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At some companies you have to sign in to the Wi-Fi with your corporate account.

giantg2 6y ago
I never connect any personal device to company networks. It's just too much of a liability to make a simple mistake and lose my job.
- mewpmewp2 6y ago
  Maybe I'm too naive, but where I work I would trust them not to scan for information like that or I would be extremely disappointed in them.
  - giantg2 6y ago
    If it's a medium or large company, it's very likely that they do. That's just my experience. The company that fired my wife was a small company.
    - mewpmewp2 6y ago
      It's very likely that they scan or not? It's also quite odd if the company is small, like they have dedicated people to scan for information like that?
      - giantg2 6y ago
        Likely that they monitor. I was a little surprised. I think they were so small (<20 people) that they outsource the security and IT work.
        mewpmewp2 6y ago
        So they likely have this external company that monitor actively for job seeking websites? Do you know what was the specific website was she on? Honestly I still don't understand exactly how they came to this conclusion and let her go like that? Was she given a chance to defend herself? Like you could easily say that you were helping your friend to look for a job or clicked on some link sent by someone else? It seems really ridiculous to me to scan for this information and then fire someone based on that. I'm really very liberal about what I do on my work computer, I just couldn't fathom they would fire me over something like that.
        giantg2 6y ago
        Maybe you have a good company. I think she admitted it when confronted. I work for a large company and their policy is that you should not be using it for personal stuff. They use this as an excuse to fire people they want to get rid of.
        mewpmewp2 6y ago
        Where are you from? It doesn't seem a strong reason enough to fire where I am from (European country). In the law there are examples of reasons one could fire over and they all seem a lot worse than that. For example if you are drunk in the workplace, but even then employer must warn you first, so it seems like once it is okay.
        giantg2 6y ago
        In the US. It's an at-will state meaning they can fire you for any reason other than stuff like race, religion, disability etc. Alcoholism is covered here too. The employer must offer to get you help the first time since it is a medical condition (disability).

I never connect any personal device to company networks. It's just too much of a liability to make a simple mistake and lose my job.

mewpmewp2 6y ago
Maybe I'm too naive, but where I work I would trust them not to scan for information like that or I would be extremely disappointed in them.
- giantg2 6y ago
  If it's a medium or large company, it's very likely that they do. That's just my experience. The company that fired my wife was a small company.
  - mewpmewp2 6y ago
    It's very likely that they scan or not? It's also quite odd if the company is small, like they have dedicated people to scan for information like that?
    - giantg2 6y ago
      Likely that they monitor. I was a little surprised. I think they were so small (<20 people) that they outsource the security and IT work.
      - mewpmewp2 6y ago
        So they likely have this external company that monitor actively for job seeking websites? Do you know what was the specific website was she on? Honestly I still don't understand exactly how they came to this conclusion and let her go like that? Was she given a chance to defend herself? Like you could easily say that you were helping your friend to look for a job or clicked on some link sent by someone else? It seems really ridiculous to me to scan for this information and then fire someone based on that. I'm really very liberal about what I do on my work computer, I just couldn't fathom they would fire me over something like that.
        giantg2 6y ago
        Maybe you have a good company. I think she admitted it when confronted. I work for a large company and their policy is that you should not be using it for personal stuff. They use this as an excuse to fire people they want to get rid of.
        mewpmewp2 6y ago
        Where are you from? It doesn't seem a strong reason enough to fire where I am from (European country). In the law there are examples of reasons one could fire over and they all seem a lot worse than that. For example if you are drunk in the workplace, but even then employer must warn you first, so it seems like once it is okay.
        giantg2 6y ago
        In the US. It's an at-will state meaning they can fire you for any reason other than stuff like race, religion, disability etc. Alcoholism is covered here too. The employer must offer to get you help the first time since it is a medical condition (disability).