Annual compliance training day!
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@stevegis_ssg That was a close one!!
Yea; it wasn't long ago I was at a place where all of us employees had to take half a day of "update" training, as a result of a legal settlement. It did seem that our company's defense of management actions that clearly and obviously violated ethics and laws already clearly covered by the training, just "hadn't received sufficient training," and so the "remedy" was that the "gap in training" needed to be "covered," to avoid similar in the future.
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Annual compliance training day! So far I’ve learned:
- I’m not allowed to bribe anyone even if they’re outside the US
- I’m not allowed to commit fraud
- HIPAA is still a thingWill keep you all updated
@dramypsyd But what about if an Australian offers you two chickens *and* a duck? How could you possibly resist that bribe?
(Okay, I don't have a duck, but I can get one on short notice).
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Annual compliance training day! So far I’ve learned:
- I’m not allowed to bribe anyone even if they’re outside the US
- I’m not allowed to commit fraud
- HIPAA is still a thingWill keep you all updated
@dramypsyd our organisation’s compliance training never talks about bribes within the organisation, which seems like a pretty large loophole.
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@dramypsyd have they mentioned if any of this changes when dealing with governments contacts?
@mensrea Nope! But they did tell me that nobody is allowed to sexually harass me
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@dramypsyd Do you have to take tests? Ours are always like "Which of the following is unethical" and the choices are like "eat a lollipop, visit a friend, admire some art, or murder children".
And then the next question will be some esoteric thing so far down the decision tree I may as well be guessing.
Always makes me laugh.
@gwcoffey I once had a HIPAA training test ask me if I should dispose of records by 1) secure shredding, 2) never dispose of records, or 3) throw them on the floor
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@gwcoffey I once had a HIPAA training test ask me if I should dispose of records by 1) secure shredding, 2) never dispose of records, or 3) throw them on the floor
@dramypsyd Ah I see we take tests from the same publisher.
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“Do not submit an invoice for services you did not render” ok I won’t, I’m so glad we had a training on this
@dramypsyd yes but just think of all the CPD credits you’re getting!
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“Do not submit an invoice for services you did not render” ok I won’t, I’m so glad we had a training on this
Hey can I say something? In 2026 people should not need to be told that men can be harassed too. Fuck you if you think a man can’t be a victim of harassment.
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Annual compliance training day! So far I’ve learned:
- I’m not allowed to bribe anyone even if they’re outside the US
- I’m not allowed to commit fraud
- HIPAA is still a thingWill keep you all updated
This is still my favorite depiction of bribery from a compliance training I had to take once.
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Hey can I say something? In 2026 people should not need to be told that men can be harassed too. Fuck you if you think a man can’t be a victim of harassment.
@dramypsyd To support your point, I experienced harassment back in the ‘before times’ when I thought I was a guy. And in multiple occasions.
People really shouldn’t need to be told that anyone can be a victim of harassment. That should just be a known fact in the Year of Perpetual Horrors 2026.
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@dramypsyd To support your point, I experienced harassment back in the ‘before times’ when I thought I was a guy. And in multiple occasions.
People really shouldn’t need to be told that anyone can be a victim of harassment. That should just be a known fact in the Year of Perpetual Horrors 2026.
@alex Right! Why is this news to people? Unless we are immediately firing anyone who gets that question wrong
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@alex Right! Why is this news to people? Unless we are immediately firing anyone who gets that question wrong
@dramypsyd We should clarify what kind of ‘firing’ we're talking about.
HR paperwork, or like… fired out of a cannon, dropped through a trapdoor…
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@quadrivial Yes they are covering that now! No abusing clients OR harassing them
@dramypsyd very important to know. 🤪
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Annual compliance training day! So far I’ve learned:
- I’m not allowed to bribe anyone even if they’re outside the US
- I’m not allowed to commit fraud
- HIPAA is still a thingWill keep you all updated
Today these seem quaint. But can I take 2 billion dollars from Saudi Arabia to attack Iran? Huh Huh pleeease
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Annual compliance training day! So far I’ve learned:
- I’m not allowed to bribe anyone even if they’re outside the US
- I’m not allowed to commit fraud
- HIPAA is still a thingWill keep you all updated
@dramypsyd I go through the same thing, twice-yearly, basically every six months about the same concepts.
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“Do not submit an invoice for services you did not render” ok I won’t, I’m so glad we had a training on this
@dramypsyd
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Annual compliance training day! So far I’ve learned:
- I’m not allowed to bribe anyone even if they’re outside the US
- I’m not allowed to commit fraud
- HIPAA is still a thingWill keep you all updated
@dramypsyd
Rules only the little peoople need to obey. #ComplianceTraining -
Annual compliance training day! So far I’ve learned:
- I’m not allowed to bribe anyone even if they’re outside the US
- I’m not allowed to commit fraud
- HIPAA is still a thingWill keep you all updated
Yeah, I have to go through that training every year. Who the hell is going to bribe a software engineer, and when will I ever get the opportunity to bribe anyone? Just leave me alone with an editor and a compiler and let me get on with it.
ISTM that this training is an expensive arse-covering exercise for someone further up the food chain.
