I've been offered a new job. I'm going through all the paperwork, and there are a few things that are putting me off: the company policies seem a bit over the top control-freaky. It's a senior management role, not in financial services or similar where I'm handling sensitive information. I appreciate the policies apply to people at all levels, but even so.
For example (from the IT policy):
Any personal use of the email or internet during or after working hours is strictly FORBIDDEN. (bold and caps theirs)
You are specifically forbidden from accessing any website that [amongst other things]: is for the purpose of downloading or playing music; is a social networking or chat site; is not business-related.
(These are just a couple of examples, they are fairly representative).
Is this just standard stuff that everyone then ignores, or do you think they mean it? Does your company/organisation have similar, or is it more laid back?
Am I being ridiculous for considering not accepting the job because of this? It's not a case of "I can't go on Facebook so I don't want the job", it's more a concern of how I'll fit in to the culture. In my current role, there's more of a blurring between work/personal which works well for me, e.g. if I need/want to send a personal email/pay a bill/ask for advice on mumsnet during work time then I do, the flipside is I take work calls/reply to emails when I'm not technically at work. I thought that was just how things worked nowadays?
Interested in your thoughts/experiences!
(I've name-changed for obvious reasons)
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hmmhmmhmmmmm · 24/02/2016 09:52
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