[thunderex]

you know, when i put myself in that hr person's position i can totally see the point, unless psycho was good friends with him.

if i sent a business acquaintance an email and he responded "***********" this and that and replaced his L's with R's in his email i think he'd be looking at a fist in the face shortly thereafter.

 

[nakedjig]

No-one ever gets this, but I'm purposely politically incorrect in an attempt to point out the ridiculousness of it and the fact that it promotes segregation. I'm equally rude to everyone.

 

[Aggro - Thingy]

No-one ever gets this, but I'm purposely politically incorrect in an attempt to point out the ridiculousness of it and the fact that it promotes segregation. I'm equally rude to everyone.

Hell yeah!

But I don't do it with a higher goal in mind. I do it because I really don't care what others think. Nobody is entitled to a language monopoly and there is no such thing as "foul language", it's just words used to expressed ideas.

 

[zer0netgain]

You next e-mail to HR should have GTFOI in it.

Get The Fuck Over It

 

[jgalt]

I could see the guy getting pissed if you ended it with "my nizzle". :laughing

 

[PsychoMedic]

The HR rep in question is a black female who I know semi casually but we're certainlly not friends. What I wrote was not professional, but I dont care since I'm leaving.

However unprofessional it may have been, it was not cause to get offended or to whine like a 4 year old child. PC has gotten way out of control to the point that soon you won't be able to take a piss in the office because some bitch that hasn't gotten laid in 9 years will think about you holding your willy and become offended. :rolleyes

 

[XShaneX]

thunderex said:
you know, when i put myself in that hr person's position i can totally see the point, unless psycho was good friends with him.

if i sent a business acquaintance an email and he responded "***********" this and that and replaced his L's with R's in his email i think he'd be looking at a fist in the face shortly thereafter.

+1 it was just unprofessional as hell and your boss was right to bring it up. Then cussing and waving your arms :laughing

 

[SpeedDemon]

Psycho, How did you last this long in the corporate world anyway?
I wouldn't have written it to her if I wasn't friends with her as well.

 

[PsychoMedic]

Like I said, I agree it was not "professional" however to think it was offensive is actually offensive to me. Grow some skin, get over it and move on. How much money did DaimlerChrysler pay the three parties involved today to deal with this bullshit?

I lasted this long by flying under the radar and only speaking with people I really trusted and its only bitten me in the ass once when a girl I'd known for years who was an ex super slut and party girl became a Christian and suddenly decided she was "offended" by my use of the F-Word during a story I was sharing with co-workers.

I KNOW the rules in the office very well, I just disagree with a lot of them.

I also grabbed a 50 year old woman's ass today. Now THAT was priceless...I will never forget the look on her face.

 

[texmex1]

Homie don't play that....:crackup

 

[PsychoMedic]

:crackup :crackup

 

[thunderex]

dude, basically it sounds like you're not cut out for working in a corporate environment. there's nothing really wrong with that, but to knowingly do things that are unprofessional and being pissed about being called on it is just silly. yeah yeah yeah. fuck pc this, sensitive pussies that. but in the end, you knew it was wrong and you did it anyway, got caught and now complain about it.

you probably need to start your own business venture really if you bristle so strongly against any corporate rules. in fact, it'll probably serve you better in the long run. but it's immature to believe you were somehow wronged in this situation.

 

[Flexin]

You want to spend your last days causing shit and expect them not to call you on it? If thats all they say to you then you did well.

James

 

[PsychoMedic]

thunderex said:
dude, basically it sounds like you're not cut out for working in a corporate environment. there's nothing really wrong with that, but to knowingly do things that are unprofessional and being pissed about being called on it is just silly. yeah yeah yeah. fuck pc this, sensitive pussies that. but in the end, you knew it was wrong and you did it anyway, got caught and now complain about it.

you probably need to start your own business venture really if you bristle so strongly against any corporate rules. in fact, it'll probably serve you better in the long run. but it's immature to believe you were somehow wronged in this situation.

I agree to a point. I never expected anything out of it other than a chuckle. I felt as though the comment was a break in monotony and would've made her smile. In no way did I ever expect it to be offensive nor was I trying to stir up any shit.

Normally, no, I would not of responded that way because in the office you're always trying to be on your best behavior for that next great promotion or whatever. So I broke from that, but never thought someone would cry.

As for not being cut out for the corporate enviornment, I would not disagree with that statement.

 

[PsychoMedic]

Flexin said:
You want to spend your last days causing shit and expect them not to call you on it? If thats all they say to you then you did well.

James

Again I don't think saying fo shizzle or homie is stiring up shit. DaimlerChrysler actualy sponsors the Hip Hop Summit Action Network "Get Your Money right" and I'm pretty sure its ok for all those involved to say fo shizzle and homie around corporate types without anyone becoming offended.

Not that I analyzed all that in my reply to her, but it further supports my argument that it wasn't a big deal and should not have offended anyone.

My base complaint is that its getting worse. Its getting more restrictive and people are losing their right to be individuals amongst other ADULTS because someone is always going to be offended by something.

 

[Flexin]

Again I don't think saying fo shizzle or homie is stiring up shit. DaimlerChrysler actualy sponsors the Hip Hop Summit Action Network "Get Your Money right" and I'm pretty sure its ok for all those involved to say fo shizzle and homie around corporate types without anyone becoming offended.

Not that I analyzed all that in my reply to her, but it further supports my argument that it wasn't a big deal and should not have offended anyone.

My base complaint is that its getting worse. Its getting more restrictive and people are losing their right to be individuals amongst other ADULTS because someone is always going to be offended by something.

Its not aobut the fo shizzle. I read your posts. You could care less about your co workers there and are out to raise some hell. So your getting ready to take off and enjoy yourself but you seem to be trying to make life harder for the people your working with.

And you never know what will piss someone off. It could just be the wrong day. But you wouldn't say it any other time so why would you do it then?

James

 

[PsychoMedic]

Bullshit. I have a lot of respect for my co-workers as they are like family after all this time and I will miss them greatly. My co-workers and I have been having a great time lately, including my managers with my general happy, upbeat attitude.

I'm not trying to make life harder on anyone nor was I trying to piss anyone off.

 

[thunderex]

even if you weren't trying to make things difficult, the fact is you did offend someone. whether or not it was warranted is a different issue but the fact is you did something that you knew was unprofessional and someone else took offense to it. it's weak to get angry because someone else got angry about something you did wrong knowingly. just mark it up to a mistake on your part and move on. why did you have to blow up at your boss as if you had a defensible position when you clearly didn't?

fwiw, i don't think what you did is as innocuous as you think it is. like i said, if someone responded to an email of mine using jokey chinese language and mocking the way asians speak i'd definitely do something about it. maybe not go to hr, but i wouldn't take it kindly at all.

 

[PsychoMedic]

:rolleyes Give me a break dude, there was nothing to be offended about, period. "Warranted or not" is relevant because we as people have to be able to communicate without "monospeak"

I didnt blow up AT my manager, I just ranted and raved for a while. It felt good to be doing it in the office to a member of management, even if he is my friend, after years and years of it annoying the shit out of me and having to hold my tongue.

And I equate what you're talking about "not taking kindly" to someone of a different race speaking "*******" to me. I cant even BEGIN to imagine what it would be like to be offended by something like that. Lighten up, take a joke, roll with the punches, etc etc etc.

 

[Homeslice]

PsychoMedic said:


I lasted this long by flying under the radar and only speaking with people I really trusted

Maybe that's part of the problem.

If you normally come across as the quiet type, you can't just suddenly burst out with an off-color joke and expect people to take it in stride.

I've found that if you're known to be a loud, outgoing "frat boy" type of person, people will cut you a lot of slack and allow you to rib them and banter with them. They expect it from you. But from a quiet person, they don't expect it, so they assume they're being insulted. It might be unfair, but that's how it works.