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saint:
(But the scan in the middle of the day is doofy. If your workflow is being interrupted they're doing something wrong. IT should enable users to get the most out of their computer investment, not deliberately get in the way. I'm the network mangler at my workplace and I bend over backwards to make sure we don't do that...)
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on August 08, 2008, 05:14:30 pm ---but like I said she's sick so I don't want her near me or my computer.
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Well, they did install antivirus...
ahofle:
--- Quote from: saint on August 08, 2008, 05:45:05 pm ---(But the scan in the middle of the day is doofy. If your workflow is being interrupted they're doing something wrong. IT should enable users to get the most out of their computer investment, not deliberately get in the way. I'm the network mangler at my workplace and I bend over backwards to make sure we don't do that...)
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I wish you worked here then saint. We have the same problems as Dartful and I'm afraid it comes down to the security administrators not having a clue about virus scan settings. For example, here they have it set to scan ALL files on read and write, in addition to the ridiculous full system scans at various points in the day that completely bog down everything. I then end up getting the brunt of our users' "performance" complaints saying our software is running slowly (the average user just assumes the program they are currently using is the problem). I then have to waste my time documenting that it is in fact the virus scanner causing the problems. :banghead: :timebomb:
shmokes:
--- Quote from: lanman31337 on August 08, 2008, 04:27:22 pm ---
You shouldn't worry about what they install on your work computer. As long as you keep your nose clean you'll be fine.
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That's absurd. You absolutely should worry about what the LAN people install on your computer. The majority of IT people admit to spying on empoyee's work/files/email. When I was a network admin, I bent over backwards to allow my users to do as much as possible without compromising security too much, or making my life too much more difficult. The guy who replaced me is a stereotypical IT control freak who goes so far as to rearrange the icons on your peoples' desktops when he sits down to do anything on their computer.
Too many IT people see the world in black and white. They think that the more control they have, the better for business. But they don't understand how much they unnecessarily make peoples' jobs unpleasant, which has a direct negative impact on the company's bottom line. Job satisfaction is important, and trying to make sure that productivity sits at 100% all the time is a surefire way to make sure that turnover rate approaches that number.
The art of good network administration is knowing where to draw the line in the shades of gray between black and white. The workers and the administration miss me at my old job.
HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: shmokes on August 08, 2008, 11:28:08 pm ---That's absurd. You absolutely should worry about what the LAN people install on your computer.
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No, you shouldn't. You have to remember that this is a work computer, owned by your company. They can do whatever they want with it, it belongs to them, not you. People should just use common sense and not do things at work that have the potential to get them fired.
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