So I slipped and called a coworker by her nickname...

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Unfortunately, it would not end up being based on your perception, but the perception of those conducting the investigation, then the EEOC, then a judge, and finally a jury.

It doesn't have to go that far. Just a preemptive piglet strike to put the heat on her instead of the OP.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Unfortunately, it would not end up being based on your perception, but the perception of those conducting the investigation, then the EEOC, then a judge, and finally a jury.

It doesn't have to go that far. Just a preemptive piglet strike to put the heat on her instead of the OP.

It will reach an investigation if his HR dept has any brains. The others, yea, probably not.

Since 'piglet' has already placed a complaint to her boss, trying to get a 'preemptive pgilet strike' in by contacting HR is going to look retaliatory. All-in-all, funny in thought, bad in practice.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
So what did she do when you called her that? Dirty look? lol

What, WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?
Me: what?
Her: what did you just call me?
Me: Piglet, don't you drive the chevy with the winnie the poo bumper stickers?
Coworker: Laughter
She walks away.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Platypus
We had a guy at work that looked/talked/acted exactly like Butters from South Park two jobs ago.

He worked forever on some project that sucked and half worked so whenever the job failed on the server it would email out the message: 'Oh, hamburgers! My code crashed!' along with a more detailed real message.

He was on the mailing list and never understood the reference.

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[tw1164]

Have you apologized to her yet?

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Platypus
We had a guy at work that looked/talked/acted exactly like Butters from South Park two jobs ago.

He worked forever on some project that sucked and half worked so whenever the job failed on the server it would email out the message: 'Oh, hamburgers! My code crashed!' along with a more detailed real message.

He was on the mailing list and never understood the reference.

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

I wish I had a picture of this guy.. he was a dead ringer.

 

[Captante]

:laugh:

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: tw1164
Have you apologized to her yet?

Just briefly, I told her I was a little offended that she gave me the nickname doogie howser since neil patrick harris was gay, and that I took it out on her by giving her a nickname. She seemed to calm down and apologized over and over and told me I should have told her it offended her.

I'm glad I did that instead of sending an email to HR. Might just die off now.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: FDF12389
So there's this ultra annoying girl in our office, constantly annoys me, like constantly, yea annoying me, all the time, annoying. We refer to her as piglet behind her back, I accidentally called her that......

So like an hour later my boss comes by and says, did your call pigl... I mean Steph, piglet? I guess HR is going to have a talk with me.

Anyone ever done that before?

HR is definitely going to have a talk with you over that?

ffs, people are so super sensitive.

you should've just oinked in her general direction.

 

[Perknose]

Calling her "piglet" would have been funnier if she were Muslim.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: FDF12389
So there's this ultra annoying girl in our office, constantly annoys me, like constantly, yea annoying me, all the time, annoying. We refer to her as piglet behind her back, I accidentally called her that......

So like an hour later my boss comes by and says, did your call pigl... I mean Steph, piglet? I guess HR is going to have a talk with me.

Anyone ever done that before?

HR is definitely going to have a talk with you over that?

ffs, people are so super sensitive.

you should've just oinked in her general direction.

Yea, Ive been called much worse and never really gave two shits. People need to get over themselves.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: Perknose
Calling her "piglet" would have been funnier if she were Muslim.

Agreed, but then I probably would be much worse off too.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: FDF12389

Originally posted by: Perknose
Calling her "piglet" would have been funnier if she were Muslim.

Agreed, but then I probably would be much worse off too.

I wasn't being the least bit serious.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: FDF12389

Originally posted by: Perknose
Calling her "piglet" would have been funnier if she were Muslim.

Agreed, but then I probably would be much worse off too.

I wasn't being the least bit serious.

Neither was I, racism is just cheap hate.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
HR is definitely going to have a talk with you over that?

ffs, people are so super sensitive.

you should've just oinked in her general direction.

You've got THAT right, jismlips!

 

[Tim]

Originally posted by: Sawyer

Originally posted by: theplaidfad
On my last day at my previous job, I told my dept. head what a low scum sucking dirtbag of a whore she was. Does that count?

Damn how did she respond?

Only with that hurt puppy dog look in her eyes and the words, "I never liked you." I did this in front of a few other people there.
I still have friends that work there, and they tell me that she was pretty quiet the next week.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: OrByte
speaking about things that slipped while talking to a co-worker.

I worked with a gal, she was lesbian, she was great! a good friend, super funny and we just hit it off like two peas in a pod.

One time we were walking and talking and she said something to me and I thought "Awww man that sucks!"

but

it came out

"Aww man thats gay!!"

it broke my heart to see the look on her face and she was never the same with me again. I lost a good friend.

I did the same thing around a gay guy once, but it turned out much better.

Me: "Thats gay"
him: "Hey! You know, that is offensive to some people"
me: "Oh,I never really gave it much thought before, sorry"
him: "No problem, no worries"

I also have a gay brother who says "thats gay" all the time. He says it has two meanings now and most gay people he knows don't care at all.

 

[fossilburner]

Originally posted by: FDF12389

Originally posted by: dbk
hahah piglet!! That is harsh

I'll try to get an audio and video sample for you..... You'll know where I'm coming from...

yeah, HR needs to speak with you.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: FDF12389

Originally posted by: dbk
hahah piglet!! That is harsh

I'll try to get an audio and video sample for you..... You'll know where I'm coming from...

yeah, HR needs to speak with you.

Probably.

 

[maziwanka]

funny but sad. i feel bad for her

 

[Demon-Xanth]

One of my coworkers left a voicemail for someone and called them "Milton".

 

[fossilburner]

so you were angry she called you Doogie Howser because NPH is gay?

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: maziwanka
funny but sad. i feel bad for her

I would too, if she wasn't so annoying.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: fossilburner
so you were angry she called you Doogie Howser because NPH is gay?

No. I just told her I was.

 

[fossilburner]

Originally posted by: FDF12389

Originally posted by: fossilburner
so you were angry she called you Doogie Howser because NPH is gay?

No. I just told her I was.

so now she thinks you have a problem with gays too?


btw, how old are you?