I am not paid to blog...

anymore :(

Published on September 20, 2004 By Muggaz In Just Hanging Out

If something is too good to be true, well, it probably is! Almost a whole year I got away with whoring the forums at work… chiming in now and then, chastising here, or encouraging there, all the while, on someone else’s time – so in short, I was being paid quite a nice salary to whore the forums, alas, the good times are over with, and I must revert to whoring in my own time.

Muggaz adventures was becoming quite popular around the office, with many a colleague reading what I had written, having a chuckle, and then offering their own little spin – one of my colleagues, The Cassman even started his own blog here at JoeUser – and it was only a matter of time before the system administrators here at work clued on to the proficient traffic to a non-work related website.

I think I got away with it for so long because I run the logistics of internal systems here at work, and the reports were only given to those in senior positions if the matter was dire – I guess they found out. One day, I came to work, typed www.joeuser.com into the browser, and I was greeted with none other than a big red webpage stating violation of the Internet usage policy, I sighed, and realised the game was up.

I am certainly no pessimist, and not always an optimist, but I can only see positives arise from this situation.

- I will no longer have to use the mute button to disguise my cursing when I read an insolent comment whilst I am at work on the phone to a client or colleague

- I will no longer reply in haste when I read an article I find particularly offensive – having the time and resources to articulate what I need to say, in the most humane way possible – refraining from the use of words such as fatwa and moron

- I will do a better job at work, concentrating on what I am supposed to be getting paid for – rather than coasting by on my expert multitasking skills, hopefully getting a promotion sooner or later, into management, where I can do what I want, which may or may not include visiting JU

- Absence makes the heart grow fonder – I will have more love for JU, and JU will have more love for me – as if you didn’t love me enough already!!!

I think I will certainly feel the absence though, as peak blogging times are whilst I am at work, so actual interaction will be cut to a bare minimum, It will be a shame, because I have made some awesome friends whilst blogging, and I love seeing what everyone has been up to in the morning when I get to work, but not as much as I love doing work in the morning, which is what I am supposed to be doing right!

Inadvertently, my boss discovered Muggaz Adventures so it’s quite possible that he is reading this right now! I am sure he likes what he is seeing! Lamentably, I think he has better things to do with his time – if not; here is a big hello to you big boss man!

BAM!!!

Comments (Page 2)

MANDKS

on Oct 03, 2004

the fact u cant blog is bad enough....but now u can't even be on msn....

Mandy

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