Saying surfing the web is equivalent to reading a newspaper or talking on the phone, an administrative law judge has suggested that only a reprimand is appropriate as punishment for a city worker accused of failing to heed warnings to stay off the Internet.

Finally, some sense can be seen when it comes to using the Internet at work (full article). Whenever a company says something about my surfing habits, I always think (something unpleseant). Never once have I thought, oh, maybe they’re right and I should cut down on my internet traffic. Let’s face it, providing employees with internet access might as well be a given. I consider it a perk that’s equivalent to vacation time. Maybe I’ll have that written into my next job offer.

To cut to the chase, if you don’t want to provide employees with Internet access, don’t hire them. I wonder how far a company can go without employees?