Is it not ok or cool to post a pic of your car that has a model dressed in a bathing suit.Just curious.Not sure if this is a bad thing I think every kid in the world has seen a girl by the pool.I think its crazy that pics like these get deleted.Just saying.
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I remember that . . . I was just getting to the point where I didnt have to cry myself to sleep, thanks for bringing back that memory
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David I don't think it's offensive the problem is there are others that do and would not think twice about telling the boss they saw their coworker looking at pictures that objectify women. The term is "Not Work Safe" Nobody needs to open a thread that says pictures of my car and have not work safe material on their screen.
Everett said you had to be a "paid" member. I was just trying to clarify that non paying members can view that forum without paying unless something has recently changed. The OP is a paid member but I have read in the past some non paying members didn't realize they could still sign up and view that forum without paying.
Well, yes and no I suppose, it depends on the company and the corporate policy on intellectual property.
This site is harmless. A couple other sites that I have tried to get to, strickly work related, get blocked due to weird url's that triggers something.
If a company was looking for a reason to whack you, then yes anything is possible. Most large corps now use social media for branding and free advertising, so even cruising FB and YT is "ok" since many companies are there.
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It's become a BIG problem in the workplace as people are spending lots of Company time on social networks etc. for personal not work related stuff.
They can restrict the company computers but not peoples smart phones.
From a recent poll conducting by a staffing company.
"The biggest distraction for respondents? Personal Internet use. 44.7% of the more than 10,000 people polled cited web surfing as their #1 distraction at work."
Salary.com calculated that employers spend $759 billion per year on salaries for which real work was expected, but not actually performed.
I own and run a small business. Personal business on company time is stealing IMHO and grounds for immediate dismissal.
Agree! They took the internet use away from us because people were doing thier fantasy football! We're talking law enforcement here. But it's just like smoke breaks, those that don't smoke do more work. But hey in California you can only smoke in your own home now!
No, I'm not a smoker!Where's doo I sign up for the off topic?
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Every company is different but the internet is an essential part of most folks daily work duties. Quite often visits to social media sites are acceptable break time activity and is not the problem. I agree thought it can be steeling from the employer if done when you should be working.
The problem is the content, if a coworker complains about a bikini clad gal on your screen it might as well be full blown porn because diversity and the EEO don't differentiate when someone says what they saw objectifies women and it was offensive to them. If the company ignores the complaint they have a bigger problem and that is a lawsuit. The fear of lawsuit leads to a zero tolerance policy and extreme punishment makes for more compliance.
All that said someone at work viewing TC should not have to worry that about the content of the threads and posts in our forums.
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X100!!!!!
Preach on, Brother John!
People screwing off on company time really chaps me. Too bad employers can't devise a way to add up all the screw-off time and then deduct it from the workers' wages. That would be a beautiful thing.
Preach on, Brother John!
People screwing off on company time really chaps me. Too bad employers can't devise a way to add up all the screw-off time and then deduct it from the workers' wages. That would be a beautiful thing.
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Keep in mind that this site sees it's most traffic during work hours, then about 5-6pm eastern traffic drops off and doesn't pick up for several hours...
They have and can, at least the larger corporations affording IT systems.
They collect time one is on intranet social media - not me, I don't subscribe,
also, time on other social media(s) - I don't subscribe either
also, have keyboard stroke counters - inbred program collecting the key strokes - I just tel them I've done it on break/lunch time.
Sadly its not limited to the workplace anymore. A few years ago a coworker and I were at McDs eating BigMacs and looking through the latest SI swimsuit addition when a female (full blown feminist) saw us and complained to management about it. We were told even though we were on our lunch and off company property we still could not look at offensive material around other coworkers and yes, the SI swimsuit is considered offensive.
Shouldn't the onus be on the person at work to not view (regardless of my opinion on this point) work appropriate stuff?
Some people disagree with the words in the US constitution. Should It be censored from websites?
Yes, its somewhat of an extreme example in the US, but in a large part of the world, it isn't. Think long and hard about censoring bikinis... Its a slippery slope.
Some people disagree with the words in the US constitution. Should It be censored from websites?
Yes, its somewhat of an extreme example in the US, but in a large part of the world, it isn't. Think long and hard about censoring bikinis... Its a slippery slope.
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Well the onus is on the viewer and this site has been work safe since the day it began. The point I'm making is you sit down on your lunch and visit your favorite site just like you have for days, weeks or even years and bam out of the blue with no warning there is a Camaro picture with a bikini clad girl in it with her tush in a provocative position! How does the viewer protect himself under that scenario? He doesn't... Now I haven't even touched on it but not only can the coworker get you in trouble but the company IT department might be monitoring and they can go right to ones boss too...Shouldn't the onus be on the person at work to not view (regardless of my opinion on this point) work appropriate stuff?
Some people disagree with the words in the US constitution. Should It be censored from websites?
Yes, its somewhat of an extreme example in the US, but in a large part of the world, it isn't. Think long and hard about censoring bikinis... Its a slippery slope.
As far as freedom of speech ( I assume that is what you are referring to) it doesn't apply 1 - here in the forums, the site owners and it's appointed representatives have the right to censor and choose what they allow to be published because it's their medium just like a newspaper or magazine... And 2 - the EEO and diversity have won in court that your right to freedom of speech is suspended in the workplace because you and your coworkers are being held captive meaning they can't change the channel or go someplace else and maintain their employment.
Lastly even away from work a lot of personal rights are only rights if they don't infringe on the rights of someone else.
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