recording a conversation at work? - Page 2

nynor · 09-10-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by trekkor

If she comes out of the room crying with her shirt ripped open, guess who's going to jail?

KT

i would NEVER have a conversation in a room with a female employee and a closed. EVER.

924slover · 09-10-2009, 02:51 PM

trust your instincts they are usually 90% correct. if you get a bad vibe from this women then go with it.

john70t · 09-10-2009, 02:52 PM

If the situation is as you've posted.... then don't let your career get ruined by some tweeker looking for a quicky lawsuit.

She has already "filed" aginst you.
First strike.
It is sigifigant.

m21sniper · 09-10-2009, 02:59 PM

I would hit "Record" every time this broad was within earshot of you, just in case.

And no fking way in hell i'd have that meeting without HR or your boss present. Even with a recorder.

nynor · 09-10-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by john70t

If the situation is as you've posted.... then don't let your career get ruined by some tweeker looking for a quicky lawsuit.

She has already "filed" aginst you.
First strike.
It is sigifigant.

yeah, i know. totally annoying.

nynor · 09-10-2009, 03:23 PM

you guys are even more paranoid than i am. this has given me pause. i'll be VERY careful.

m21sniper · 03:30 PM

Dude....there are a few true stories i could tell you that would make you understand where i'm coming from with my admitted paranoia.

Let's just say that women who file restraining orders need NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER to back their claims, your word vs hers, and you WILL lose.

that means...

1) you lose your job
2) you look like scum in the eyes of your colleagues
3) you have to turn your guns over to the local gestapo

Trust me, don't make the same mistakes that MILLIONS of men before you have.

Send me a PM if you want to hear my real life horror stories.

MBAtarga · 09-10-2009, 03:29 PM

Your link for the recording is specific to phone conversations from what I can tell. Does the same law apply for in-person recordings?

Amail · 09-10-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nynor

this is my plan. i am going to record the conversation.

BUT, if things get out of hand AT ALL, i will terminate the conversation and insist that things go through HR. i'll also immediately email HR and my boss.

i think its going to be OK, i just don't particularly like or trust this woman. she is a bit of a drama magnet.

This screams pending disaster even more than "Hold my beer and watch this"!

This is one of the reasons you have HR. Use them.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 09-10-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nynor

what is the legality of recording a conversation between myself and a coworker? i feel the need to protect myself, but don't really want to go to jail....

a little back-story:

we have this newish female employee. i knew something was up because she has been very curt and short with me for about two weeks. being an easy going guy, i just let it go, after trying to talk to her a bit. then my boss calls me from work and tells me that she told him that she is 'scared' of me! WTF!? i asked him if she had anything more specific than that, which he denied. i told him that until she talks to me about it, her actions are weak and she doesn't have a leg to stand on. he agreed and decided to set up a one on one meeting with us. just her and i.

the problem is that i get a weird vibe from this woman. i think she is trouble, in some way, and i don't trust her at all.

i am thinking that maybe we should have this discussion with the boss present.

any ideas?

hmmm. your boss tells you to talk with her one on one just when he's leaving... Sounds like you are being set-up. He's boinking her and she'll get a promotion when you get fired.

just kidding.

have the talk, but in case you and your boss have misread this whole thing, have a box of condoms in plain sight, maybe a wink midway through would do it. Always be prepared for the best.

Everyone else has good ideas too so you should be well-prepared.

Looking_for_911 · 09-10-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Amail

This screams pending disaster even more than "Hold my beer and watch this"!

This is one of the reasons you have HR. Use them.

+100!

Looking_for_911 · 09-10-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa

hmmm. your boss tells you to talk with her one on one just when he's leaving... Sounds like you are being set-up. He's boinking her and she'll get a promotion when you get fired.
just kidding.

have the talk, but in case you and your boss have misread this whole thing, have a box of condoms in plain sight, maybe a wink midway through would do it. Always be prepared for the best.

Everyone else has good ideas too.

Shaun may have been kidding -- maybe not -- but this does not sound so far out of the realm of possibility to me. Stranger things have happened.
Be careful!

m21sniper · 09-10-2009, 03:56 PM

Well if that happens he'll have one hell of a steaming hot audio recording of it, won't he?

924slover · 09-10-2009, 03:58 PM

Dear penthouse...............GIggity

HardDrive · 09-10-2009, 04:00 PM

Sit in front of her house in your car listening to Alvin and the Chpmunks full blast for a couple days.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 09-10-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by HardDrive

Sit in front of her house in your car listening to Alvin and the Chpmunks full blast for a couple days.

ROFL!

our boy nor just needs to Lloyd Dobler her. he'll be OK.

924slover · 09-10-2009, 04:14 PM

here's what you do

1 get a brown trenchcoat

2 get a boom box

3 stand outside her bedroom window with said boombox over your head playing "shock the mountain"

Oh Haha · 09-10-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nynor

this is my plan. i am going to record the conversation.

BUT, if things get out of hand AT ALL, i will terminate the conversation and insist that things go through HR. i'll also immediately email HR and my boss.

i think its going to be OK, i just don't particularly like or trust this woman. she is a bit of a drama magnet.

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!

Do not record anything. Have the meeting behind closed doors WITH HR!!!!

If something comes of the one on one and you recorded it without permission you COULD be in more trouble than it's worth.

Seriously, don't do it.

Looking_for_911 · 09-10-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by m21sniper

Well if that happens he'll have one hell of a steaming hot audio recording of it, won't he?

A recording I'd like to hear!

Shaun @ Tru6 · 09-10-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Looking_for_911

A recording I'd like to hear!

best 30 seconds of your life?