I have been staring at this thread for about 60 seconds in pure agony.

three pages ago it was revealed (to no-ones surprise) that of course netflix HR did not create a rule about how long you can stare at someone.

The irony is, i am sure the statement came about like this.

HR: “… and remember that staring at someone can be construed as harassment, we want to have a friendly and welcoming workplace.”
Man 1: “but i look around the office all the time, and like to see what is going on, when does it become too long?”
HR: (I can’t believe i have to explain this) “A good rule of thumb is probably 5 seconds, if you are looking at someone, but not engaging with them in any other way, then anything longer than 5 seconds is probably going to make the other person uncomfortable”

JEDIT: puggo posted at the same time.