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Mitch Wagner, California Bureau Chief, Light Reading

November 20, 2006

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A former employee is suing IBM, which fired him after they caught him going into a chatroom. He says he's addicted to chatrooms, and IBM should have offered him counseling. He says it's a form of self-medication he uses because of his Vietnam-induced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He says IBM offers counseling for people with worse problems, such as alcoholism and drug addiction.

Read the article and let us know what you think -- does this guy have a point? Or is he just grubbing for money after being justifiably fired?

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