Litigation Nation

Now if this works this will be my first blog written soley on my blackberry phone. If it fails then I will have wasted 5 minutes of my life I may never get back.

So this blog is inspired by the yearly forms we have to fill out saying we will follow the rules, code of conduct, the laws of the nation, the policies, the 10 commandments and whatever else will keep our respective companies from costly lawsuits.

Now I might just be going on a rant here but is it just me or is corporate america starting to get just a bit too paranoid? This coming from the person who wrote a blog about all of my own personal paranoias! I just think when it gets to the point that you can't surf the internet at work without being fearful of losing your job then maybe rules are getting to strict. I understand that if people are visiting pornographic or downloading files they should not then something should happen to them. But for the average joe who is just trying to kill a little time by expanding his mind seeking out knowledge on the internet then where is the harm in that?

It is even getting so bad in this litigation nation that we live in that we cannot even field a privately financed sports team with the company name without it being cleared through the lawyers first! I understand that accidents happen and that yeah if someone gets hit by a ball they are going to sue someone rather than just learning to pay better attention.

I think America has become to dependent on suing someone when an accident happens. I think people need to understand that life happens and if an accident occurs where there is no malicious intent or there is no intent to cause an injury then we need to just suck it up. Now if someone is drunk and gets in a car or isn't paying attention while operating a machine and causes an accident yeah there should be a lawsuit and someone should be held liable!

If you are just out in public and a bird unloads on you...then just suck it up and don't go and try to sue the old lady who feeds the birds. Just realize that sometimes shit happens and move on without taking legal action!

Now just in case there is a question on this... I love my job and I have no problem doing whatever they tell me to do while on their time. I just wish the world was a more understanding place. Times are tough right now and I am very thankful to be working. I hope one day we can all relax again and be the happy productive employees we were before we lived in fear of if we are going to have a job tomorrow.

I also hope that eventually the world learns that people work best when they are allowed to breathe and don't have to worry about a plethora of policies, possible layoffs and threats of litigation. Can't we all just get along?