Posted on 09/21/2009 1:20:10 PM PDT by JoeProBono
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A former IBM employee who was fired for visiting an adult chat room while at work is appealing a court decision against him.
The worker, 60-year-old James Pacenza (Puh-SEHN'-zuh), claims combat stress from Vietnam made him a sex-and-Internet addict who should have been treated, not dismissed.
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It’s just a phase.
You really need to work hard to get fired from IBM.
There was once an IBM manager at my company who would fall asleep in meetings. And, I'm not talking a little dozing off after lunch, and then catching yourself and jerking awake...
....I'm talking chair tipped back, feet propped up, head back, mouth open, snoring and drooling.
The VP at the site was less than impressed. Dude never got fired, though, that I know of.
The guy in this article must've been a colossal screwup.
Ineptly Built Machines.
I am surprised...to hear that there are people still using chat rooms that aren’t cops.
Well,at least,he didn’t blame his cat!
Up until then he had things well in hand.
Silly me!
I once thought IBM made computers, rather than operated de-conditioning centers for perverts.
Inside joke there was IBM = "I've been moved".
Lesson 1, don't volunteer, ever.
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