OK, My Boss just confirmed it, if I sent a photo from our company gym holding my junk they....

[Logical]

would fire me!

And I would not blame them!

[PCIntern]

1. that would be after they'd finished laughing...?

Sorry...

"hanging curve ball"

:hi:

[Logical]

23. Good one! I expected a few of those! n-t

[JVS]

2. So what?

[spin]

6. Should the average worker be held to a higher standard than a member of Congress?

Note that I really don't believe that what Wiener did was all that serious at this point.

To me, the most serious problem was the lying.

[JVS]

9. For war crimes or just sex?

[spin]

15. Does the average worker in America commit war crimes? (n/t)

[HopeHoops]

3. But it would be okay if you sent it from your office, right?

[JI7]

4. and those who hired(elected) Weiner would keep him

[Logical]

35. Then he should resign and run in the special election like Olberrmann said.

[Rex]

5. So if it can happen to you, it should happen to everyone?

You realize he didn't work for your company so you are comparing apples to oranges.

[hlthe2b]

7. they should promote you for your superior dexterity...

and ability to manipulate something so small..... :evilgrin:


Ok, ok: mea culpa, lo siento, das tut mir leid, so very sorry, my bad.......:spank: But, you sort of had it coming. Did you really feel you needed to make the point that doing what a certain Congressional Rep did was wrong? I think we all get that.

[Dreamer Tatum]

8. Importantly: your BOSS would fire you. Not the shareholders...your BOSS.

Since Weiner doesn't have a day to day boss, the best the Dem leadership can do is ask nicely.

[Logical]

29. Weiner should quit and run in the special election. Let the voters decide. n-t

[MrMickeysMom]

10. So, then what would they do with all your chat room transcripts?

Never mind.... you never did that stuff, did you?

[MrMickeysMom]

11. So, then what would they do with all your chat room transcripts?

Never mind.... you never did that stuff, did you?

[rosesaylavee]

12. You sure seem to post a few of these anti-Weiner threads.

:popcorn:

[Logical]

31. I am disgusted by him and his behavior. He can quit and re-run. n-t

[rosesaylavee]

47. And his work re Clarence Thomas no doubt will be picked up by someone else...

And you no doubt, are equally disgusted by the many others in DC who are involved in sex scandals.

Very moral of you.

[closeupready]

48. I love him and he can stay right where he is, no special election necessary

nt

[Shagbark Hickory]

13. That's too bad. I wonder what they'd do if you were convicted of DUI??

[Chan790]

14. Wow, your boss sucks.

Mine wanted to know if that was my great incentive idea to boost mortgage applications. I told him I'd consider it. :crazy:

"Apply for a mortgage with Bank today, receive free dickpix AND a lollipop!"

[H2O Man]

16. Maybe he's just

looking for any excuse.

[Canuckistanian]

17. I'd quit if I were you

Sounds like your company is run by a bunch of anal-retentive church ladies with persecution complexes.

Get. Out.

[Logical]

25. Great company, been there 25 years! n-t

[MilesColtrane]

18. He would fire you, after explaining that...

that is not what is meant by "clean and jerk" in the weight room.

[krabigirl]

19. Seriously, you are happy about that? I mean, this is probably not common anyway, but still.

[Kaleva]

20. I can't be fired 'cause I'm on full disability.

But my wife would can my ass.

[LadyHawkAZ]

21. If you sent a photo of yourself smoking a joint

completely off duty and on your own time, most companies would fire you for that too. Even if it affected your job not one bit. Good or bad standard?

[Logical]

24. Good since pot is illegal and against our company rules! n-t

[LadyHawkAZ]

36. ...but affects your job not at all.

Glad to see such good corporate attitude.

[Marblehead]

22. If I were your boss I would encourage it....

we should all start sending weeny photos out. After awhile no one would be bothered cause it would be so common place.

[Blue-Jay]

26. Riveting Tale, Chap!

[Logical]

28. Thanks. Seems to be. n-t

[Blue-Jay]

41. What if the majority of your co-workers agreed that you should keep your job?

See...That's when your little fictional comparison begins to fall apart.

Weiner's "boss" is a collective of his constituents. Apparently, they still support him.

[JAnthony]

27. +10,000,000 Americans who would face the same consequence for ..

representing their company in such a disgusting manner, and then lying to their bosses about it for a week.

Let's get this straight, American Democratic voters: Anthony Weiner had a wonderful political philosophy and was an excellent legislator on the floor of the House of Representatives. But he cannot simply check into a rehab facility as if he didn't openly and knowingly lie about his actions, (out of shame and remorse and an conscious wish to hide his actions) and then just go on like nothing happened, all is forgiven, he can do whatever he wants and we will continue to pay him because he IS who he IS!!!

That's not the American way, that's the way of the power brokers playing with a stacked deck in their favor, be it Vitter or Weiner, I, at least, don't condone nor excuse either one. They both need to meet up with the real world of equal treatment. They should be treated like anyone else would be treated, anyone else who pays their salary.

[Warren DeMontague]

30. Great Story, Bro!

[Warren DeMontague]

32. You must not be very crucial to the operation.

I'm sure if you were, say, the only guy who knew how to operate the nuclear reactor, they would find a way to forgive you.

[pipi_k]

37. Nobody is that crucial, actually...

Except the owner of a very small company. And he can pretty much do whatever he wants to, anyway, as long as it's legal.


If there's only one guy who knows how to operate the nuclear reactor (for example), that's really a scary state of affairs, don't you think?.

What if something unforeseen happens to him?

What do they do...forbid him from leaving his home for fear he might get hit by a bus? He could choke to death on his dinner. Or have a heart attack.

I think there's a particular arrogance (and danger) in thinking one is irreplaceable in the company hierarchy.

Especially in this shitty economy.

[Warren DeMontague]

38. Nah, clearly the people running the nuclear reactors have it totally under control.

What was I thinking?

[pipi_k]

43. Actually you mentioned the crucial need

for ONE person who is so important to the operation that he could never be fired no matter what he did. And that point is what I responded to.



That has nothing to do with "People running the nuclear reactors who have it totally under control".



If a whole squadron of people can't keep things under control, then it's pretty clear that ONE person isn't that crucial and could be fired without apparent ill effect to the operations.


Which was my point. There is no ONE person who is so important he can't be fired.

I know people like to think they're indispensable on an individual basis, but the truth is, the business can survive without them.

[Warren DeMontague]

46. Well, actually, it was this odd little thing known as a "joke".

No, no one is completely indispensable, generally. Some are more indispensable than others, to be sure. And not everyone has an employer who would give a shit if they tweeted pictures of themselves nude or in boxers.

It's funny, though, about that 'no one is indispensable' line... I used to live in Marin, and I knew a bunch of people who worked for ILM. I remember, back in the day, while they were working on one of the early big CGI deals, one of the big Computer Graphics poo-bahs got busted by Lucas's police for smoking a joint at the Lucas Ranch. In Lucas's office, no less. Lucas apparently fired him on the spot.

Then he discovered that they couldn't do any of the shit they were trying to do without this guy, and apparently Lucas had to call him up and hire him back the next day.

Maybe now more people know how to do computer animation, surely. But in that one case, that guy was indispensable.

None of which, really, is all that relevant to the Weiner situation. My bottom line is, unless he broke a law, it's between him and his wife. I'm just not feelin' the outrage.

[Forkboy]

33. Well I asked MY boss and he said, "Are you free this weekend?"

And I could not blame them!

[Logical]

34. LOL

[Warren DeMontague]

39. I'm angry that they don't drug test those video store clerks.

Some guy recommended "Eraserhead" to me last week.

He MUST have been high!

[Enrique]

40. ha ha

:rofl:

[WillyT]

42. Wow... You Were Elected To Your Current Position At Work ???

What is it you do, exactly?

:shrug:

[Cirque du So-What]

44. ...

[devilgrrl]

45. Your boss is Andrew Brietbart?

?????

[Cleita]

49. The problem is that government is not the private

sector and supposedly, we the people, decide who come or goes with our votes. That's how it's supposed to work anyway when the system isn't being gamed.

[Yo_Mama]

50. I realize this comment is OT, but

I would have paid decent money to listen to that conversation!

Do you have a very friendly relationship with your boss? I can't imagine bringing up such a topic.

Nonetheless, you are right, very few companies would not fire someone for this. But Congress is different, you know.

[sabrina 1]

51. Who sent such a photo to their boss?

Bad, bad analogy. He didn't send Nancy Pelosi a photo of his junk.