Battle to limit net at work

AdelaideNow... Battle to limit net at work:

"Companies are beginning to ban web access and block instant-messaging services to squash discreet conversations among workers and prohibit employees from watching sports events on their computers."

It's too easy to become distracted , especially if you are desk bound and then you look for a bit of life and colour, I suppose. I guess employers need to look at the working conditions of their employees, but the truth is, no one should be doing personal things at work on the Net unless they are on a break. I don't think they can stop Net use in break times because so much of what we do is on the Net and it doesn't take long to send the email or pay that bill. It makes life easier. Longer working hours mean there has to be a bit of trade off. I was watching a girl at a desk the other day and she was on a chat line as she worked. I don't know how accurate her work was and maybe the chatting was for work. I still believe it's better to get up and go and talk to people . Most work email boxes are just too jammed with mail and cannot be dealt with in a happy way. All that sitting makes us dull.