Slow? It's insanely fast on my 6 year old desktop and doesn't download "gigs" of docs every night...also, what kind of workplace monitors individuals net usage

Slow? It's insanely fast on my 6 year old desktop and doesn't download "gigs" of docs every night...also, what kind of workplace monitors individuals net usage then gets upset at them for downloading "gigs" when their job is to program.