Hi.
I work for a large company that continues to become a worse place to work at by the day.
I work hard at my job, and occasionally I need to take care of some personal matters that involve use of the internet and personal email. I also need access to the internet to do my job effectively.
Recently Google Chrome was blocked from access on the company network, Chrome is my browser of choice. And it is what I use at home. Now I am stuck with Internet Explorer. The blocking of Google Chrome was due to an alleged "security risk".
So now I am adjusting to using Internet Explorer, which is not as good as Chrome, in my opinion. And I need to switch between the two between work and home.
Today, we received an email stating that sometime in February, access to Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, etc. will be completely blocked on work computers/laptops. This will create all sorts of problems for me and others, I am sure. I use my gmail account to keep up with professional colleagues, relatives, on-line shopping transactions, prepare for early retirement, seek out other job opportunities, etc. I receive email reminders both on personal and business matters through my personal email.
There is no fighting "the man" on this issue. The decision has been made. My question is, what is a suitable workaround, so that I can use my personal email accounts during the day when I need to. They installed some BlueCoat proxy which I think will prevent me from using a proxy to get to my personal email account. I only have a simple cell phone, with 500 voice minutes and 200 text messages a month, no internet access. Is my only option to upgrade to a smart phone so that I can have access to my personal email during the day? That does not help with my goal of LBYM.
I dont think there is an accessible open network near my work location so that I could even use that connection to check my personal email.
This job and company stink, but there is no where else for me to go right now, and I don't have enough saved to pull the trigger.
Please understand that I did not take advantage of having access to my personal email while at work. Any advice you have is appreciated.
I work for a large company that continues to become a worse place to work at by the day.
I work hard at my job, and occasionally I need to take care of some personal matters that involve use of the internet and personal email. I also need access to the internet to do my job effectively.
Recently Google Chrome was blocked from access on the company network, Chrome is my browser of choice. And it is what I use at home. Now I am stuck with Internet Explorer. The blocking of Google Chrome was due to an alleged "security risk".
So now I am adjusting to using Internet Explorer, which is not as good as Chrome, in my opinion. And I need to switch between the two between work and home.
Today, we received an email stating that sometime in February, access to Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, etc. will be completely blocked on work computers/laptops. This will create all sorts of problems for me and others, I am sure. I use my gmail account to keep up with professional colleagues, relatives, on-line shopping transactions, prepare for early retirement, seek out other job opportunities, etc. I receive email reminders both on personal and business matters through my personal email.
There is no fighting "the man" on this issue. The decision has been made. My question is, what is a suitable workaround, so that I can use my personal email accounts during the day when I need to. They installed some BlueCoat proxy which I think will prevent me from using a proxy to get to my personal email account. I only have a simple cell phone, with 500 voice minutes and 200 text messages a month, no internet access. Is my only option to upgrade to a smart phone so that I can have access to my personal email during the day? That does not help with my goal of LBYM.
I dont think there is an accessible open network near my work location so that I could even use that connection to check my personal email.
This job and company stink, but there is no where else for me to go right now, and I don't have enough saved to pull the trigger.
Please understand that I did not take advantage of having access to my personal email while at work. Any advice you have is appreciated.