Every example you gave is still inappropriate, as they are not about work. I worked in the public sector and that would have been shut down. Federal employees are held to a higher standard, especially if they have a high security clearance. They get funny about spending because it is tax payers dollars. Using a work computer on a government account during paid hours to talk about personal things, nope. There are a bunch of rules they were breaking.
I’m not saying they they weren’t targeted, but they were still in the wrong.
Then I’ll repeat that they are spies, and socializing is part of the job. Being a spy is a social job. You are a better spy if you know and socialize with your coworkers and can recognize their patterns of speech and habits and actions. This makes for more unified and cohesive propaganda and social engineering. They are in fact getting paid to become better acquainted with each other and the work that the agency is doing so that they are more effective agents.
With virtual work, there is no watercooler or parkinglot. This is a virtual space for people to meet and chat.
Every example you gave is still inappropriate, as they are not about work. I worked in the public sector and that would have been shut down. Federal employees are held to a higher standard, especially if they have a high security clearance. They get funny about spending because it is tax payers dollars. Using a work computer on a government account during paid hours to talk about personal things, nope. There are a bunch of rules they were breaking.
I’m not saying they they weren’t targeted, but they were still in the wrong.
Then I’ll repeat that they are spies, and socializing is part of the job. Being a spy is a social job. You are a better spy if you know and socialize with your coworkers and can recognize their patterns of speech and habits and actions. This makes for more unified and cohesive propaganda and social engineering. They are in fact getting paid to become better acquainted with each other and the work that the agency is doing so that they are more effective agents.
With virtual work, there is no watercooler or parkinglot. This is a virtual space for people to meet and chat.