If using 2 hard drives to for time machine backup is it possible to exclude files from one backup only??

Hi,
At work we have a network system that allows backup of everyones mac via time machine is there a way I can exclude certain files and directories from this backup without removing them from the private time machine backup that I have?
Many thanks,
Nick

Time Machine is one app on your Mac, thus it will exclude the files on all back-ups. 

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