Originally posted on www.weknownext.com
I begin this cautionary blog with a story. After the story,
you'll understand why I began the blog as I have.
I wrote an article on holiday parties for Business Week. I
discussed the risks, including too much alcohol consumption and
sexual harassment. Of course, the two often are connected.
Well, the article included a little sarcasm. Perhaps a little
more than a little. So it was tweeted pretty heavily.
As you know, when people tweet, they can add their own message.
As I learned later, one tweeter included the words party, alcohol
and sexual. They forget the harassment. No Freudian miss there.
So one night I went to the movies and came home late (10 p.m.
for me) and decided to go to bed without checking my e-mail. I try
to do that twice a year to deceive myself into believing that I am
mentally healthy.
