slacker Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Irregular News for 11.28.06 New York City, NY -- To IBM, James Pacenza's penchant for surfing sex sites and hanging out in chat rooms during work hours was grounds for termination. To Pacenza it was a cry for help unanswered. Which is why he's suing the company for wrongful termination. In court papers filed in the U.S. District Court for New York, Pacenza claims his chat room addiction is a form of "self medication" for the post-traumatic stress disorder from which he suffers and says IBM should have offered him counseling instead of sacking him. Employees "with much more severe psychological problems, in the form of drug or alcohol problems ... are allowed treatment programs" at IBM, Pacenza argues in his suit. He's demanding more than $5 million in punitive and compensatory damages from IBM for its indiscretion, which presumably would allow him to "self medicate" for some time to come without worrying about employer intrusions. source Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 ***SNIP*** He's demanding more than $5 million in punitive and compensatory damages from IBM for its indiscretion, which presumably would allow him to "self medicate" for some time to come without worrying about employer intrusions. ***SNIP*** Is that what they're calling masterbation these days? Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 ***SNIP*** He's demanding more than $5 million in punitive and compensatory damages from IBM for its indiscretion, which presumably would allow him to "self medicate" for some time to come without worrying about employer intrusions. ***SNIP*** Is that what they're calling masterbation these days? If thats the case then I don't need to go to the docter anymore..... Quote Link to comment
ttheKid1*18 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 ***SNIP*** He's demanding more than $5 million in punitive and compensatory damages from IBM for its indiscretion, which presumably would allow him to "self medicate" for some time to come without worrying about employer intrusions. ***SNIP*** Is that what they're calling masterbation these days? If thats the case then I don't need to go to the docter anymore..... Quote Link to comment
admo Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 He gets fired so he is sueing for $5 million? What a copout. He said he should have gotten counseling instead. But isnt that exactly what the porn and chat rooms "were doing for him" in the first place? I have no sympathy for this dude. When I worked for IBM, I remember some dude got fired for "indecent emails and surfing". The firing was to scare the crap out of everyone else at work from doing this, and it worked. I got the hell outta there!! J/K Quote Link to comment
Hawkeyehusker Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Perhaps IBM should sponsor a trip to one of Nevada's finer cat houses. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I have to say that this "self-medication" has done wonders for me!!! Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I have to say that this "self-medication" has done wonders for me!!! TMI Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I have to say that this "self-medication" has done wonders for me!!! TMI Listen spider man!!! Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I have to say that this "self-medication" has done wonders for me!!! TMI Listen spider man!!! Hey, spider man always gets the hot cick, so I have no problem with that name. Quote Link to comment
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