7 things you should never search for on your work computer

Save your weird internet search habits for your personal computer.Seriously.You don't want to become an office cautionary tale ' that person who got fired because they were busted Googling something inappropriateduring an all-hands meeting.When you're on your work computer, your employers can track pretty much everything you do."Any personal data or behavior done on any work device can and is collected by your employer," said management expert Andrew Wittman. "Be mindful of every search, click, and email sent, as well as any personal data or behavior, including searches, shopping, social media, emails, and websites visited."And deleting your history won't save you, in most cases."Never assume that clearing the history log is enough to sweep away any evidence of where you've been spending your time on the internet," said Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of "The Humor Advantage." "Most IT departments are still able to monitor computer use and a very aware of searches that might be deemed highly questionable."With that in mind, here are some searches you should definitely steer clear of on your job-related devices:SEE ALSO:6 times answering your phone makes you look like you don't know your mannersPornography or other inappropriate websitesThis one should be a no-brainer, but that doesn't deter some people."From school teachers on school-issued laptops to politicians, this issue crops up continually in the media," Kerr said. "A highly-publicized report revealed there weremore than 300,000 searches for porn from with the parliament offices of Great Britain. A City of Baltimore employee was fired for watching porn for 39 hours at work, including one day where he watched over six hours during an eight-hour shift. And if you aren't fired, you will, at the very least, end up in a potentially embarrassing situation."Highly classified information within your own company"If you know there are things that are off limits for a reason, don't try and access them on your own," Kerr said. "Without question your IT department will be aware of every attempt youve made to gain access into a secured area."Websites related to your side hustleIf you're juggling a side job, resist the temptation of letting that bleed into your nine-to-five."If you are moonlighting at a second job or running a side business on your own, be exceedingly careful searching for sites that will be obviously out of the normal scope of your work duties," Kerr said. "Numerous employees have been fired when they've been caught running their own business while on someone else's dime, and your internet activities will be one of the biggest red flags available to employers."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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