Transparent policies are hard to find. I used to work at the hospital in my city, it's the second largest employer in this area. I was tasked with getting the p

Transparent policies are hard to find. I used to work at the hospital in my city, it's the second largest employer in this area. I was tasked with getting the policies and procedures, both administrative and medical, onto the intranet. Having these policies online was a requirement for their accreditation and, at first, everyone thought this was a great idea. Actually getting it done, however, proved nearly impossible. The majority of departments (clinical departments included) literally had no documentation of their policies or procedures, the ones that did (i.e, human resources) insisted that they were out-of-date or not suitable for reading by employees. Eventually I was told to drop the issue entirely and simply post the few, out-of-date and known incorrect policies that I had on hand. The remainder of the policies posted to the intranet were purchased, en masse and without vetting, from the company that produced the document management software (that is, though they might appear legitamite no one had actually read them and it's unlikely they described what people were actually doing). Perhaps I am just naive but the big surprise to me was how those in power understood that clear documentation placed bounds on the extent of their power and introduced accountability; providing a very clear dis-incentive for them to write such documentation. In fact, the organization as a whole appeared to agree with this position and willfully mis-represented their documentation to the accreditation organization, something that posed very real risks to the organization itself (dates were changed on existing documentation, the canned articles were presented as if they represented real policy and procedure). TLDR: I am not surprised there isn't a clear internet policy at this school. I am surprised they spelled out the extent of their snooping in a contract that was passed out with the iPads. At least there's that.