I have just crossed over into being one of those people that I used to turn my nose up at and poo poo. I contract at my property management job, did you know that? And I get paid well to do it. I am the mess sorter outer’er. The problem solver. And it is working. The department has seen massive growth and the systems are clicking over nicely, the team is growing. All is good.
And so now I find myself with a problem of my own. A slight hitch in my righteous ways. I am becoming one of thooooose people. I actually use my facebook, blogger and other online personal stuff…
At work!
There. I said it. I know. You are all there going, yeah, whatever, it doesn’t matter. Who will know. It is only a bit here and there. Your work isn’t suffering… Much. If all is well than treat yourself. Oh wait. Was that you saying that or was that the excuses in my paid by the hour, very well… did I say that already, and seriously developing a guilt complex brain? Yep. Me again. Apparently.
I know it is guilt because I prepare myself well if I am heading online. I wait until the notoriously slow period, open a number of work related browser windows and log in. All the while casting furtive glances towards the door. The phone rings and I jump. Some one comes in and I swiftly click away from Blogger. I’m fast. Like a cat.
Haha.
And sneaky as hell. You see I think mostly I am sneaking because it is such a big, fat hypocritical move on my part. I used to tell off people in our office for doing the same thing. Especially in the beginning when no work at all was getting done. I would request that they limited personal stuff to breaks. And threatened site bans if this couldn’t be adhered to. I admit it. I was the social networking site Gestapo. Judgemental and cranky. That’s me.
Oh how the mighty have fallen. So here it is, here is what I want to know. How much time do you spend a day during any paid employment online doing personal stuff AND do you feel bad about it?
Suger 
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