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"The relationship between HR and IT should be such that IT's role is to respond to genuine concerns raised by either HR or line managers over individual behaviors or work patterns evidenced by other factors, and not IT itself having to allocate resource to pro-actively police and alert the business of potential problem areas. In reality of course such a clear divide is quite a challenge," he said.
To the huddled masses, that's what they think a lot of our time is spent at anyway. Like I have so much extra time at work Ihave nothing better to do than read someone's e-mail.

In a lot of places it's a big game of pass the buck.