Mail Snooping = More Fun

We recently received the go ahead to order some mail snooping software for our company. Management has decided that personal email may be a large problem (it is) and damaging to productivity. So, they want surveillance software attached to our Exchange server to prov this. Never mind that they already know that it’s a problem and that all they have to do is tighten the screws on their middle and lower management to curb it. Hell, I even said we can block outgoing and incoming emails outside of our domain. In fact, even though the belief is that everyone within the organization needs an email address, the fact of the matter is that only a few actually do. There seems to be an easier, cheaper solution than spending thousands of dollars on an email surveillance system. Oh well, let’s just go ahead and throw money at the problem instead of trying the other solutions first. Never mind the fact that most of the people involved in approving projects and expenses as well as making the important decisions in the company are also the biggest offenders.

I’m not complaining too much though, it will almost certainly mean more fun for me. Let’s be honest, when you are the one spying on others – it can be pretty fun. Having a web filter has certainly taught me that. So even though it’s a hassle to set it up, and I’d rather the money be spent on a company car for the department since I’m on the road constantly, I’ll take what I can get. Coming Soon: Mail Surveillance Drinking Game.

(Yes, it has been a while since the last post and yes this is a low key way of resuming posting, but let’s just choose to ignore that shall we?)