Nov 29, 2008

Tales from the Client Side: BBW

Though some people might think that the acronym above refers to some variation of pornography related to overly proportioned women, it instead refers to something that's quite present in my day to day life in the new job. I still remember the rampant usage of youtube, myspace, redtube, etc, etc and etc in pretty much any of the agencies I've worked at. I also fondly remember downloading any program I wished not to mention a ridiculous iTunes library and access to Internet music.

Pornography? Bastions lay poorly hidden in simple folder mazes of fellow artists and copywriters, not to mention their email. Enter my new job and my newfound knowledge of BBW.

BBW is what happens when you know you can't do anything remotely awry on your computer because you know one thing for sure, Big Brother Watches and your computer is one of his channels. I only needed to have a problem on my computer to have an IT daemon remotely enter to coordinate downloads, updates, and detailed work to know that no matter the time, the day, or the circumstances, odds are in favor of me having company if by any chance I have some questionable searches going on.

What is questionable? Well pretty much anything you can read, watch or listen to that could be considered a distraction from your duties. The only thing that is 'safe" is checking your email and I find that checking your junk mail more than once a day is pitifulness incarnate.

This in short means I can't get my blog on from work, which if I recall correctly is the BEST time to read blogs to spur the imagination, curiosity and any other sentiment that strays remotely away from the rigid box I now call my part time home, the cubicle. I take my own music to work and since my collection probably passed the 1,000 mark, I'm pretty sure I'm covered music wise.

But no blogging, why, that's just mean. Understandable if they want to ensure I get the work done quickly, but completely irrational if you want to take into account that maybe I would like a say into how I employ my time. Hell we all would, unfortunately, that won't be the case for me or anyone who works at a company that takes their employee manual for serious.

So kids, along with not playing with matches, hazardous chemicals, poisonous snakes, mechanical equipment after drinking Nyquil or watching Queen of the Damned, the suggestion is clear. Don't try this at home ... I mean work. At home go hog wild finding midget anal pole vaulting or vend machine masturbation videos. At work, for your own job security keep it to a dismissible, a minimum isn't good enough, trust me.

Cheers

ps.: It's past 1:30 so if there are any typos, my apologies.

2 comments:

RestrictionsApply said...

Life in advertising is a sheltered life indeed. The things that one takes for granted in advertising (coming in at 9:45 a.m.; wearing t-shirts; two and a half-hour lunches; complete Internet access) turn out to be perks when compared to what goes on in “the real world”.

I, too, was hit in the face when I left the business and got a “real” job. Internet – and all the cool things that go with it – is a luxury, not a necessity. Want to IM during work? Only if your client also does business via IM. Want to see that page that requires the latest version of Flash or Shockwave? Only if the page and its contents are required for the job. Blog? Facebook? Porn? Do it on your own time!

That message was loud and clear during my first week at the new office. Like all things in life, we just have to learn to deal with it. At least we’re not writing copy at 2:00 a.m. knowing the AE and the client will turn it down in the morning.

Joker said...

My net experience is now concentrated at home. Lol, multitasking to keep up with blogs, porn, news, videos etc.

All I know is that though it's slightly annoying, it's more than manageable lol.

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