Using the ofice computer for job search?

Since your company is undergoing some kind of restructuring, what your colleague did was indirectly telling management to restructure his seat as well - from inside the office building to somewhere outside the company. Now that he is caught, I hope he is forgiven for the "misdeed" he had done. Of course, your colleague is merely preparing himself for whatever mishap that may happen unknown - the possibility of being replaced or disposed off. But if he were to put himself in his employer's shoes, would he be able to condone such conduct from his employee, by using the company's computer and network to search for jobs? He could have done his job-hunting at home. And I think it's perfectly OK for him to receive calls from his future employer(s) while at work to discuss about the new job(s). That will be more discreet, agree?

I wouldn't do it. I would be too afraid of getting caught. But I have to say L.O.L. Where I used to work a dew years ago we were all in a small room and this girl had a newspaper and it was called Employment Guide and it was open to where eveyone could see it and the boss said newsflash! You can't come to work here and have an employ

Wow I think this was a bit petty on the part of employers ,I mean its not like he was using the computers to do his business or selling company equipment or trade secrets ,he was just looking a job .He can still do that outside the company.I think they are looking for an excuse to get rid of him and maybe thats why he was looking for a job

Actually, we are doing the same thing in our office. But we are different from him because we are on the social networking sites. But I think he has his reasons. At these times of financial crisis, I think each of us here are looking for a more rewarding careers. Each of us would like to be secured enough when in comes to our financial obligations in life, and that is why we are doing that silly moves. Hope he will try to face the consequences of his moves. It is one actually of our fears in our office if we will be quote, especially that we try to change IPs in order to access the web.

It is really not proper to use the company's computer for personal use, more so for job hunting... Why am I laughing??? Because I am also guilty of that too hehehehe! I even printed my resume to my previous job... It is good that nobody saw me for I have my own table and printer... But that is really improper and certainly against good values... It is risky and not the best thing to do...

I would not want to take the risk. I understand why your colleague is looking for a job since he is scared. With the economy being bad and jobs being hard to find I can understand how he feels. I have not been able to find work at all since graduating college. My husband is only working part-time which has been a burden for us. I think he should have looked for work outside the job.

It is never fair to use your time at work for anything accept what your employer is paying you to do. I would bet he's on the short list if they are downsizing.

I think it is not good to use office computer because you are paid by the company to work for the assign job unless you used it for searching a new one during break time.

Well do you have morals? And if you do, then wouldn't you already have an opinion? Why did not you state it? I bet that person had an opinion and was not just a victim of stupidity. I think that work is stressful. Um. Especially if one has the likeness of being watched one is asked to work more promptly and accuratley than normal. What really is normal is humans working together. Perhaps it is the best thing for him to be himself. And for you to be yourself.

I admit that I did that in one of my previous jobs, as they would make me spend 8 hours a day doing absolutely nothing, so I wanted to find another job as soon as possible. In other of my previous jobs a workmate was caught, but he was just scolded and nothing else.

No No...what he did..i would never like to do that at least at my workplace... why me to take such risk and whether company is thinking to take me out or not but such activity company will be sure to take a person out... Well i don't think that he did the right thing as he was at his office and he had to take care of matter that he is getting paid for working there and he is searching for the another job there...Too risky work he did... but i would never like to take such a chance...

Unless the company has said you may use their computer for personal reasons, then this is basically stealing. If they have said you can use it for your own interests, then what you do is none of their business as long as it is legal.

He probably feels he will be axed from that company and he probably does not have a computer at home, so he is sort of panicking. What he did was wrong, but we can't totally blame him since he probably could not afford to be jobless, so he is in panic mode in case the company fires him. I think he knows that he won't be keeping his job in that company anyway, but that's pathetic.