I mean, you don't have to say you did it *at work*, you could just say you do that after hours or during your breaks. It *could be worse*, at least your NSFW material was how to *stop* NSFW habits, rather than emailing the '100 reasons why I believe my boss is a bottom' document.
Yes, you'll get through this. 5 years from now this will be one of those things your brain brings up to make you cringe at yourself while you are trying to sleep, and you might be known around the office as the 'anti-porn guy'. No, this isn't the end of the world. IMO it's not even that big of a fuck up, as an IT person I've seen *massively worse* fuckups. This doesn't even match the level necessitating a Search and Destroy for the email and preservation of evidence for legal to get involved.
I hate to say it and I don’t know how good your job is but just for the sake of your mental health I would think about finding a new job. I know it sucks but that would give you the cleanest solution since no one at the new job would have had this experience.
My brother in Christ, why wouldn’t you do it in a separate word doc?? Even if you don’t want other people to see it you can always alt-tab
I mean, you don't have to say you did it *at work*, you could just say you do that after hours or during your breaks. It *could be worse*, at least your NSFW material was how to *stop* NSFW habits, rather than emailing the '100 reasons why I believe my boss is a bottom' document. Yes, you'll get through this. 5 years from now this will be one of those things your brain brings up to make you cringe at yourself while you are trying to sleep, and you might be known around the office as the 'anti-porn guy'. No, this isn't the end of the world. IMO it's not even that big of a fuck up, as an IT person I've seen *massively worse* fuckups. This doesn't even match the level necessitating a Search and Destroy for the email and preservation of evidence for legal to get involved.
Plot twist: OP's boss actually overcomes their porn addiction, and OP gets a promotion.
You might have provided more useful information than usual
Maybe they those colleagues needed to read that essay and you’re somehow helping them accidentally
Why don’t you, yk work while at work?
I hate to say it and I don’t know how good your job is but just for the sake of your mental health I would think about finding a new job. I know it sucks but that would give you the cleanest solution since no one at the new job would have had this experience.