Month: October 2010

  • What to do when they insist on watching porn at work?

    So, many people are guilty of this.  Looking at porn of some sort at work when they have access to “free internet”…this is why so many IT guys have jobs – to keep out the porn and virus’ that tend to become embedded in those sites.

    Heck, I used to do it years ago when I worked in a place where we all did it and SHARED, but we weren’t dealing with the public and all our screens faced walls not people or open spaces for anyone to view.

    What kills me is this:

    We live in a condo, with an on-site office.  We have a manager and assistant manager here all week. We, as an HOA pay both of their salaries.  Problem is, the assistant has a porn fascination that’s becoming noticed by members of the community.  He’s constantly on his cell phone (bluetooth ear piece always on), either talking to ladies he’s “working” or scrolling thru texts & porn pix sent to his phone while out “working” on premises.

    Then, when he’s not doing his assigned outdoor items, he’s in the office on Facebook playing Mafia Wars or chatting with ladies he’s “Working” on Facebook, all the while taking calls or helping folks who walk into the office.  On the weekends and even now during the weekdays (he’s here Friday thru Monday) he’s watching his porn on his personal laptop and connecting it to the office internet connection.

    This guy has even gone so far as to learn every resident’s name, which cliques they belong to and know who is doing what.  Like all of this is one big giant CYA maneuver so he can blackmail people in postions of perceived power.

    This assistant also is working all our HOA board members- selling pills to one’s husband and having her help him with legal issues, working another on a personal level having her feel free enough to call him blasted while out of town, and is proud of telling the manager that he isn’t afraid of anything because “he has the Board wrapped around his finger”.  He’s all about talking in a sweet, big teddy bear voice, batting his eyes and then later saying “that’s how you talk to women”.  He tells people he’s divorced, but not really and is into polyamory….

    What bugs me the most is that other folks are starting to wonder about why he’s always on the phone, scrolling thru it and working super slow…or the fact that where he sits in the office, his laptop can possibly be viewed. I’m wondering what would happen if one of the older, more conservative residents saw it or even people that walk in looking to buy or rent?

    The Manager knows about all this, but wants to let this guy hang himself… mainly because this guy has subtly mentioned that he’s all about looking out for #1 and would do whatever he needed to to keep his job or even take over the managers job.

    I want to say something…this is just bugging me on so many levels.  Mainly because being an OWNER, our monthly dues go to PAY this guys salary, as well as the internet that’s being used to pick up new “f$%^ buddies”, download porn and possibly even share some.

    What would YOU do? What do you think I should do? 

     

  • Bing vs. Bong

    So, did Microsoft’s marketing guru’s pull one over on them, or did they just miss this little gem?

    In SoCal, a slang term for a bong is “bing”….

    What up wif Dat Microsoft?  You like the fact that you are pushing pot culture in a subliminal way to the rest of the nation?  I bet you do!  At least, most of your creative coders do!