one.
Have they ever fired anyone for Internet activity? There was one guy who was running a porn Web site from the company’s server. He was caught when they traced the extra broadband usage to his computer. He ended up getting fired.
Max, works in finance, 30
How much time do you spend on the Web during the workday? Probably an hour. It depends how busy I am.
What site is your favorite time-waster? ESPN.com. My co-workers read a lot of blogs, like Gawker, or shop on Amazon.
Does your company have an Internet-use policy? Not that I’m aware of.
Has your company ever fired anyone for Internet activity? No, but at my old job, people were busted for looking at porn sites.