Report: Netflix Bans Employees from Looking at Each Other for More Than Five Seconds

National Review ^ | June 14, 2018 | Katherine Timpf

[EdnaMode]

This is completely ridiculous and could end up hurting more than it helps. Netflix has reportedly banned workers from looking at each other for more than five seconds as part of its new anti-harassment rules.

The new policy also bans the company’s film crews from asking their colleagues for their phone numbers, according to an article in the Sun.

“Senior staff went to a harassment meeting to learn what is and isn’t appropriate,” an on-set runner told the Sun. “Looking at anyone longer than five seconds is considered creepy.”

[Gamecock]

“Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky.
Ya get a sense of it and then you look away.”

[lee martell]

I thought Zuckerberg (Facebook Czar) was Control Freak. Netflix is more extreme than that.
This will add a heavy layer of tension that wasn’t there before. A much less pleasant place to work, is what I expect.

[GreatRoad]

Hire ugly people only. Problem solved.

[lee martell]

It may be better to just separate by sex. One area for hetro-men, one for hetro-women. Other areas for gay men, another place for gay women. Two or three fold out chairs for ‘Other’. All separated by some charming Japanese style, fold out, paper walls. Oh, and no staring at those ‘shadows’ on the paper walls either!

[euram]

In some Muslim countries, if you look at a woman for more than 15 seconds, you can be arrested for “mental rape.”

[morphing libertarian]

My wife says I don’t need more than 15 seconds

[Rappini]

I remember when it was okay to look at a woman for only 9 seconds.

[Mr. Jeeves]

As a second step, I suggest they fire everyone with “shifty eyes” — you can’t trust people who won’t look at you.

That alone will take out 98% of the Millennials. :)

[fella]

Rules and laws against human nature are self defeating.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Boobs and asses don’t count?

[Hyman Roth]

Love that show. LOL

[bgill]

Lower your eyes to boob or crotch height?

Furthering the no personal interaction this generation is learning.

[mewzilla]

#Nutflix

[TADSLOS]

[TADSLOS]

What about selfies?

[Mears]

I wonder if there is a grandfather clause-——if you are out on a week’s vacation you are allowed a 25 second lookie at the person of your choice when you get back.

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[BlueLancer]

[TADSLOS]

Good question. Is there a cumulative time clock?

[TADSLOS]

LMAO.

[gigster]

The rule is now five second longing gazes. Are they supposed to time them?