A 52-year-old rail worker (signal operator) in Eastern Sweden who was given a warning two years back for watching porn at work, was surprisingly given just another warning for watching porn at work using the rail computer network. His habit over the last two years resulted in the computer network to get infected with multiple viruses that resulted in a lot of train delays.





In the two-year period since his porn habits led the administration’s local computer network to become infected with viruses, the 52-year-old has routinely been summoned to formal meetings with his boss to discuss his various breaches. High speed X2000 trains, cargo trains, and regular passenger trains have all been affected by the 52-year-old’s relaxed approach to his job as a signal operator.Source: www.thelocal.se

Apart from viewing porn at work, getting the computer network infested with different computer viruses, he was also a big slacker.

Aside from regularly arriving late to a job regulated by a strict timetable, the man also occasionally failed in his duty to keep train drivers abreast of the latest developments on the tracks. One frustrated driver reported that the 52-year-old slept soundly at his post as he awaited permission for his train to enter the station. Source: www.thelocal.se

You would imagine that with this attitude for the last couple of years, the man would be at least fired, if not charged with the crime related to negligence. But the Swedish Rail Administration’s (Banverket) issued just a warning.

The decision at the time to issue a formal warning was not however unanimous, with two trade union representatives present at the meeting of the disciplinary board arguing that a warning was too harsh a measure. Instead, they felt that a more appropriate course of action would have been to serve the 52-year-old with a written reminder of his duties as a rail administration employee. Source: www.thelocal.se

First of all – haven’t they heard of a good network security software like Norton? Secondly, what does it take for them to fire the guy from his position? Maybe they are waiting for an accident to happen!

