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I use porn star names to name computers in my company network. It's easy to claim that "lisaann" and "peternorth" are just randomly invented names, and then wa
by miroljub 3y ago
I use porn star names to name computers in my company network.
It's easy to claim that "lisaann" and "peternorth" are just randomly invented names, and then watch some corporate drone blushing and struggling when asked to explain why they find those names inappropriate.
- fknorangesite 3y agoYikes.
- urda 3y agoBig yikes, that's a hostile work environment and is a huge risk for your HR I am sure. I would not be comfortable working with such conditions, and would be sure to let my HR rep know.
- danwee 3y agoPerhaps I missed the irony. But why do you think that is hostile?
- tom_ 3y agoI suspect you'd just disagree or fail to understand if it were explained. Safest to just trust the implied advice in this instance!
- stouset 3y ago“We’ll I don’t find it inappropriate so it’s completely impossible for me to bother trying to understand why someone else might.”
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- GMoromisato 3y agoMost porn objectifies women and many employees are women who do not like being objectified. Perhaps I missed the irony.
- danwee 3y agoGot it. I guess I'm slow today.
- nonethewiser 3y ago[flagged]
- Zetice 3y agoWrong battle, my friend. Directly referencing porn in the workplace creates a hostile work environment because porn is a taboo subject that offends some people, like it or not.
- kleene_op 3y agoI guess I'll be using male gay porn actor's names to label my servers. Or is that considered toxic too because there won't be any womens names?
- mcv 3y agoUnless they're obviously fake artist names, I wouldn't do that. Every real name carries the risk that a new hire might share that name, leading to all the confusion mentioned in the article.
- gwbas1c 3y agoHow do you know they're porn names to begin with? That's what makes it funny.
- sosborn 3y ago"Funny" and "Appropriate" don't always occupy the same space.
- mypastself 3y ago“I’ve been informed that miroljub has named company computers after adult film stars. I believe this is inappropriate.” No blushing is required.
- detuur 3y agoIt only takes the first time someone types in `lisaann` in their address bar instead of `lisaann.local`. Fwiw, I believe they're either making this up or they work for a company that's too small to have an HR department.
- rbanffy 3y agoAfter googling lisaann, I have to say she deserves some respect for parodying Sarah Palin.
- atoav 3y agoIf I'd notice that thing I would probably just silently judge you and file you into the "immature edgy teenager"-category and avoid giving you any meaningful decisions from now on.
- Zetice 3y agoDon't worry, he doesn't actually do this, mostly because admitting you know who those people are isn't nearly as bad as actively using those names in a workplace.
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- TRiG_Ireland 3y agoAre porn actors actually famous? I think the only one I could name off the top of my head is Brent Corrigan.
- ogurechny 3y agoYeah, it would only be meaningful for people who already have some mental images of said [porn]stars. The rest would just see random names. For that, actual random name generators exist. It's not hard to make your own, and compile a database of distinctly sounding and distinctly written first and last names. Then, of course, a company would hire someone with exact same “impossible” name.
- masfuerte 3y agoStormy Daniels is the only one I know of, but her job is somewhat incidental to her fame.
- nly 3y agoWe have services named after convicted murderers at my place of work.
- piloto_ciego 3y agoNot only do I want this to be true, I want you to work for a major government agency like the post office.
- p0pcult 3y ago[flagged]