General Discussion

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

46. There's a vindictive person where I work.

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 08:33 PM

Jun 2014

Thankfully I don't work with her or even near her. She has found it to be her duty to report every little thing she sees to HR. I believe internet usage should be between the person and their boss, she does not. She got another admin fired by reporting her to HR.

The other admin had been taking care of her sick mother so much that she ran out of FMLA and vacation time and was using vacation donations. Well her mother went to stay with the brother for a few months, so the admin was going on her first vacation in years. She was doing all her work, but the other lady saw her looking at hotels online. She was reported and ultimately fired.

The company policy is you're allowed a "reasonable" amount of time on the internet, so it's whatever HR and the disciplinary committee determines is a violation - regardless of performance and your manager doesn't get a say either.

So yeah let's say it was a guy and there were pictures of a bare breast, and specifically that lady saw it? He'd be fired. They don't monitor people regularly, but if a complaint is made it's more likely than not you'll be terminated.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

81 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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