Even so, the issue it not whether or not Naomi was abusing her employer's time by spending too much time online. There is learning that occurs by researching issues and her employer would have benefited from that as well. The whole issue can be argued ad naseum. It is still, and always was, between Naomi and her ex-employer.

What is important is how anyone in this community feels it is okay to make that judgment call and be judge and jury by informing on their fellow developer to his/her employer. That is just plain wrong period. They had no business doing that and that behavior cannot be condoned. Who will be next? What have you or anyone else done that they may feel your employer or your wife needs to know about?


>Yes, I agree, but there is a fine line between posting during business hours and abusing the privilege. I often wondered how Naomi could answer question after question (sometimes within seconds of the posting) while being at work. I'm not excusing Kramek et. al. at all, but Naomi's behavior here was suspect also. I work about 10-12 hours per day, so even if I post an hour a day, they are still getting their money's worth.
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>>Agreed. But, those of us who post at work should let our managers know what we are doing and how much time we are using to do it. I have had three different managers where I work, all aware that I post during business hours. None have expressed concerns that it interferes with job duties.
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>>>The minute that our time is micromanaged to the point that we can't post gere dir fear of employer retribution is the minute this site, and those like it, go dark.
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