Yes. The company has a reputation to keep. You don't want to comply? You are free to look elsehwere for employment. Because what would the headline read? Something like....
"Disney Employees kills person due to texting fellow Disney employee while driving"
Should Disney Fire Employees for Texting While Driving?
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2010/11/15 23:00:00
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Texting while driving is a serious and potentially deadly problem. But should employees be fired for doing it?
Disney sent out a company-wide memo last week prohibiting employees from sending or reading texts or e-mails while driving company or private cars, Deadline.com reports.
"Failure to comply will lead to disciplinary actions up to and including termination," the memo said.
"Distracted driving," which mainly refers to people using their mobile devices behind the wheel, reportedly caused 5,474 deaths last year.
The Obama administration has prohibited federal employees from texting while driving on government business and banned commercial truck and bus drivers from texting behind the wheel.
Thirty states and the District of Columbia prohibit drivers from texting behind the wheel; at least eight states have passed laws barring drivers from using hand-held cell phones.
We understand getting fined, but if you text while you drive, do you really deserve to lose your job?
Disney sent out a company-wide memo last week prohibiting employees from sending or reading texts or e-mails while driving company or private cars, Deadline.com reports.
"Failure to comply will lead to disciplinary actions up to and including termination," the memo said.
"Distracted driving," which mainly refers to people using their mobile devices behind the wheel, reportedly caused 5,474 deaths last year.
The Obama administration has prohibited federal employees from texting while driving on government business and banned commercial truck and bus drivers from texting behind the wheel.
Thirty states and the District of Columbia prohibit drivers from texting behind the wheel; at least eight states have passed laws barring drivers from using hand-held cell phones.
We understand getting fined, but if you text while you drive, do you really deserve to lose your job?
Read More: http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/disney-employees-f...
Top Opinion
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donedunn 2010/11/15 23:55:42
If you don't believe me, look it up.
"White man's guide?" Really? REALLY?
Ugh. Your stupidity is rubbing off on me.
Happy Holidays, dumb ass.
oh btw, "dumb ass" is only one word, dumbass
it also says "bell-bottoms" does not have a hyphen
even my advanced language arts teacher said u cant trust those online dictionaries
and u have to give me credit for saying "hyphen" instead of "dash," as many people call it. and if u didnt kno that, u r the illiterate one. be honest
Or some mascot dude, who wears a Mikey Mouse costume
that wouldnt be good for the image
People will learn that stupidity can also have bigger consequences like losing your Job
A) you are statistically more likely to damage MY car if you text and drive
B) MY insurance will go up if you wreck MY car while you are texting
C) YOU are not more important than many of my investments. You are important so long as you don't start costing me money.
While I do not text myself, I wonder how far something like this can go... what is next? Speeders getting fired next? If you own a car that does not meet emissions standards? I mean, this kind of total control thing is getting carried away
Most Disney employees are young people, that are still in high school, etc., and more than likely this is their first job. Kids are kids, and have to be treated as kids. If their parents didn't teach them how dangerous this is, the employer must step in.