Yowza! I got owned... *UPDATE 4-18*

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: hzl_eyed_grl
He's lucky Geekbabe or I wasn't there when he said that. I know he was joking, but it does get old after a while.

Lol,I'd have shown him what "owned" really means! 🙂

He'd have been given a whole lot of opportunties to display his
suoerior knowledge of electronics... on nights,weekends and holidays!

Oh, so I would have been let go scot-free, huh? 🙂😕

nah,you'd have been teaching eskimo's how to use ice machines 🙂

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
nah,you'd have been teaching eskimo's how to use ice machines 🙂

Oh, I get it now...

Ouch! 😱

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
nah,you'd have been teaching eskimo's how to use ice machines 🙂

Oh, I get it now...

Ouch! 😱

live by the sword,die by the sword,you wanna dish it out? best be prepared for the comeback😀

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
You should've just slapped her on the ass and said "Bitch, get us some coffee!"

I'm sure she would have found it hilarious.

Unfortunately, thanks to peaceniks, PC-bullsh!t-flingers, feminists, and other general squat-to-pee Nancy-Boys, the days of being able to tell "grey area" jokes are dying rapidly. Everything is offensive.

And I do my part to keep it alive by offending as many people as possible to balance out the hippies.

- M4H

Unfortunately for you since you are a limp wristed lisp nobody takes you seriously. And another thing Fungo, don't use my phrases, they only work for me!🙂 j/k

I seem to have offended you sufficiently into responding. 😀

- M4H

Yeah I'm really offended. Now please excuse me while I go have a good cry in my :beer:

 

[KEV1N]

Damn, I hate to say it but what you said to her in the first place was tactless. Maybe a joke like "it's a nerd thing, you wouldn't understand" would be appropriate, but mentioning someone (a co-worker's) gender or race, ESPECIALLY if you don't know her that well AND you're new, is never a good idea and most of the time useless.

You're lucky she came and confronted you about it. Instead of being sarcastic and making light of it, cut your losses and apologize immediately next time.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
You should've just slapped her on the ass and said "Bitch, get us some coffee!"

I'm sure she would have found it hilarious.

Unfortunately, thanks to peaceniks, PC-bullsh!t-flingers, feminists, and other general squat-to-pee Nancy-Boys, the days of being able to tell "grey area" jokes are dying rapidly. Everything is offensive.

And I do my part to keep it alive by offending as many people as possible to balance out the hippies.

- M4H

Unfortunately for you since you are a limp wristed lisp nobody takes you seriously. And another thing Fungo, don't use my phrases, they only work for me!🙂 j/k

I seem to have offended you sufficiently into responding. 😀

- M4H

Yeah I'm really offended. Now please excuse me while I go have a good cry in my :beer:

That's what I've never understood. Crying in your beer.
Beer cures crying.
Stop blubbering and drink up. :beer:😀:beer:

- M4H

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

live by the sword,die by the sword,you wanna dish it out? best be prepared for the comeback😀

<-- Runs into the corner and starts crying in fear.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

live by the sword,die by the sword,you wanna dish it out? best be prepared for the comeback😀

<-- Runs into the corner and starts crying in fear.

hehehe,why do you think they call it the big payback... be careful whom you offend,they just might end up in a position of power over you one day.

Btw,that woman handled herself quite nicely imho.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

live by the sword,die by the sword,you wanna dish it out? best be prepared for the comeback😀

<-- Runs into the corner and starts crying in fear.

hehehe,why do you think they call it the big payback... be careful whom you offend,they just might end up in a position of power over you one day.

Btw,that woman handled herself quite nicely imho.

You mean the part where she confronted someone about a totally harmless comment? Puhlease! You have a better head on your shoulders than that Baff.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Millennium

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

live by the sword,die by the sword,you wanna dish it out? best be prepared for the comeback😀

<-- Runs into the corner and starts crying in fear.

hehehe,why do you think they call it the big payback... be careful whom you offend,they just might end up in a position of power over you one day.

Btw,that woman handled herself quite nicely imho.

You mean the part where she confronted someone about a totally harmless comment? Puhlease! You have a better head on your shoulders than that Baff.

Yeah,implying that she was a brainless twit in a room full of people was "harmless", no,I say she handled the situation quite nicely.

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Consider that a lesson. What you said could have easily been construed as sexual harassment, and you could be out of there right now. You have to avoid making jokes of that nature at work.

🙂

 

[Pepsi90919]

you called her a female?

 

[tk149]

Originally posted by: Lucky
Jesus, I cant believe how many people are sticking up for this anal-retentive broad. It was a harmless joke that she is obviously ill-equipped to deal with. I suggest she step into the real world. The people at my workplace (mostly 40 and 50-ish, but a few 20-somethings) tell some of the raunchiest jokes I've ever heard, regardless of who is around. I'll come in everyday and my boss will tell me 2 or 3 dirty jokes openly. Where the hell was this lady raised that she is so sheltered and feels threatened by a line about gizmos? <shakes head.> 😕

Count yourself lucky and pray that you never get stuck in my work environment. Believe it or not, some places are a lot more strict and formal than yours. With your attitude, you wouldn't last 10 days in some places I've worked.

BTW, there is a BIG difference between telling a joke (where everyone listening knows it's a joke), and attempting off-the-cuff humor, where (as in SaltBoy's case), there is obviously room to misconstrue the intent.

 

[SaltBoy]

UPDATE --

Apparently I wasn't the only guy that she was miffed at yesterday. Although I didn't hear it, one of the other guys that was with me made an addition to my comments and said something to the effect of, "yeah, they're (women) more into floral arrangements." She took care of the situation with him in the same manner as she did with my situation -- tactfully and tastefully.

I didn't say anything about what happened to me until my fellow co-worker told our group what happened to him. He's new to the group, too, but -- like me -- is the kind of person that wouldn't harm a flea. It's somewhat comforting to know I wasn't the only one. I dunno - my personal feelings is that she took it a little too harshly. Stuff happens. 😕

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Millennium

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

live by the sword,die by the sword,you wanna dish it out? best be prepared for the comeback😀

<-- Runs into the corner and starts crying in fear.

hehehe,why do you think they call it the big payback... be careful whom you offend,they just might end up in a position of power over you one day.

Btw,that woman handled herself quite nicely imho.

You mean the part where she confronted someone about a totally harmless comment? Puhlease! You have a better head on your shoulders than that Baff.

Yeah,implying that she was a brainless twit in a room full of people was "harmless", no,I say she handled the situation quite nicely.

I don't see how there was an implication that she was a brainless twit. Perhaps the implication was that she would not be interested in it. No different than a female saying a male would not be interested in floral arrangements. Same principle and there are always exceptions to the rule. You will find males that like to discuss floral arrangements, and you will find females that want to discuss what Saltboy was doing. You will also find females that abhor floral arrangements and males that abhor what Saltboy was doing.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Geez, I feel kind of humiliated, but fortunately, not in a big way.

This morning, a couple of my fellow co-workers and I were in another guy's office looking at some code in order to solve a problem. Well, the guy whose office we were in had a really nice setup, including a projector that was attached to his computer. We were able to see everything up on the wall. Obviously, having a projector is every computer geek's dream.

While we were working on the problem, a female co-worker walks by the office and notices all of us looking at the wall. She peers inside, sees the projection on the wall, notices the projector, and asks something to the effect of "what is this all about?"

I, trying to be witty and humorous, reply, "oh, you wouldn't be interested in something like that. We guys are interested in all these electronic gizmos, but since you're a female, you don't like stuff like that." She kind of looked at me weird, but said nothing. The morning passed by without any other encounters between the two of us.

Well, this afternoon, she came into my office, closed the door, and stated that she didn't appreciate what I said to her earlier that morning. I was stunned -- I have never considered myself or have been considered by others to be rude and offensive. Sure, I try to lighten up conversation as much as I can and can be often sarcastic, but nobody's ever told me that they didn't like what I said. Since I'm new at my position, she said she wanted to tell me this now so that no bad blood comes between the two of us. I was totally cool with everything, apologized, and sent her on her way.

Fortunately, she handled the situation the best way possible -- she told me these things while nobody was around. What a relief. Still, I'm a little taken back. I know everybody doesn't appreciate every type of humor, but something like this has never happened to me before. Hmmmm... 😕

UPDATE --

Apparently I wasn't the only guy that she was miffed at yesterday. Although I didn't hear it, one of the other guys that was with me made an addition to my comments and said something to the effect of, "yeah, they're (women) more into floral arrangements." She took care of the situation with him in the same manner as she did with my situation -- tactfully and tastefully.

I didn't say anything about what happened to me until my fellow co-worker told our group what happened to him. He's new to the group, too, but -- like me -- is the kind of person that wouldn't harm a flea. It's somewhat comforting to know I wasn't the only one. I dunno - my personal feelings is that she took it a little too harshly. Stuff happens. 😕

Wow you need to do some growing up. As others have said you are very lucky you still have a job. I would have fired you if I heard about it.

In the workplace you need to think before you talk. Saying stuff that can land you and the company in a lawsuit is stupid. With how bad the PC crap is you need to engage brain before engaging the mouth.

What you said was not only rude but could be thought of as sexual harassment. Just be thankful that she was nice enough to talk to you alone and not in front of everyone or go to HR. something like this would have stayed on your record for a long time. They don?t need someone who can?t control themselves and say stupid crap like that and get them in a lawsuit.

 

[cmv]

A group of guys, one makes a "joke" about sex (as in male vs female), and you're surprised that someone is miffed? That is just plain stupid! There is a reason that the laws exist and it is to punish people who don't have a clue. The workplace is not the place to be trying out your latest "hard core street comedy" because that is just lame and distasteful.

Just keep that in perspective at the office.

 

[rufruf44]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Geez, I feel kind of humiliated, but fortunately, not in a big way.

This morning, a couple of my fellow co-workers and I were in another guy's office looking at some code in order to solve a problem. Well, the guy whose office we were in had a really nice setup, including a projector that was attached to his computer. We were able to see everything up on the wall. Obviously, having a projector is every computer geek's dream.

While we were working on the problem, a female co-worker walks by the office and notices all of us looking at the wall. She peers inside, sees the projection on the wall, notices the projector, and asks something to the effect of "what is this all about?"

I, trying to be witty and humorous, reply, "oh, you wouldn't be interested in something like that. We guys are interested in all these electronic gizmos, but since you're a female, you don't like stuff like that." She kind of looked at me weird, but said nothing. The morning passed by without any other encounters between the two of us.

Well, this afternoon, she came into my office, closed the door, and stated that she didn't appreciate what I said to her earlier that morning. I was stunned -- I have never considered myself or have been considered by others to be rude and offensive. Sure, I try to lighten up conversation as much as I can and can be often sarcastic, but nobody's ever told me that they didn't like what I said. Since I'm new at my position, she said she wanted to tell me this now so that no bad blood comes between the two of us. I was totally cool with everything, apologized, and sent her on her way.

Fortunately, she handled the situation the best way possible -- she told me these things while nobody was around. What a relief. Still, I'm a little taken back. I know everybody doesn't appreciate every type of humor, but something like this has never happened to me before. Hmmmm... 😕

UPDATE --

Apparently I wasn't the only guy that she was miffed at yesterday. Although I didn't hear it, one of the other guys that was with me made an addition to my comments and said something to the effect of, "yeah, they're (women) more into floral arrangements." She took care of the situation with him in the same manner as she did with my situation -- tactfully and tastefully.

I didn't say anything about what happened to me until my fellow co-worker told our group what happened to him. He's new to the group, too, but -- like me -- is the kind of person that wouldn't harm a flea. It's somewhat comforting to know I wasn't the only one. I dunno - my personal feelings is that she took it a little too harshly. Stuff happens. 😕

Wow you need to do some growing up. As others have said you are very lucky you still have a job. I would have fired you if I heard about it.

In the workplace you need to think before you talk. Saying stuff that can land you and the company in a lawsuit is stupid. With how bad the PC crap is you need to engage brain before engaging the mouth.

What you said was not only rude but could be thought of as sexual harassment. Just be thankful that she was nice enough to talk to you alone and not in front of everyone or go to HR. something like this would have stayed on your record for a long time. They don?t need someone who can?t control themselves and say stupid crap like that and get them in a lawsuit.

I would like to know on what bases are you going to fired him for ? Abuse at work place? Sexual harrasment ?

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: rufruf44

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Geez, I feel kind of humiliated, but fortunately, not in a big way.

This morning, a couple of my fellow co-workers and I were in another guy's office looking at some code in order to solve a problem. Well, the guy whose office we were in had a really nice setup, including a projector that was attached to his computer. We were able to see everything up on the wall. Obviously, having a projector is every computer geek's dream.

While we were working on the problem, a female co-worker walks by the office and notices all of us looking at the wall. She peers inside, sees the projection on the wall, notices the projector, and asks something to the effect of "what is this all about?"

I, trying to be witty and humorous, reply, "oh, you wouldn't be interested in something like that. We guys are interested in all these electronic gizmos, but since you're a female, you don't like stuff like that." She kind of looked at me weird, but said nothing. The morning passed by without any other encounters between the two of us.

Well, this afternoon, she came into my office, closed the door, and stated that she didn't appreciate what I said to her earlier that morning. I was stunned -- I have never considered myself or have been considered by others to be rude and offensive. Sure, I try to lighten up conversation as much as I can and can be often sarcastic, but nobody's ever told me that they didn't like what I said. Since I'm new at my position, she said she wanted to tell me this now so that no bad blood comes between the two of us. I was totally cool with everything, apologized, and sent her on her way.

Fortunately, she handled the situation the best way possible -- she told me these things while nobody was around. What a relief. Still, I'm a little taken back. I know everybody doesn't appreciate every type of humor, but something like this has never happened to me before. Hmmmm... 😕

UPDATE --

Apparently I wasn't the only guy that she was miffed at yesterday. Although I didn't hear it, one of the other guys that was with me made an addition to my comments and said something to the effect of, "yeah, they're (women) more into floral arrangements." She took care of the situation with him in the same manner as she did with my situation -- tactfully and tastefully.

I didn't say anything about what happened to me until my fellow co-worker told our group what happened to him. He's new to the group, too, but -- like me -- is the kind of person that wouldn't harm a flea. It's somewhat comforting to know I wasn't the only one. I dunno - my personal feelings is that she took it a little too harshly. Stuff happens. 😕

Wow you need to do some growing up. As others have said you are very lucky you still have a job. I would have fired you if I heard about it.

In the workplace you need to think before you talk. Saying stuff that can land you and the company in a lawsuit is stupid. With how bad the PC crap is you need to engage brain before engaging the mouth.

What you said was not only rude but could be thought of as sexual harassment. Just be thankful that she was nice enough to talk to you alone and not in front of everyone or go to HR. something like this would have stayed on your record for a long time. They don?t need someone who can?t control themselves and say stupid crap like that and get them in a lawsuit.

I would like to know on what bases are you going to fired him for ? Abuse at work place? Sexual harrasment ?

read my post.

It's called either sexual harrasment or hostile work environment. He put his company at risk of a lawsuit and is now a liability.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: rufruf44

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Geez, I feel kind of humiliated, but fortunately, not in a big way.

This morning, a couple of my fellow co-workers and I were in another guy's office looking at some code in order to solve a problem. Well, the guy whose office we were in had a really nice setup, including a projector that was attached to his computer. We were able to see everything up on the wall. Obviously, having a projector is every computer geek's dream.

While we were working on the problem, a female co-worker walks by the office and notices all of us looking at the wall. She peers inside, sees the projection on the wall, notices the projector, and asks something to the effect of "what is this all about?"

I, trying to be witty and humorous, reply, "oh, you wouldn't be interested in something like that. We guys are interested in all these electronic gizmos, but since you're a female, you don't like stuff like that." She kind of looked at me weird, but said nothing. The morning passed by without any other encounters between the two of us.

Well, this afternoon, she came into my office, closed the door, and stated that she didn't appreciate what I said to her earlier that morning. I was stunned -- I have never considered myself or have been considered by others to be rude and offensive. Sure, I try to lighten up conversation as much as I can and can be often sarcastic, but nobody's ever told me that they didn't like what I said. Since I'm new at my position, she said she wanted to tell me this now so that no bad blood comes between the two of us. I was totally cool with everything, apologized, and sent her on her way.

Fortunately, she handled the situation the best way possible -- she told me these things while nobody was around. What a relief. Still, I'm a little taken back. I know everybody doesn't appreciate every type of humor, but something like this has never happened to me before. Hmmmm... 😕

UPDATE --

Apparently I wasn't the only guy that she was miffed at yesterday. Although I didn't hear it, one of the other guys that was with me made an addition to my comments and said something to the effect of, "yeah, they're (women) more into floral arrangements." She took care of the situation with him in the same manner as she did with my situation -- tactfully and tastefully.

I didn't say anything about what happened to me until my fellow co-worker told our group what happened to him. He's new to the group, too, but -- like me -- is the kind of person that wouldn't harm a flea. It's somewhat comforting to know I wasn't the only one. I dunno - my personal feelings is that she took it a little too harshly. Stuff happens. 😕

Wow you need to do some growing up. As others have said you are very lucky you still have a job. I would have fired you if I heard about it.

In the workplace you need to think before you talk. Saying stuff that can land you and the company in a lawsuit is stupid. With how bad the PC crap is you need to engage brain before engaging the mouth.

What you said was not only rude but could be thought of as sexual harassment. Just be thankful that she was nice enough to talk to you alone and not in front of everyone or go to HR. something like this would have stayed on your record for a long time. They don?t need someone who can?t control themselves and say stupid crap like that and get them in a lawsuit.

I would like to know on what bases are you going to fired him for ? Abuse at work place? Sexual harrasment ?

read my post.

It's called either sexual harrasment or hostile work environment. He put his company at risk of a lawsuit and is now a liability.

yeap. the Women could file a lawsuit against the company (wich is silly). no matter how it turned out the company would have had to spend money either keeping her happy or paying a lawyer.

what the kid did was wrong. In sucha envionment you need to think before you say such things. yes he didnt mean to be rude. But it does not matter what matters is how the other person feels. Luckely she did the right thing and talk to him in private. I wouldnt do anything like that again. you wont be so lucky next time.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
UPDATE --

Apparently I wasn't the only guy that she was miffed at yesterday. Although I didn't hear it, one of the other guys that was with me made an addition to my comments and said something to the effect of, "yeah, they're (women) more into floral arrangements." She took care of the situation with him in the same manner as she did with my situation -- tactfully and tastefully.

I didn't say anything about what happened to me until my fellow co-worker told our group what happened to him. He's new to the group, too, but -- like me -- is the kind of person that wouldn't harm a flea. It's somewhat comforting to know I wasn't the only one. I dunno - my personal feelings is that she took it a little too harshly. Stuff happens. 😕

your still talking out of both sides of your mouth.

You cannot control HOW a person responds to something. You keep saying "she took it harshly", you imply she OVERREACTED but that's really just your opinion and if something like this were to go to court your opinion wouldn't hold much water. What you said COULD be perceived by a significant (> 20%) porportion of females as gender hostile, as such, it is inappropriate. She has a right to respond to those comments anyway she wants to. people don't always control how their feelings are invoked.

you see a person walking down the street and for no apparent reason your disgusted by this person, we don't always control this "feelings" that come up. What we DO control is HOW we respond to those feelings. HENCE you should hold people accountable NOT for how they FELT about something but about how they DEALT with that feeling. I think EVERYONE here can acknowledge that she did indeed handle it "tactfully and tastefull".

Thats IT END OF STORY. why do you keep making it an issue?

 

[GasX]

Let's try some similar situations.

Let's pretend you work in a bank and your new jewish coworker walks into the room and you say to him, "Hey, maybe you can help us out. I hear you people can figure interest rates in your head..."

Let's pretend you are a receptionist and the new president of the company walks in the door (who heppens to be black) and you tell him, "sorry pal, deliveries are in the rear."

Let's pretend you work in HR and you say to a female job applicant, "So, how long do you expect to work here before you decide to have kids and quit?"

Think any of these people should/will keep their jobs?

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Let's try some similar situations.

Let's pretend you work in a bank and your new jewish coworker walks into the room and you say to him, "Hey, maybe you can help us out. I hear you people can figure interest rates in your head..."

Let's pretend you are a receptionist and the new president of the company walks in the door (who heppens to be black) and you tell him, "sorry pal, deliveries are in the rear."

Let's pretend you work in HR and you say to a female job applicant, "So, how long do you expect to work here before you decide to have kids and quit?"

Think any of these people should/will keep their jobs?

🙂

not only that, let's say that the victims in each of these cases decide to take it up with you privately and NOT take it to the boss, would you be bitching about it?? or would you just acknowledge you screwed up.

it's all these people talking about what a bitch she was that really pisses me off. i thought she showed remarkable restraint.

 

[Thraxen]

PC has gone to far. Period.

it's all these people talking about what a bitch she was that really pisses me off. i thought she showed remarkable restraint.

Restraint? Spare me that load of BS. Too many damn whiners in today's society.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: Thraxen
PC has gone to far. Period.

it's all these people talking about what a bitch she was that really pisses me off. i thought she showed remarkable restraint.

Restraint? Spare me that load of BS. Too many damn whiners in today's society.

where did she whine.

she went to him privately and CONFRONTED him, that's not WHINING.