I'm Going To Be Late To Work, Again... (Wizbang)

Employee benefits have been taken to a whole new level by one Norwegian IT company:

Aftenposten - An IT company in Nordjylland, Denmark has introduced a novel program to keep employees satisfied. After examining well-known trends in Internet and business traffic, LL Media decided it would be sensible and appreciated to offer all of its employees free subscriptions to Internet pornography.

The company's director, Levi Nielsen, believes that access to porn is a natural fringe benefit, like a free phone or a company car.

"We know that 80 percent of all hits on the Internet are on porn sites. And we can see that people also surf porn pages during work," Nielsen told Danish Broadcasting's DR Nordjylland.

In return for this service the company blocks all access to porn pages during office hours.

Nielsen hopes that the expense of about DKK 30 (USD 5) per head per week will make his staff more relaxed and more efficient on the job.

Bjorn, are you going home to "relax" again during lunch hour?

Comments (7)

hehehe...per head....... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Zygote | May 26, 2004 5:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Zygote:

hehehe...per head....
This bit of juvenile humor brought to you by way too much Beavis and Butthead.

Posted on May 26, 2004 17:36

I wonder if this story will... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Slant Point | May 26, 2004 5:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Slant Point:

I wonder if this story will have a happy ending?

Posted on May 26, 2004 17:44

Wouldn't that be "I'm going... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Norman | May 26, 2004 5:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Norman:

Wouldn't that be "I'm going to be working late again?" And will they be monitoring your internet usage to make sure nothing inappropriate happens - like work?

Posted on May 26, 2004 17:45

Most assuredly.... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Kevin | May 26, 2004 5:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Kevin:

Most assuredly.

Posted on May 26, 2004 17:46

People *pay* for Internet p... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Ian S. | May 27, 2004 11:06 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Ian S.:

People *pay* for Internet porn?

Posted on May 27, 2004 11:06

Ahhh one wonders when we wi... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Guy S. | May 27, 2004 3:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Guy S.:

Ahhh one wonders when we will see the first ISTD (Internet Sexually Transmitted Disease). "I can't come to work today, my computer seems not to be feeling so well."

Posted on May 27, 2004 15:49

That already happens. Some ... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by Alex | May 27, 2004 5:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Alex:

That already happens. Some people have gotten computer viruses while looking up nude celebrities.

Posted on May 27, 2004 17:48