all i can say is that if you cannot be yourself everywhere you are... then you arent as happy as me.
cause i am me. everywhere i am. "dont judge me on the wind from my lungs but the fruit of my hands" - anon e. mouse On 8/15/05, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And all I have to say is if you're willing to run the risks, have at it. :o) > > Rey... > > Dawson, Michael wrote: > > Not to disagree with what Rey said, but there are also extremes that > > people go to just to exercise their "right to a non-harrassing > > workplace". Most people exclaim, "Harrassment!" only if they see that > > it benefits them. > > > > We have a very old computer programmer named Manfred that works for our > > university. He basically built our legacy system that is soon to be > > replaced by a packaged product. > > > > When people would try to refer to his home-built system, they would > > refer to it as the AS400 program, AS400 student system, Business System, > > Enterprise Business System, Aspen, Sequoia, etc. It had so many names > > yet not everyone knew what we were talking about. > > > > So, one day, I coined the term, "Mansoft", and people knew exactly what > > it meant. > > > > A coworker of mine had domain adminstrator permissions, but certainly > > did not need those permissions for his job responsibilities. I made it > > clear to our VP that we really needed to restrict access to the domain > > admin group and, therefore, the coworker was removed from that group. > > > > Well, my coworker ran to HR and put in a complaint that I was harrassing > > Manfred, and my coworker, by using the term Mansoft. He said it was > > derogatory to Manfred and it affected my coworker personally because he > > had to tolerate listening to me say it. > > > > So, my pussy-assed VP at the time told me not to say Mansoft anymore. > > The HR director said it was not an issue and the entire thing was > > dropped and not put on my record. However, I still can't believe that > > my VP actually caved and told me not to say it anymore. > > > > You see, that is the power of fear. And corporate lawyers know how to > > make that fast buck regarding the inappropriate use of language. > > > > Hmmm. Should I sue the guy that yelled, "Shit!" when he screwed up a > > server? How do I know he wasn't talking about potty play? > > > > So, from my experience, any word, real or not, can get a guy in trouble. > > It just depends on the mood of the accuser. > > > > M!ke > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rey Bango [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 8:06 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Language... > > > > Issac, > > > > If you believe that someone's use of foul language in the workplace is > > acceptable because that's the way they behave outside of the office, > > you're certainly entitled to your opinion. > > > > I'd recommend you go and consult with human resource professionals and > > attorneys from big firms to get their opinions on that especially when > > it makes other workers feel uncomfortable. > > > > Rey... > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215113 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
