[klodolph]

If it’s always your last resort, then you’ll run out of political capital at work. IT staff are also generally not responsible for these policies in the first place—IT staff wouldn’t install an internet filter, for example. That’s something that a VP would ask for. Getting into fights with a VP over policy can end badly if you ignore office politics.

[southerntofu]

> IT staff wouldn’t install an internet filter, for example.

i guess it depends on the network and IT staff in question. having strong firewall rules & monitoring is something you want (need?) in many higher-security networks. of course most networks don't actually need that but it's not exactly useless either

[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

In the era of rampant ransomware, it isn't unreasonable to have some level of filtering.