Freaking *kitten* ~

♥seoid♥

They are going to start putting monitoring devices on our computers to track our internet usage, which means I won't be able to get on this site during the day. WTF?!?!?!

robin52077

I'm not supposed to either but IE 8 has InPrivate Browsing which doesn't go in your history so I work around it, not sure if that would work around whatever method they are using to track you though.
Chrome has a similar feature called Incognito.

I mostly use my phone for it when at work though.

aunienue

I hate it when work interfers with personal stuff :laugh:

ka_42

Lame!

Firefox also has private browsing.. good luck!

♥seoid♥

so if i download firefox they won't be able to monitor?

ScottieW

I have an iPhone that I use to update durring times when I'm at work and don't have access. Highly reccomended!

♥seoid♥

i won't be able to track my calories or keep up with my mfp besties.....i might lose my mind.

sblim

Just to let you know, the incognito features of chrome, safari, firefox or any other browsers have nothing to do with your work tracking you. If your work policy is to not use these sites, and they are tracking your usage, they will have a full record of all your visits to these sites regardless of what you do in your browser. My suggestion to you is to follow your work policy or risk losing your job.

Please don't shoot the messenger, it is only that I work in the IT industry so I know what your company can do.

If you want to know the technical aspects of this, feel free to private message me.

mhoss101

Just say you are doing a health and wellness program that guarantees you will be a happier, more productive employee!!!

TGIBriday83

my work supposedly tracks our internet usage and they sure as hell block almost anything and everything. how i'm able to get on here is beyond me. you could be ok.

greeneyes82

That sucks. Just write down your food & jump on the site quickly to log in your meals. Tell them it is for your health! :happy:

MTGirl

Maybe you can still log on during your lunch hour?? At least?? I hope you figure out something!!

♥seoid♥

this is my life line.....i might just jump out of the building. :frown:

ka_42

so if i download firefox they won't be able to monitor?

I wish I knew. I just know that "private browsing" is an option- I don't really know what it does. I guess sblim had the answer to that. Does anyone know the best way to clear your history? Should you delete cookies too? The only thing I know about cookies is that they are yummy! haha. Sorry Seoid- I wish I were more knowledgeable!

paulkj

I hate it when work interfers with personal stuff :laugh:
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logiesmom

They are going to start putting monitoring devices on our computers to track our internet usage, which means I won't be able to get on this site during the day. WTF?!?!?!

Maybe it was just a threat to scare people. Just grasping at straws here.

HollyAnnH

Posted by mhoss101

"Just say you are doing a health and wellness program that guarantees you will be a happier, more productive employee "

LOL!!! Love it!!!

I totally agree....just tell them it is stress management and this site keeps you from getting that "gonna go postal" feeling! :laugh:

HealthyChanges2010

I hate it when work interfers with personal stuff :laugh:

:laugh:

HealthyChanges2010

Posted by mhoss101

"Just say you are doing a health and wellness program that guarantees you will be a happier, more productive employee "

LOL!!! Love it!!!

I totally agree....just tell them it is stress management and this site keeps you from getting that "gonna go postal" feeling! :laugh:

Actually I remember some members on here talking about that a couple years ago, how they talked to their boss and shared they used the site for health purposes. They were then able to log and still post. I don't know much more about it than that, sorry.

Becca

thumper44

Just to let you know, the incognito features of chrome, safari, firefox or any other browsers have nothing to do with your work tracking you. If your work policy is to not use these sites, and they are tracking your usage, they will have a full record of all your visits to these sites regardless of what you do in your browser. My suggestion to you is to follow your work policy or risk losing your job.

Please don't shoot the messenger, it is only that I work in the IT industry so I know what your company can do.

If you want to know the technical aspects of this, feel free to private message me.

This is correct, I'm also in IT.

The private browsing and such are for the computer being used, and nobody else can get on to the SAME computer and find out where you've been.

Your work has every right to track the websites visited, but you are entitled to a lunch break, and while on lunch you should be ok to visit a health website.

Think of it this way.. IE - Firefox - Browser - Wants to go to .. www.makethisup.com.
From your computer it has to go out through your work's router to your Internet provider and then connect to the website.

Your work's router is logging EVERYTHING that goes out of your router/firewall.

My guess. This has always been turned on and been logged. Every company I worked at said it was, but someone (a boring job) has to go through and filter out what websites are good or bad etc.

KalB

I agree dont try to be sneaky about it talk to them and let them know what you are doing on here and why. Most companies try to have some kind of health program so they should be ok with it I would think.

foxyforce

they are tracking everyone's usage because they want you to do work. so why don't you do your job and follow policy.

it frustrates me to think that people think that they are entitled to doing personal things on work time. you aren't being paid to track your nutrition diary, do it on your PERSONAL time.

brendabuckeye

They are watching?!! That is IT. I'm upgrading a much awesomer phone so I can do all of the fun stuff on breaks. I will also look busy when I am waiting for the bosses to show up for the meetings - the inevitable one straggler drives me bonkers.

Shoot. I am already hog-tied to my computer and actual taking breaks is frowned on. Add to that the meetings with the donuts and the stress of unmanageable deadlines, and they might as well just add in a heart attack for fun. Grumble, grumble. I'll show them by getting skinny while they wonder how in the heck I have time for it. Time to hit the treadmill!!!

cymills

I try to plan , what i will eat the next day , as I do not have time to check MFP during my day.. There tends to be a reason why employers block programs such as MFP , and Facebook. It may be because they are a HUGE time suck and that is not what you are being paid for. Suck it up cupcake!

KarenECunningham

I have an IPhone and downloaded the app for MFP. This has been handy when I am out for the day as well as working.

jquintinjr

Could u use a proxy server maybe? Fireglue.com or something

FabiolaEnvy♥

you might be able to use proxy. that always helped when i was at school i got to still use myspace and other site that i go on. just gotta be careful cause teachers were always watching lol

they cant track that down. the only thing i can tell you is that. you might not be able to comment or anything. im not sure. but im sure you can keep track of your foods

FabiolaEnvy♥

im using the proxy right now the one im using is hidemyass.com
there is a lot you could use from. just depends which works best for you. just google it and you will find it at home before you go to work

simona1972

I work for a bank and they monitor EVERYTHING! We can't use proxy servers at work - all of them are blocked but I'm still able to use MFP because they're very big on work-life balance and wellness. Your workplace may not block the site. I think most workplaces have the same monitoring policy. I'd suggest trimming down usage - keeping it to breaks and lunch for now.

kwardklinck

I'd just ask if you can use the site during breaks or lunch. Tell them it is for health purposes. Maybe they won't mind. My job supposedly tracks ours but I figure the "no-no" sites are blocked and I only do it when I'm on break. I only get on to log my water or if i eat something unexpected.

♥seoid♥

they are tracking everyone's usage because they want you to do work. so why don't you do your job and follow policy.

it frustrates me to think that people think that they are entitled to doing personal things on work time. you aren't being paid to track your nutrition diary, do it on your PERSONAL time.

whatever ~ it's not like I'm not doing work (or sitting on here all day).....I need it to help track my calories too.