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If it was sent via email it isn't serious...possibly not even real. Equal opportunity deals with hiring/employment practices...not being rude or offensive (even if done unintentionally).
If you are not a manager or involved in hiring, I doubt the email is real or intended for you.
I'm still not buying the whole "fake beheadings" thing. I think they were real and you want to lessen the impact / consequences of the video being seen.
Hello all. So today I opened a work email from the Equal Opportunity Department saying that I am under investigation for violating a city administration regulation. I can only think of one thing.
So my daughter was born late July. A few weeks later I'm at work showing off pictures and little videos of my daughter. I pulled up a photo on my phone of my new born daughter and handed it to another employee. She quickly scrolled through the photos and landed on a video clip a friend sent me depicting fake beheadings from the Mexican cartels. She sat there watching for maybe two seconds before I realized she was watching the video clip my friend sent earlier that day. I grabbed for my phone and apologized. I explained that I didn't realize the video could be seen from the photo section. She then says " you are in big trouble ".
I apologized to her two or three times and explained that I forgot the video was on my phone. She accepted the apology. Now, nearly four months later, I get this email saying I'm under investigation. So, am I basically screwed? Will I be terminated for the video?
I doubt it has anything to do with the video. EEOC doesn't get involved in this kind of thing, and it's been four months. Someone filed a complaint with EEOC, and it might be that you were party to a conversation that someone found offensive. Or that you were present when someone said something racist. Or they think you did. It is most likely something like that.
If I were you, I would contact an attorney who practices in employment law. Contact him or her now, and explain what is going on and how you should proceed. Your employer doesn't need to know you are getting advice from an attorney.
Last edited by eastcoastguyz; 11-17-2015 at 08:46 AM..
Here, anything transmitted over City Wi-Fi can be seen by IT, even on personal phones. We are told this from day one.
And why would anyone "fake" a beheading?
That's disgusting.
It was,from what I was told, a fake beheading. If my friends send me stuff, it's not like I can reject it before it gets to my phone. Besides, we always joke around with each other. It's life. Now, as for the City wifi, yes, I use it. However, I visit sites that aren't against internet policy.
I'm still not buying the whole "fake beheadings" thing. I think they were real and you want to lessen the impact / consequences of the video being seen.
Well, I'm not a professional Internet video investigator, so how the hell could I know it was real or fake? Besides. Who cares! It was on my PERSONAL DEVICE. The city does not own my cell phone I pay for. The employee I handed it to does not own my cell phone. So, it being real or fake is way beyond the point isn't it? Next time, I won't hand over my phone for anyone to see. Heck, I've learned my lesson.
I doubt it has anything to do with the video. EEOC doesn't get involved in this kind of thing, and it's been four months. Someone filed a complaint with EEOC, and it might be that you were party to a conversation that someone found offensive. Or that you were present when someone said something racist. Or they think you did. It is most likely something like that.
If I were you, I would contact an attorney who practices in employment law. Contact him or her now, and explain what is going on and how you should proceed. Your employer doesn't need to know you are getting advise from an attorney.
I doubt it's the video too. Chances are, it was someone ultra sensitive that overhead a personal conversation and now has filed a complaint. I've been in contact with my Union. So I'll have their representatives with me.
But if they were sent to him and he didn't forward them, can he really be held responsible?
I was going to delete the video that was texted to me, but I just never got the chance. We are quite busy at work.
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