The consequences of an office move .....

[JennieAtkinson]

Came in to work this morning and discovered my desk has been relocated further into the office. I knew it was going to happen but didn;t consider the consequences .............

which are ..........

that I can't now log on for a quick peek during the day I was hidden away quite nicely before in the corner and now I'm sitting in the corridor and can be seen by everyone

So .... I need tips on how to camaflauge my screen

[beefy]

Large pot plants round your desk so that your hidden behind them

[mandyballantyne]

Always have a complicated spredsheet open so you can move quickly between the vine and work. That's what I used to do

[Seahorse]

Ooh, that's no good!

Perhaps we could all head our posts 'Very important and job specific enquiry for Ms Atkinson'?

Claire

[moggssue]

I'm with Mandy - practice using the button which switches your screens and always have something like a spreadsheet open ready to swap!

[scared55]

I'm with Mandy - practice using the button which switches your screens and always have something like a spreadsheet open ready to swap!

Yeah - and (from experience) don't look guilty when you are doing it!

KK

[Snadger]

Maybe we should ask GYO to place a panic button somewhere on the forum!

[scared55]

Maybe we should ask GYO to place a panic button somewhere on the forum!

You mean there isn't one?

Oh my God - what have I been pressing all this time?!?

KK

[NOG]

Just view it normally and if anyone comes up just shout to someone over the other side of the office "it must just be your machine.....mine gets on the internet just fine".

[Peter]

Haha!

Working in IT this one makes me smile widely.

If your employer has an IT section and they do their job properly then:

• lots of websites are inaccessible
• internet usage logs are recorded
• you signed up to an "acceptable use of IT" policy
• attempts to access some websites could flag up there and then

e.g. e-bay is inaccessible at my offices

[Nicos]

I always thought you were doing research Jennie????

[Snadger]

Working in IT this one makes me smile widely.

If your employer has an IT section and they do their job properly then:

• lots of websites are inaccessible
• internet usage logs are recorded
• you signed up to an "acceptable use of IT" policy
• attempts to access some websites could flag up there and then

e.g. e-bay is inaccessible at my offices

My place of work is the same....shades of Big Brother methinks!

Luckily I live where I work so I just need to pop upstairs and use my own personal computer!

[JennieAtkinson]

Thanks guys - you've made me smile on this one!

And NOG I just love your idea .........
And thanks Nicos I could be researching - I'm doing a landscaping piece at the present time

Yes ..... I know I should be working, but when staff are sneaking off outside to the car park for a smoke break, another load are talking non-stop about what they watched on the TV last night, another lot tucking into their bun run delights, I don't normally feel guilty about a quick peek at the Grapevine. Far healthier, informative and also fat freee!

[Flummery]

Far healthier, informative and also fat freee!

Fat freeeee? Don't look at some of our waistlines

[everdream78]

Pressing Alt + Tab together will bring up a small window with all the programs/documents you have running/open - keep pressing tab to move between each one

Practice makes perfect with this function - I should know, I've been using it successfully for years!!! lol