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Originally Posted by KC911
I'd bet there are Boeing IT gurus who do it (i.e. the one who "hold the keys to the kingdom" so to speak). When I still did the corporate thang, I'd pound away on Pelican all day long (while multitasking)....many times a slow/no response would indicate that I'd better "start doing some REAL work" before anyone even realized it was necessary  |
Maybe - except it seems all of our IT is contracted out to India.
I guess years ago there was some of this going on out in the factory, on the shop floors, where they had "shared" work stations. If they were left on all day and just anyone was using them, it would be hard to track any misuses to any one person. Today, however, they require users to log off those shared stations when they are done, and the next user must then log on. Everyone has different levels of security and authorization, with their accounts allowing them access only to those applications needed for their specific jobs. So even there, on the formerly anonymous shared work stations, everyone is monitored.
As far as those of us on the engineering side of the house, we have always had our own computers. No one else has access and our use is monitored, so it would be very hard to hide any misuse. I just don't know of anyone who would even think of it. The stakes are way too high.
I guess this kind of strikes a nerve with me because I have heard so many of these kinds of accusations over the years. Many people in this area call Boeing "the Lazy B" (and worse). Yes, there is some truth to that - particularly within the hourly union. They are called the "IAM", or International Association of Machinists - we call them the "I ain't movings", and for good reason. The union, like all good unions, protects them in their laziness and incompetence. It may even protect them if they get caught wasting company time surfing, I don't know. The rest of us, of course, enjoy no such protections. The rest of us actually have to make it on our own merit, on our contributions to the company. That "Lazy B" that some may enjoy is notably absent from our ranks, but the stigma lingers. Especially with those who have never worked there and get their information from a friend, or a friend's cousin, or wherever...
