Los Angeles Asks City Employees to Stop Watching the Olympics at Work

The chief technology officer of the City of Los Angeles has asked employees to stop watching the Olympics at work to avoid overloading the city's computer system.

"We are experiencing a high volume of traffic due to people watching the Olympics online. I respectfully request that you discontinue this as it is impacting city operations," LA CTO Randi Levin wrote in an email on Tuesday, according to The L.A. Times. The email came on a day when the U.S. women's gymnastics team and the women's soccer team were both competing. The revelation that city employees were streaming video while on the clock infuriated some councilmen, including Dennis Zine, who told the newspaper, "City employees…
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