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Fine. I'll ask it. What is the punishment for viewing images of breastfeeding babies at your [View all] Zorra Jun 2014 OP

First you have to accept the premise Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #1

Why would one need more than a glance? Why would one need "images" plural? Is this a new hobby? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #2

It's the meta moral panic du jour. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #3

This outrage isn't gonna farm itself. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #12

+1 Agschmid Jun 2014 #30

If it makes or could make people Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #4

Thanks. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #41

Nothing at all. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #5

And yet some people are shocked that we requested a NSFW warning Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #6

Here you go. William769 Jun 2014 #14

You are just soooo bad, Bill. Zorra Jun 2014 #16

You cracked me up! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #72

I nursed both my kids until they were about... 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #78

My question to you is, what would YOUR company do if they caught you viewing the image you alerted Zorra Jun 2014 #15

Depends on how it was noticed Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #21

Thanks. I sincerely apologize to you, and others here, for my snide comment regarding this issue. Zorra Jun 2014 #29

No, thank you for understanding. Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #34

There's a vindictive person where I work. tammywammy Jun 2014 #46

While you were writing that, I was writing this: Zorra Jun 2014 #54

This makes me a horrible person, but I seriously doubt the whole story at this point. ScreamingMeemie Jun 2014 #26

I don't think so. I am also suspicious.nt bravenak Jun 2014 #28

Why? Have you never worked, or known anyone who worked in an office? KittyWampus Jun 2014 #40

Thats not it. bravenak Jun 2014 #42

Well...there are a lot of authoritarian conservative petty tyrants with bad potty training Zorra Jun 2014 #49

You're new and I don't know how long you lurked before joining... bluesbassman Jun 2014 #17

"We"? Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #32

Multiple posters requested a NSFW tag, multiple posters were concerned about the ramifications Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #37

Ah, okay. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #43

Oh I would love to come Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #45

I saw the bike ride on the way to work. Hilarious and awesome! neverforget Jun 2014 #73

I believe a few DU'ers requested NSFW tag to be put in OP title. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #38

Thanks. What type of disciplinary action would your HR dept. take against Zorra Jun 2014 #9

Great question. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #20

Thank you for that, that's the kind of thing I wanted to find out. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #23

I am an HR consultant... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #44

Thanks. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #55

While I make fun of such policies as crazy (we are talking adults after all I think) nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #7

Thanks, nadin. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #24

Viewing images of "nudity", along with other "sexually explicit content" is an offense Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2014 #8

Thanks. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #11

I work at one of the largest corporations in the United States. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #10

Sometimes if you just add and "https" you can get by most of that... I know I think it's ridiculous. Agschmid Jun 2014 #33

Thanks, that seems reasonable. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #39

Why is anyone on DU at work? Shouldn't they be WORKING?! JaneyVee Jun 2014 #13

Well, the trolls are working. Zorra Jun 2014 #18

If you've read any of the other threads a lot of people have explained work breaks, lunch and down seaglass Jun 2014 #31

Just kidding, I DU at work, tweet at work, do yoga JaneyVee Jun 2014 #52

Haha - yes when I'm in between projects I have A LOT of downtime. :-) n/t seaglass Jun 2014 #53

The danger is if they are looking for an excuse to get rid of you. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #19

Thanks. So, then, I suppose that somewhere in your company policy there is a rule forbidding Zorra Jun 2014 #22

A friend of mine got fired for saying an ice cream cake looked like a penis. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #75

I have never worked any place where anybody would give a shit. nt LeftyMom Jun 2014 #25

Me neither, thank the goddess! nt Zorra Jun 2014 #36

If it's a bare breast and I was reported to HR, there would be an investigation. tammywammy Jun 2014 #27

Thanks. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #35

Disciplinary action up to and including termination. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #47

Thanks, nt Zorra Jun 2014 #50

I doubt that it's specifically addressed in any policy, and I'm not in a petronius Jun 2014 #48

Thanks. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #51

At my last two jobs, it could go anywhere from a reprimand to a termination arcane1 Jun 2014 #56

So if you just looked at an image of a baby breastfeeding for a few seconds while reading a DU post, Zorra Jun 2014 #57

It *is* viewing a photo of a topless woman. arcane1 Jun 2014 #65

I often wonder why people are so anal about SummerSnow Jun 2014 #58

It really is incredibly silly. Conservatives are forcing "teh stupid" upon us all, every day, in so Zorra Jun 2014 #60

I will not succumb to "teh stupid" SummerSnow Jun 2014 #61

That's the attitude we all need to take if we are ever going to quarantine "teh stupid". nt Zorra Jun 2014 #64

Haha I did mammograms in my place of employment newfie11 Jun 2014 #59

So you had a boob job? Zorra Jun 2014 #62

Hahaha newfie11 Jun 2014 #67

If the employer is that strict about policing its employees' internet usage... The Road Runner Jun 2014 #63

Interesting. That leads to an interesting question about DUers at work Zorra Jun 2014 #66

That's what I was thinking laundry_queen Jun 2014 #68

And DUers can not post the NSFW warning and take their chances with the jury. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #76

Corporate policies are often zero tolerance Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #69

The city has fired several people for porno Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #70

I actually work in a hospital OB ward and if we googled "breast" likesmountains 52 Jun 2014 #71

An image blocking feature, as suggested in a current poll on GD, could solve the "NSFW" problem. Zorra Jun 2014 #74

LOL, Massachusetts. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #77

I understand, Manny, but my question is, Zorra Jun 2014 #80

There is no breastfeeding carveout, especially for a man. You are going to get a write up or fired. TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #79

Thanks. I suggest that DU incorporate an image blocking feature, so that DUers in work Zorra Jun 2014 #81