Change of Plans: Friends Locking

[scribblinlenore]

I've always liked having an open journal. The problem is that I read it at work, a lot, and there have been too many times lately when people have materialized at my desk, reading over my shoulder before I even realized they were there. This includes my boss. Half the office could know my LJ name by now. So, finally, I've come to the decision that it would be foolhardy of me not to lock my journal. The idea that my co-workers might be reading it is just too-- *shudder*

If you're already on my friends list, you'll stay there. If you're not and want to be, just add me. As long as I'm relatively certain you're not my mother, my boss or John Ashcroft, I'll add you back. *g*

If you don't already have an LJ, it's easy (and free!) to get one. Just go to the main Live Journal page and follow the appropriate links. You can always treat yours as a read-only journal if the idea of nattering on about yourself the way I do isn't that appealing to you. :D

I'm also going to make a more concerted effort to keep my website better updated with all the fiction I post to my journal. And I'll continue to archive non-snippet stuff at SSA.

So that's my story. I regret the people I may never get to know because I've gone into lockdown mode, but I need the peace of mind. I hope anyone who's been lurking will stick around. You're certainly welcome.

Unless I work with you, that is. *g*

Comments

[raincitygirl.livejournal.com]

Hey, I certainly understand. I routinely friends-lock anything personal, and anything identifying (i.e. anything I've talked about at work, even if it's not actually terribly personal). I also don't ever access LJ at work. Part of it is because we're not supposed to play on the net at work, but part of it is also because even during my lunch hour when I could play on the net without any criticism, I'm nervous about somebody coming up behind me while I'm reading LJ or writing an LJ entry and I want to keep my private life separate from my work life as much as possible.

So I completely understand. But I hope I'm on the list, because I love your snippets, and your other entries.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

You have the right idea about not reading LJ at work. It really isn't a good policy.

*hugs* Of course you're on my friends list. And I appreciate all the lovely feedback you've sent me, even on the dirty stuff. *g*

[raincitygirl.livejournal.com]

Well, I think it depends on whether a person is paid by the hour or on salary. I'm 8:30 to 4:30 and if I have to work longer I get paid more. My boss is on salary, and she stays until the job is done. When things are slow that means she can come in late or leave early, but it also means that when things are busy, she's working through lunch or working late into the evening or taking work home with her. So if somebody is salaried, I think they should have more say over their time. If they choose to spend some of their work time reading LJ or an online newspaper or something, well, that's their choice to break up their workload with a break, but ultimately they have to get the work done by its deadline, and as long as it's done, that's what matters. As long as they're not surfing porn sites or something, I don't see how anybody could really object.

Whereas if I were reading LJ at a time which wasn't my lunch or coffee break, I would essentially be defrauding the company. Now, my boss is pretty easy-going. She knows that our work is cyclical, that one week there might not be much to do, and the next week we'll be working at a breakneck pace. So if at a slow time we're chatting instead of working for a bit, or surfing a news site for a few minutes or something, she doesn't get upset provided we don't abuse it by having a half hour conversation or internet break. But in general I try to stay off the net for recreational purposes during my work time, because I know if we abuse her trust, she will have to crack down.

Also, because I work an eight-hour day, I'm not at the office as long as some salaried employees. A lot of the professional types come in earlier and/or stay later than we do, so only reading LJ at home wouldn't be so practical for them, if they were LJ devotees. If they're working twelve hour days because of some big project, they may *need* the relaxation break and distraction.