I use porn star names to name computers in my company network.
It's easy to claim that "lisaann" and "peternorth" are just randomly invented names, and then watch some corporate drone blushing and struggling when asked to explain why they find those names inappropriate.
If I'd notice that thing I would probably just silently judge you and file you into the "immature edgy teenager"-category and avoid giving you any meaningful decisions from now on.
Don't worry, he doesn't actually do this, mostly because admitting you know who those people are isn't nearly as bad as actively using those names in a workplace.
Big yikes, that's a hostile work environment and is a huge risk for your HR I am sure. I would not be comfortable working with such conditions, and would be sure to let my HR rep know.
Unless they're obviously fake artist names, I wouldn't do that. Every real name carries the risk that a new hire might share that name, leading to all the confusion mentioned in the article.
Wrong battle, my friend. Directly referencing porn in the workplace creates a hostile work environment because porn is a taboo subject that offends some people, like it or not.
Yeah, it would only be meaningful for people who already have some mental images of said [porn]stars. The rest would just see random names. For that, actual random name generators exist. It's not hard to make your own, and compile a database of distinctly sounding and distinctly written first and last names. Then, of course, a company would hire someone with exact same “impossible” name.
It's easy to claim that "lisaann" and "peternorth" are just randomly invented names, and then watch some corporate drone blushing and struggling when asked to explain why they find those names inappropriate.