$300 for sexting... anyone, anyone?!

I literally just had to stop working just to write this blog. I just received an email Webinar invite for the following topic: Sexual Advances to Sexting: Virtual Communications & Sexual Discrimination / Harassment Rules. And I mean c’mon now, I couldn’t stop my finger from double clicking the mouse. Plus, I thought that they might have some screenshot examples of sexting. I wasn’t going to miss out on that opportunity. Let me just cut to the end of that story… there weren’t any.

Anywho… this Webinar had no tones of foreplay; just right to the meat of it. What is sexting and how to recognize it in your workplace? Hmm… well, let’s see now?! *scratches head* Now, correct me if I’m wrong but, I would think that the word – sexting – is pretty damned self-explanatory. Ok, I guess I could see the 70-year old Walmart greater not knowing what sexting is, but seriously I would think that if they were getting those kinds of texts it might just put a pick-me-up in their giddy-up or maybe give them a heart attack. I mean either way, both results would still be entertaining.

So back to the word – sexting – being pretty self explanatory. Besides that fact, if you got an unsolicited picture of your co-workers wanker, would you really run to the notes that you took from the Sexting Webinar and then proceed with pressing harassment charges? I don’t know if it’s just me, but this is cracking me up. HAHAHA a Webinar on Sexting! Just ridiculous.

I started to think that maybe I would dial in to the Webinar… you know, she what all the buzz is about. But wait, what’s this? It costs money? Well it can’t be more than $10 or something. Wait, no… it costs $300. THREE. HUNDRED. DOLLARS. WTF?! I’ve moved my opinion that this is ridiculous to this is downright ludicrous.

I’m reading along then I run across the name of the person hosting the Webinar – Melissa Fleischer, attorney at law (management-side employment attorney). Hmmm… something is missing here, but what? Good old LinkedIn answered my call! Little Mellie is also the President and Owner of HR Learning Center LLC – a full-service human resource consulting firm specializing in fun, interactive and engaging sexual harassment training seminars (Well played and nice sell, Mellie. My interest is officially piqued when you throw in words like interactive and engaging in front of the term sexual harassment), workplace violence training seminars and other employment law training seminars for management.

http://www.nonprofit-direct.com/hr-learning-center-llc
http://hrlearningcenter.wordpress.com/

Ok, so now I’m going to assume that you are as curious as I was to know what this broad looked like. So here you go… http://www.linkedin.com/pub/melissa-fleischer-esq/6/102/30b.

Interesting, eh? I just completely derailed my day on the fact that someone would pay $300 of this chick to talk about sexting and its legal ramifications. Cracked my shit up. Thank you Thursday, I needed that!