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10-28-2008, 11:38 AM
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reading forum at work
my boss just informed me that reading this forum at work is a no no she hates guns i told her as long as my work was getting done there should be no issue she says guns are the issue
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10-28-2008, 11:52 AM
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Re: reading forum at work
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She can say that your conversation was a warning and upon a second event, might result in an official reprimand leading to termination. If you are on a company computer, anything done, written, viewed, etc... can also be viewed by your employer. There is no expectation of privacy on a company computer. I don't disagree with you, I just don't want to see you make a mistake and jeopordize your job unless it's not an issue to you.  |
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10-28-2008, 12:11 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
i read them on break and my lunch for the most part she saw a picture of a gun i bought and told me she hated all guns
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10-28-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
SaddleSarge is correct, fed.
As long as you are on the business premises, you must abide by her rules. There are long settled cases in every state that uphold an employer's right to set determine what takes place or not on her premises. Please don't jeopardize your job for TFF at work.
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10-28-2008, 12:23 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
I know an attitude like that ticks you off, it would me too. But, what's the bottom line? You obey the rules, or you go hunt another job!
I can perfectly understand this womans position, guns are bad, they are eivl! Why, right here where I live there have been no less than eighteen guns seen walking the streets, looking for victoms in the last week!
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10-28-2008, 02:12 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
Sorry to hear about your concerns at work. I must admit if my boss told me to cut it I would. Lucky he is a 2nd A supporter and Gun Owner.
Don't get yourself in any trouble at work regarding your hobbies... remember you can't buy any new toys without a paycheck.
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10-28-2008, 04:23 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
I hate to say it, but the boss makes the rules. Of course that doesn't mean that you can't have open and active discussions with her afterwards. But, don't lose your job. Company time is company time. I didn't gab on the phone with my wife and friends on my old job. I'm a driver now and it's not-officially endorsed but it keeps you awake at night on the road so the bosses certainly look the other way.
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10-28-2008, 06:32 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
What others say is true....it is the company's computer, the company's money that is paying you so the rules are the rules.
Having said that, I wonder if she would have taken the same position if she had learned you were visiting a site that promoted gun control or some other anti-gun web site. Hmmm. 
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10-28-2008, 06:41 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
you don't need to be working for a liberal, tell her and her Obama supporting ass to find some other liberal to fill your space.
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10-28-2008, 09:05 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
I wish you well on that job search.
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10-28-2008, 09:22 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
stay on the job, bow your head , suck it up and keep contributing to that S.S. fund. i want to buy another gun
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10-29-2008, 03:06 AM
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Re: reading forum at work
I get the dirtiest and most raunchy e-mails (mostly jokes, occasionally pictures) from my boss. Unfortunately we do have a company-wide filter (as in the entire company world-wide) which cuts a lot out. This slipped through, anything with the word Xbox for example though is blocked
. Fortunately we still had YouTube.(I work(ed) in a building materials store, we had a lot of downtime , and you can only play so much frisbee with a front-end loader)
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11-19-2008, 11:01 PM
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Now, I work for a cool dude that is a gun owner like me. |
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11-22-2008, 12:56 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
I look at everything at work, except porn. That's off limits and I really don't care to anyway. I hear its addicting. LOL Blessed with a good job.
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11-22-2008, 02:47 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
If she is so ignorant that she hates all guns, just hang in there, her ignorance will assure your climbing the ladder and you will replace her......
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11-22-2008, 03:33 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
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It's always easier to find a job when you have a job.
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11-24-2008, 05:10 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
Their toys, their rules, their playpen........play nice, don't throw sand in your boss's face. What you do outside their environs is your business - so long as you keep your mouth shut at work...... >MW
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11-25-2008, 07:16 AM
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Re: reading forum at work
Stay the course, you can do more good from within and remember no matter howmuch it may piss you off to hear her/their platitudes about those horrible guns,
do not lose your job, you cannot win by losing. UF |
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11-25-2008, 07:56 AM
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Re: reading forum at work
It may go against the grain but tell her you are actually part of an anti gun group and doing research.
Once I was leaving a military arms fair and some protesters approached me, I told them I was actually from AI (A well know group) working undercover, I got immediate approval and a path was cleared.
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11-25-2008, 09:07 AM
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Re: reading forum at work
My experience with fully liberal people is they tend to be spiteful and hateful. I'm reluctant to give advice about a man's job, but damn that must be hard taking orders from a liberal.
In the meantime, leave this where she'll find it.
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11-25-2008, 09:35 PM
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12-04-2008, 03:54 PM
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Re: reading forum at work
Luckily, I go shooting with my boss.
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