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Re: Porn in the workplace
by Anonymous
Porn in the workplace... yes it is a problem, but I believe the reasons need better defining. Yes, one significant problem can be sexual harassment charges. If another person views or reads the pornography on your computer, there is valid cause to bring legal action, including lawsuit and loss of employment. I don't foolishly think there will never be a circumstance that will cause someone else to look at your computer files, because sooner or later it will happen. Your employer is paying for your time and your mental focus on the assigned tasks. This is not your personal time to do as you please. It is company-paid time. Surfing on the internet is a form of employee theft, and also it really does not matter if the website is eBay, your horoscope, your son's blog, or adult porn website. Resist the internet temptation to surf. When at work, focus on your work. Child porn is so wrong, for many reasons and on many levels of exploitation. Avoid it... or go seek treatment... or whatever. Avoid it, regardless. Then as to adult porn.... Well, this is America, land of free choices for adults. This is your playtime, and play however you wish. So... if you are an adult, on your own personal time, and you are on your own personal computer equipment, within your own home, THEN you have the freedom to view whatever (non-child) porn you want. That is the proper time and place.... not the workplace. But... still act like a responsible adult. No children around. No downloaded files accessible to family members.
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