On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Jay Kline wrote: > Many companies block their employees from viewing such sites as > hotmail.com, AIM, and games.msn.com in hopes to maintain some > productivity.. anyone heard of a company blocking slashdot.org for > the same reasons? :-) I saw something in an article about productivity that went something like this: Before computers, there was the water cooler. Same issues, different distractions. Nothing will prevent bored people from goofing of on the job. My personal rant on this topic goes like this: Productivity is a people problem, not a technology problem. Trying to cure people problems with technology like blocking software is like trying to cure a rash with a screwdriver. It's kind of funny how these management types who pride themselves in their ability to lead/manage/facilitate/whatever people don't address things like this directly. They hide behind web proxies and worker surfing habit reports to avoid the real problem: bored, under-motivated workers. It's a lot harder to motivate someone than it is to block a few web sites.