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 argument continues because it seems that some would be in favor of such an insane rule and act like five seconds = five minutes or “all day”
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.
I agree it is more reasonable as a rule of thumb, a guild line, but not a hard and fast rule.