Yeah hate when people in leadership don't exemplify the standards they are supposed to impart on others.
Things not to say at work....
- Thread starter psuro
- Start date
Yeah hate when people in leadership don't exemplify the standards they are supposed to impart on others.
Roar more take a look at the Joyner thread. This guy needed checked by so many. I could make the argument this guy survived so long in his position due to PC.
Board listen to this one. At the end of a work day I was walking out the long corridor and removing my utility belt that I carry my gear on. At about this time a girl by the name Suzie came walking by quickly saying "hi Ted" and I said "Hi Suzie" and I flipped my belt at her to acknowledge her hitting her on the Butt. Believe me there wasn't much room for error. She turned me in for sexual Harassment. This is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The PC environment.
I called someone "Sugar Tits" in a call earlier today. Should I be expecting a call from HR?
It depends if he reported you !
I was coming home from a long and tiring business trip back when I was in my early 30’s. There was some shuttle bus from the gate to the main terminal and the bus was pretty full. I saw thing young mother come onto the bus with two kids, a baby car seat and a suitcase. Without hesitation, I got up and offered this woman my seat and the guy next to me did the same. This young woman seemed sincerely grateful and took the seats for her and her kids. I think about that moment every once in a while and how good I felt after making that gesture and it motivates me to do more nice things for people. I’m glad that your mom taught you well... I hope you keep giving up your seat.
Speaking of giving up your seat made me think of this old joke:
After World War II, an American soldier was going back to London from the front. He was on a very crowded train, and was looking for a seat, but the only empty one was next to an older lady, and she had her pet poodle on it. He said, “Please, madam, I'm very tired. May I please sit here?” The lady replied, “No. My precious little poodle, Miss Fluffy, is sitting here.”
The soldier walked the length of the train again with no luck, so he went back to the same seat next to the same woman and said, “Please, Madam, I have been fighting at the front for months, my feet hurt and I'm very tired. May I please sit here?” The woman told him, “I cannot believe how rude you are! I have already told you that my darling little Miss Fluffy is sitting here.” At that, the American lost his temper, picked up the poodle and threw it out the window.
An elderly man who was sitting across the compartment looked at the American soldier and said, “You Americans do everything wrong. You drive on the wrong side of the road, you eat with the wrong hand and now you've thrown the wrong bitch out of the window!”
After World War II, an American soldier was going back to London from the front. He was on a very crowded train, and was looking for a seat, but the only empty one was next to an older lady, and she had her pet poodle on it. He said, “Please, madam, I'm very tired. May I please sit here?” The lady replied, “No. My precious little poodle, Miss Fluffy, is sitting here.”
The soldier walked the length of the train again with no luck, so he went back to the same seat next to the same woman and said, “Please, Madam, I have been fighting at the front for months, my feet hurt and I'm very tired. May I please sit here?” The woman told him, “I cannot believe how rude you are! I have already told you that my darling little Miss Fluffy is sitting here.” At that, the American lost his temper, picked up the poodle and threw it out the window.
An elderly man who was sitting across the compartment looked at the American soldier and said, “You Americans do everything wrong. You drive on the wrong side of the road, you eat with the wrong hand and now you've thrown the wrong bitch out of the window!”
An elderly good old boy at a company I worked at years ago had all kinds of one liners and crude comments. One of the funniest that I can recall was when he was referring to a woman who was believed to have had more than her share of lovers... he said that “if she had as many on her as she had in her, she’d look like a porcupine”
Never heard that one, but did hear the one about the difference between a porcupine and a BMW.
I've been called sweeheart by a number of female waitress's and it never offended me.
At two different companies I heard the exact same comment, from two completely unrelated middle aged men, both times of which were reported to HR by the young lady.
“I see you’re wearing your “f*** me” shoes today.”
While I can’t imagine having said anything off color (I’ve always been petrified of the allegation of harassment), I do think people take that stuff way too seriously. I can’t really imagine being offended by someone else’s comment.
“I see you’re wearing your “f*** me” shoes today.”
While I can’t imagine having said anything off color (I’ve always been petrified of the allegation of harassment), I do think people take that stuff way too seriously. I can’t really imagine being offended by someone else’s comment.
It takes pretty thick skin to tolerate that level of harrassment ... sweetheart
