Question: I was recently speaking with my manager, who stated that while my work is satisfactory, they've been noticing I'm spending a lot of time of Stack Exchange. I find Stack Exchange to be very informative and helpful in my work.

Particularly considering this Stack Exchange site has many users who spend a large portion of their time on here, how can I explain to my manager how useful Stack Exchange is for me?

Answer: 
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> how can I prove its value?
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You can't because it doesn't have any in that context. If you're using it to solve problems once in a while that's one thing, but if you're 'spending too much time' on it, then that is clear heads up from your boss to cease and desist.

Your boss isn't attempting to open a dialogue about pros and cons, he/she is warning you to spend less time on StackExchange.
You start using this gem:

```
try
{
     //Do Something
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
     if (DesignMode)
     {
           Process.Start("http://www.stackoverflow.com/search/q=" +
                         System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(ex.Message));
     }
}

```

Seriously, though, if your manager can't see the value of StackOverflow, you need a new manager. There's no good answer other than that.