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Personal Internet use at work has gotten an increasing number of staff in trouble with their employer.

Some people have even gotten fired in extreme cases for their personal Internet use at work.

If your company has a policy on Internet use at work, you should pay close attention to it especially if you work for a company that has specified limits on your usage. If you dont know if your company has an Internet policy, ask your manager.

If there is one thing you need to be aware of when it comes to Internet usage its that your company can tell what websites you have visited if they want to and you really cant do much to hide your tracks.

Clearing your Internet History on your browser and clearing files you have downloaded dont help to erase the tracks you have left on the Internet.

Similarly dont think that deleting emails in your In Box or Sent Box prevents your employer from reading the content of your emails.

Every email sent and received from your company server remains on your company server regardless of whether you have deleted the emails from your work computer or not.

You have no control over your work email and Internet history and your employers ability to view it.

My friend is an IT support manager and he has told me stories about what websites some of his colleagues have visited and files that they have downloaded because he has central access to the Internet history of everyone in the company.

Typically, personal Internet use at work gets people into trouble when they do noticeable things such as:

1. Visiting illegal websites or porn-related websites that trigger some sort of device that the company uses to monitor staff Internet usage.

2. Downloading large files for personal reasons such as music or movies that slow down company resources and your IT staff start looking to see who or what is causing the problem.

3. Forwarding dirty joke emails that end up on the desk of someone who doesnt find the joke funny and complains about it.

Just remember that any email you send and receive and any website you visit from your work computer leaves a trail that your company can follow if they choose to and there is nothing you can do to hide it.

Personal Internet use at work has gotten people fired in extreme cases so make sure you understand your companys policy on Internet usage.

Carl Mueller

My name is Carl Mueller and I'd like to thank you for learning a bit more about me!

I feel that I have numerous relevant experiences during my career that come in useful when helping people with their careers:

I know what it’s like to work internationally, having worked overseas (in New Zealand, from 1994-1998).

I've survived several corporate downsizings while many of my colleagues were being laid off.

I have also experienced being laid off twice myself during corporate downsizings.

I know what it’s like to be self-employed.

I've helped many people find better jobs. I started to work as a professional recruiter in 2000 first as an Information Technology (IT) recruiter and then in general recruitment across many industries including IT, manufacturing and marketing. Since this time, I have helped many people find their dream career and it’s a great feeling.

I experienced one of the slowest hiring periods in recent memory especially during the general hiring slowdown that followed the Y2K frenzy in 1999, the bursting of the dot com bubble in early 2000, and then the employment market bottoming out following September 11, 2001.

These were certainly not great times to be a job searcher in most industries nor was it a particularly good time to be a recruiter.

Following this, I began running the day to day operations of an Internet-based company in early 2003 that focused on developing online software and subscription-based websites for consumers. It was then that I fully realized the power, usefulness and potential of the Internet which really spurred me to set up my own website which you can view in my Personal URL section below this bio.

I’m also a Platinum Ezine Articles Expert as recognized by EzineArticles.com, one of the most visited websites on the Internet. This special designation is earned by having consistently high-quality articles published and viewed on their website. All of my submissions are related to helping you find your dream career and many of my articles get reproduced on other websites by their webmasters.

Good luck with your career and I hope I have been of assistance to you!