On 12 September 2013 18:28, Phil M <[email protected]> wrote:
> The political correctness environment here in Silicon Valley is extremely > harsh and perfectly acceptable social behavior from other parts of the USA > or world can lead to repercussions. I was spoken to by HR at a fortune 500 > company for hugging a colleague in the cafeteria. I had known her for 10 > years and we were close friends and she initiated the hug - *I was simply > told that hugging was not acceptable behavior*. Another executive got > into trouble for having his team over to his house for Xmas drinks - > nothing happened, *but he was just told it was not acceptable*. > > My belief is that this is happening because of two main reasons - risk > management from many lawsuits and enjoying the power trip of being the > "morals police" - we've outsourced everything else that HR does so this > gives them a mission. > This all terrifies me. I don't want to live in a world where human interaction is forbidden. And I don't care if it is a work environment - the idea that we stop being humans at work is terrible. Humans are social creatures - social interaction is pretty much everything to us. That is what our brains are evolved for! Interesting that what you are describing sounds a lot like what the movie Demolition Man was warning us about. As someone more commonly in alignment with the liberal worldview, I can conclusively say that I do NOT want *that *world. ------------------------------------ http://www.rbutr.com http://www.ShaneGreenup.com > People are so terrified of HR that they are separating their private and > work lives, not telling jokes, not going to lunches or dinners or hanging > out with colleagues - I left the company primarily because it was so > sterile. > > Another important point is that the USA is much more conservative than the > image they project worldwide. Breasts are pixelated out on TV, (along with > giving someone the "finger" :-)). Pictures of women in bikinis are > considered porn by many. IMHO this leads to a mental state where any > mention of nudity links their brains to sex - not something that happens in > numerous other cultures - I grew up on the beach in the 80s when many were > topless and nobody thought anything. Contrast this to the extreme violence > that American's seem to enjoy - it's perfectly OK to see someone > decapitated on a TV show (even for 9 year old kids). > > The lesson here is not what is right or wrong, but simply to let Aussies > coming to the valley to know that they are entering a zone of extreme > political correctness and to adapt. > > Phil > > P.S. Not USA bashing as I live here permanently and love the valley - > just passing on some observations. > > On Monday, September 9, 2013 12:06:12 AM UTC-7, Geoff Langdale wrote: >> >> Great work: >> >> http://www.smh.com.au/digital-**life/smartphone-apps/** >> techcrunch-forced-to-**apologise-over-sydney-duos-** >> titstare-app-20130909-2tflb.**html<http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/techcrunch-forced-to-apologise-over-sydney-duos-titstare-app-20130909-2tflb.html> >> >> http://www.theatlanticwire.**com/technology/2013/09/** >> titstare-tech-worlds-latest-**brogrammer-joke-techcrunch-**disrupt/69171/<http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/09/titstare-tech-worlds-latest-brogrammer-joke-techcrunch-disrupt/69171/> >> >> It's got everything, right down to the pro forma "sorry if you are >> offended" disingenuous apology on twitter. And apparently this is a "fun >> Aussie hack", which insults fun, Aussies and hacks. >> >> >> -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. 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