Procter & Gamble workers fight firing over lewd and off-color e-mails

The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) ^ | 10/3/09 | Joe McDonald

[GodfearingTexan]

Makes me wonder if they were fired more for convenience due to problems with P&G’s health. Many years ago the state of Virginia fired a whole bunch of DOT employees after analyzing how much time was spent online during the workday, determining that they obviously weren’t working. This kept them from having to cut other costs.

[Redbob]

"There should be a simple standard applied to this sort of thing, if only a select few get fired for personal usage..."

Note that you have only the fired workers' word for it that not everyone guilty was fired.

"Everyone does it," is the sort of excuse my 12-year-old might use - if he were much dumber...

[flowerplough]

RE: people who can’t remember a simple rule about email in their employee’s handbook.

Democrat Calls Health Care Bill Language 'Incomprehensible' 'Gibberish'.
"Sen. Thomas Carper (Democrat-Del.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, told CNSNews.com that he does not expect to read the actual legislative language of the committees health care bill because it is confusing and that anyone who claims they are going to read it and understand it is fooling people."

[Graybeard58]

I don’t have an office computer, only a personal one but I have one simple rule about emails and that is if the letters “FW” appear in the title, they get deleted unopened, I don’t care who they are from.

[StolarStorm]

I agree, The “everyone does it excuse” ... is just that... an excuse... but that’s not the issue here. What is the issue is whether or not the company inconsistency enforced the rule. If they did, the employees can make an easy case that this action was actually a layoff and not a firing.

[netmilsmom]

Ignore it and save your job.

[Dianna]

What does one do when all the ‘off color’ stuff comes from the President of the company?

I am rarely offended by anything in my e-mail box, and I don't get particularly bothered by jokes or comments made to me.

But more and more I find myself wanting to slam these people to the wall just for being stupid and putting themselves at risk.

[Lurker]

But more and more I find myself wanting to slam these people to the wall just for being stupid and putting themselves at risk.

Dear Madame slamming stupid people into walls would be a full time job. While it would probably be extremely emotionally gratifying I think the bennies suck.

Best,

L

[Dianna]

Dear Madame slamming stupid people into walls would be a full time job. While it would probably be extremely emotionally gratifying I think the bennies suck.

True-er words have not been spoken.