On Matters Hardcore

Furious mouse clicking resonated through the office as I negotiated the corner by the new guy's workstation this morning. Peripheral vision suggested an unusual saturation of skin tones and blinking text on his monitor. Perhaps I'm being too subtle. The guy was surfing for porno. I believe it was "Hardcore Honeys" (Hunniez?) or some clever alliteration of the sort.

His exasperated moan, replete with frustration suggested he was having difficulty clearing off his screen. You see, for each window he closed, two would take its place. Imagine my shock.

Would it be wrong for me to assume that this kind of behavior goes against company policy?

What I find odd about the whole situation was that I was in the room the entire time he was surfing. In fact, I was sitting at the boss' desk (checking his email while he's away).

So here's the moral dilemma I face. On one hand, the number of red flags popping up during this guy's training period pose a real cause for concern. On the other hand, there's not enough time to hire and retrain a different guy.

At the end of it all, I decided to pretend I saw nothing and continued to walk past his desk. It's one less thing for me to worry about.