I HATE LEE THOUGH. PUKE EMOJI.

To prevent interpersonal conflict and stop office workers from hating “Lee Though,” don’t start a GoFundMe page. Stop sign emoji. 🛑.

Lee Though overhears a fellow employee says, “I hate Lee Though.” “Puke Emoji.”

No one deserves to be the target of hate. Not even an innocent, goody two-shoes, fictional character in an advertising campaign named, Lee Though.

A seemingly funny dialogue takes place at a startup that sacrifices privacy for the sake of trendiness with its work stations. A team member engages in conversation with a trusted co-worker in the open area, sharing verbally what would normally be texted between the two of them in private. (Actually, employees are warned before accepting an offer or accessing corporate technology that they have no expectation of privacy at work, so this segment of Apple, Inc.’s ad is actually an oxymoron.)

The workspace legally belongs to the employer, and courts have found that employees do not have an expectation of privacy in these areas.

This is also the case for computers. Since the computers and networking equipment typically belong to the company, the security team is generally authorized to monitor the use of the computer. This includes searching for files saved to the device itself, as well as monitoring a worker’s actions while using the technology (e.g., while surfing the internet).