The raging debate continues, does a corporation assume higher overhead costs for internet usage compared to that of small businesses? Facetiously speaking, I will tackle this argument. The following debate is based on a true story.

A couple of weeks ago a good friend of mine was riddling me with his tales from the cube. He works at a major tech corporation in Silicon Valley; we’ll leave the level of detail at that. Anyways, he mentioned to me that he had recently received a bill from his employer which broke down his company internet usage in dollars and cents. Shocked was I to hear that his amount for the previous month was a few hundred dollars! It’s important to keep in mind that not everyone is as calm and collective as said friend who works at tech corporation; many of the surrounding employees who received this bill began to fret into a world of panic. They didn’t realize that the company was only informing, not charging.
Of course we both laughed as this story, as it was being told. In a world where cable internet is $50+ per month and DSL is $20-30 per month, how in Sam Hain is a company going to tell their employees that they’re individually responsible for a few hundred dollars of net usage?

It’s a slice of what the connected society is coming to. I envision a day where all internet freedom is lost inside a company. I’m all for filters and blocking out gambling, porn, etc. from the employees but it’s ridiculous to think that a company will expect their employees not to have the simple pleasures of checking their personal e-mail, logging into their favorite social network, or reading sports news on their site of choice. Ridiculous to me and you, not ridiculous to all as undoubtedly this is what we’re headed for.

All the more reason to self employ yourself; get unlimited internet for $12.99 per month!