Clean Informer Magazine 001 | Page 10

FLIRTATIOUS CLIENTS continued tape and then the internet. Enter today, pornography has mushroomed into a juggernaut. It is big business. How big? It has more revenue than Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Ebay, Yahoo, Apple and Netflix combined! Think it hasn’t distorted men’s views? Think again. If you say that not every male is affected by this, consider this recent study put together by 10 the University of Montreal in Canada. They wanted to study the effects of porn on men who viewed it versus those who did not. Guess what? They had to scrap the study. Why, you ask? Well, because they couldn’t find any men who had not viewed it. So where am I going with all of this? I’m not trying to tell you what is right and wrong for you. That’s your personal life. What I am telling you, is that as a businessperson, the proper course of action during a flirtatious situation is paramount. By handling yourself incorrectly, the situation can potentially lead to divorce, lawsuits, rape accusations and other bad consequences that can ruin your business and life in a heartbeat. For owner operators or technicians working alone, dicey or compromising situations can arise quickly. It is your responsibility as a professional to know how to handle yourself properly. Why? Simply put, because it is not a matter of if it will happen to you but rather a matter of when, in many areas of the country. That’s ok. It’s not the situation as much as it is how you will handle it. What will you do in that type of situation? What are some of the signs? How can you prevent it? How can you stop a situation from going bad to worse?