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Business 102: Friday, Period 3, Class 10
"I sent everyone an handwavey e-mail telling them to meet in the computer lab today. And I'll be honest, I did think about just not showing up and seeing how they reacted, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I actually decided to be kind of responsible." Jim put on a face that made it clear that he was thinking very hard. "Of course, I'm teaching them how to waste company time and money, so maybe 'responsible' is a relative term."
*****
"Thanks for meeting me down here," Jim told he class when the bell rang. "We've talked about how technology can be evil, so this week we're talking about the flip side: how can technology be your friend? Easily, that's how."
"These days, pretty much everyone has accounts on Facebook and Twitter. If you don't, they're basically places to give the world a brief update on your day, only Facebook also has games and photo albums. If a workplace is smart about productivity, they're probably going to block those two sites. Fortunately, most places aren't smart about productivity."
"Word to the wise, though: do NOT friend your boss on Facebook. Not only will they be updated on exactly how much you're screwing around on Farmville, but you're also going to have to help them build a French Maison house. And if any horrifying pictures of you end up somewhere, they're going to see it. Or, even worse, the other way around."
"Then there are games. We played them a few weeks ago and I trust you remember Don't Shoot the Puppy. Big time wasters. Fantasy sports are the same, only worse, because you get people who are just normally into sports and it turns them into huge stat nerds. I should know. I'm in a fantasy basketball league and I use Excel for that more than I have ever used it for anything work-related. Moving on."
"If you're up for reading completely useless information for hours, there's comedy sites like Cracked, political blogs, and TV Tropes."
"Oh, and for the next few weeks there's free streaming NCAA tournament coverage on CBSSports.com, so you know what I'll be doing once the games start after class."
"But e-mail is the real killer. A company can block all the websites they want, but when we talked about water cooler gossip a few weeks back? E-mail can be a lot like that, only you can do it without ever leaving your desk and while looking like you're maybe doing something kind of productive. Also, it's not like you're even limited to your coworkers. You can chat with absolutely anyone around the world without looking suspicious they way you would if you spent all afternoon on the phone."
"There are plenty of other ways to waste time, but I've actually spent too much time talking. So let's have a quick and easy assignment. Everyone go to TVTropes.org. Pick a random article and just keep reading through and searching new links until you can find a trope that describes you. Then share it with the class. Easy enough, right?"
*****
"Thanks for meeting me down here," Jim told he class when the bell rang. "We've talked about how technology can be evil, so this week we're talking about the flip side: how can technology be your friend? Easily, that's how."
"These days, pretty much everyone has accounts on Facebook and Twitter. If you don't, they're basically places to give the world a brief update on your day, only Facebook also has games and photo albums. If a workplace is smart about productivity, they're probably going to block those two sites. Fortunately, most places aren't smart about productivity."
"Word to the wise, though: do NOT friend your boss on Facebook. Not only will they be updated on exactly how much you're screwing around on Farmville, but you're also going to have to help them build a French Maison house. And if any horrifying pictures of you end up somewhere, they're going to see it. Or, even worse, the other way around."
"Then there are games. We played them a few weeks ago and I trust you remember Don't Shoot the Puppy. Big time wasters. Fantasy sports are the same, only worse, because you get people who are just normally into sports and it turns them into huge stat nerds. I should know. I'm in a fantasy basketball league and I use Excel for that more than I have ever used it for anything work-related. Moving on."
"If you're up for reading completely useless information for hours, there's comedy sites like Cracked, political blogs, and TV Tropes."
"Oh, and for the next few weeks there's free streaming NCAA tournament coverage on CBSSports.com, so you know what I'll be doing once the games start after class."
"But e-mail is the real killer. A company can block all the websites they want, but when we talked about water cooler gossip a few weeks back? E-mail can be a lot like that, only you can do it without ever leaving your desk and while looking like you're maybe doing something kind of productive. Also, it's not like you're even limited to your coworkers. You can chat with absolutely anyone around the world without looking suspicious they way you would if you spent all afternoon on the phone."
"There are plenty of other ways to waste time, but I've actually spent too much time talking. So let's have a quick and easy assignment. Everyone go to TVTropes.org. Pick a random article and just keep reading through and searching new links until you can find a trope that describes you. Then share it with the class. Easy enough, right?"