oh workplace drama, how i've missed you so

[pclstyle]

Originally posted by: mugs
Good story, well delivered. :thumbsup:

Hope you don't get fired for posting it on ATOT

saddest part:

i typed this mini-rant out in groupwise as an email draft, then did the quick alt+tab -> paste -> alt+tab out again. goddamn distinctive firefox windows.

...and i have my own damn office.



it's 3:30, i'm getting the fvck out of here.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: maximus maximus
WTF happened to telling a story in a simple language.. not that I did not understand it, but I had to concentrate so much while reading.

whats wrong with it? i found it much more easy to read then some others heh.

 

[lokiju]

Wow not only did the manager ruin his career but also I'd assume his marriage is going to end as a result for some young T&A

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: pclstyle

Originally posted by: mugs
Good story, well delivered. :thumbsup:

Hope you don't get fired for posting it on ATOT

saddest part:

i typed this mini-rant out in groupwise as an email draft, then did the quick alt+tab -> paste -> alt+tab out again. goddamn distinctive firefox windows.

...and i have my own damn office.



it's 3:30, i'm getting the fvck out of here.

omgz no dont leave early! they're gonna throw all your shizzle out the streets tomorrow!!!

 

[Mursilis]

Originally posted by: pclstyle
company outing onboard a day-liner. drinks are cheap, not to mention the two free vouchers each attendee is provided with.

Seriously, why do companies even have company functions where alcohol is served?! That's just asking to get sued!

 

[msi1337]

nicely written and entertaining while I glance around the cubicle

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: compnovice

Originally posted by: kranky
The way things are today, companies HAVE to clean house because the liability for looking the other way is too great. Easier to sacrifice a bunch of workers than face a multimillion dollar lawsuit for permitting bad behavior.

The woman will probably sue and get a nice big out-of-court settlement, although no one will ever know. I wonder if the guy she was fooling around with would say it was worth it now.

QFT...

Rule 1 in the real world...

Never dip your pen in company ink

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: kranky
For the people who have said here in the past "Oh, our company is real easygoing about stuff like that" and "my coworkers are cool, we can say and joke about anything" and don't worry about interoffice fooling around... the story in the OP is how things often end up.

Everything is cool but then one person flips out... and next thing you know, a whole bunch of people are out of work - PLUS have the "sexual harrassment" tag hung on them.

The way things are today, companies HAVE to clean house because the liability for looking the other way is too great. Easier to sacrifice a bunch of workers than face a multimillion dollar lawsuit for permitting bad behavior.

The woman will probably sue and get a nice big out-of-court settlement, although no one will ever know. I wonder if the guy she was fooling around with would say it was worth it now.

Seems to be the case with SO many things...

The few ruin it for the many.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: compnovice

Originally posted by: kranky
The way things are today, companies HAVE to clean house because the liability for looking the other way is too great. Easier to sacrifice a bunch of workers than face a multimillion dollar lawsuit for permitting bad behavior.

The woman will probably sue and get a nice big out-of-court settlement, although no one will ever know. I wonder if the guy she was fooling around with would say it was worth it now.

QFT...

Rule 1 in the real world...

Never dip your pen in company ink

Never get your honey where you make your money.

 

[broon]

That was the best read of the day.

 

[PingSpike]

Wow, I can sort of understand the upper level managers getting the axe...but all those other people that weren't involved? Do you actually think they were sexually harassing people? I'm asking the OP here...but it doesn't sound like he does.

 

[Thraxen]

Typical corporate world... at least where I've worked.

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: pclstyle
no less than 8 people are fired. 1 director, 1 associate director, 2 managers, 1 scientist, 1 validation specialist, 1 technician, and 1 custodian

LOL, what the h3ll did the custodian do?!?!?

 

[Maximus96]

good read. thanks

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson

Originally posted by: pclstyle
no less than 8 people are fired. 1 director, 1 associate director, 2 managers, 1 scientist, 1 validation specialist, 1 technician, and 1 custodian

LOL, what the h3ll did the custodian do?!?!?

He got caught peeking thru the blinds and pleasuring himself while the manager dude was boinking the chick.

 

[DannyLove]

WOW, great fvcken read!

Amazing how it only takes one "uncomfortable" situation to make it a huge deal. Sexual Harrassment is by far the worst concept ever conceived.

Great read btw

 

[ITJunkie]

God I love corporate America...the cornerstone of American stupidity where even intelligent people go to lose their marbles, marriages, what-have-you! Great Post!

 

[RightIsWrong]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Wow, I can sort of understand the upper level managers getting the axe...but all those other people that weren't involved? Do you actually think they were sexually harassing people? I'm asking the OP here...but it doesn't sound like he does.

I thought the same thing. Hey OP....was there even an investigation into the underlings being axed? If not, HR might still have some problems with a couple of wrongful termination suits.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: RightIsWrong

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Wow, I can sort of understand the upper level managers getting the axe...but all those other people that weren't involved? Do you actually think they were sexually harassing people? I'm asking the OP here...but it doesn't sound like he does.

I thought the same thing. Hey OP....was there even an investigation into the underlings being axed? If not, HR might still have some problems with a couple of wrongful termination suits.

SH charges are such a black mark I don't think many people wouldn't choose to sue for wrongful termination in cases such as this.

 

[SViper]

Wow. Really interesting read. It's pretty sad though that all of those people got the axe though over a few mistakes.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: DannyLove
Amazing how it only takes one "uncomfortable" situation to make it a huge deal. Sexual Harrassment is by far the worst concept ever conceived.

Well, I have would have to disagree - if not for women given the power to declare "sexual harassment", the playing field would not be as nearly even as it is, since it would still be a "man's world". Although some women do take advantage of it, its helped out tremendously.

 

[Baked]

HR's the BEST dept. to work for, period.

Ps. They should've burned the playmate wannabe at the stake in the company court yard.

 

[soydios]

"drama" = understatement
I thought this only happened in fiction. Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" comes to mind here.

 

[sygyzy]

I apreciate how you tried to write in an elevated fashion, like a prep-school grad but sort of got old fast and made things confusing.

1. Was the manager, father of two, the same one that the hot young girl slapped and yelled at?
2. Was the hot young girl on the outting the same one that the father of two had an affair with?
3. What other victims of sexual harassment were there? Who were the culprits of these so called crimes? The aforementioned people or others?
4. Were any of the subsequent claims legitimate?

 

[FrustratedUser]

:Q:Q

LOLOMGWTF!
The old saying 'Don't dip in the company ink' comes to mind.