an ethical investigation

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

I posted this on my personal journal, but thought you all might enjoy it.

Here is a story of how our company justifiably lost $100K, because we were a little overzealous.


(my coworker) says:
I was doing a web search on mode strippers, which are fiber optic devices. A few days later I got hauled into Ethics for it.

(my coworker) says:
Imagine their suprise when they found out what they were

(my coworker) says:
They locked my email, net access, etc. for about a week because of it

(my coworker) says:
too funny

(my coworker) says:
Then the program manager got in trouble because I was late on my report

(my coworker) says:
then the director had to explain to the president why I was late on a contract delivery and lost an award fee because of it

redqueenmeg says:
HAHA

(my coworker) says:
A simple $100K loss of money becouse of her error

redqueenmeg says:
sweet!

Comments

[greeklady.livejournal.com]

So who took the hit on that one? The HR person who brought you in on ethics issues? You? Management? Director? Or was it the person in charge of security and big brother where you work?

*please tell me hr pretty please??!!*

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Actually, I don't know where the blame finally lay. This took place at one of our other sites and didn't involve me except insofar as my friend told me about what happened.

My guess based on how things normally go around here is that blame finally rested upon the Ethics person who flagged the search, but that nothing was done to him/her because the Ethics people are pretty untouchable. I would also venture to guess that a black mark, at least in people's minds if not in his record, was made on my friend. This is pure conjecture.

[greeklady.livejournal.com]

Suck! Damn I always hope for the man to go down. Hasn't happened yet.

heh...

[abstrak-tokatl.livejournal.com]

i wonder. what about wire strippers?

Re: heh...

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

I'm not about to try it! :)

Re: heh...

[abstrak-tokatl.livejournal.com]

what other cautious terms are out there and legit?

some electrical ones:
wire nuts (does that bring up bondage sites?)
pecker head (it pipe)

Re: heh...

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

A friend who once worked in a plumbing parts department suggested "ball cock."

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[persephoneflame.livejournal.com]

Well, I work for a medical company, and when we do adwords, we always have to get exceptions on words like 'stretcher' and 'restraint.' Actually, on lots of medical terms. O.o

Re: heh...

[ghostdandp.livejournal.com]

dike's

one of the accepted technical terms for any female to female connector.

Re: heh...

[jecook]

or wire cutters.

which are traditionally spelled "dykes".

Re: heh...

[ghostdandp.livejournal.com]

close enough that you understood it.:)

Re: heh...

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

radiators have petcocks!

Re: heh...

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

I used to handle petroleum, electrical, and refrigeration fittings. In addition to the above:
nipples - short lengths of pipe
butt splices - mends two wires into one
glans - a circular collar for the "shaft" in an auto lift
grease packing - prelubricated rotating parts

Re: heh...

[knittinggoddess.livejournal.com]

and funnels have stopcocks!

Re: heh...

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

~grinz~

Re: heh...

[sober-panda.livejournal.com]

Hell, even the explanations sound inappropriate.