Comments on: Meet the One Nobody F__ks With

By: Carla

Carla — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:22:00 +0000

I think if I were to do that, I would have probably been shown the door.

Actually I was show the door when I was working for the corporate office of a housewares company early in my career. I said the F word under my breath out of frustration and a manager heard me. I was called into a meeting and was told that type of language was not appropriate or acceptable. I apologized, but the building’s security guard was already waiting for me outside the door.

To be fair, it turns out that other people, including long-time employees were getting fired left and right for nothing because the company was recently brought out. We were going to be given severance packages in a few months – but not if you’re fired!

Despite the circumstances, I don’t even say “darn” at the workplace. I don’t want to be wrongfully labeled as some ‘angry black woman who has a bad temper’.

I think cursing is generally more acceptable if you’re an older white male in the position of authority.
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By: Marsha Keeffer

Marsha Keeffer — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:08:49 +0000

Thanks for illustrating that HR people understand being human and know which details count….and which can be dropped. Great post, Kerry!

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:29:34 +0000

What a pit she must have had in her stomach right after that moment! And how smart of you to see that she was really a qualified candidate who shouldn’t be penalized for a little slip.
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By: Kerry Sandberg Scott

Kerry Sandberg Scott — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:32:07 +0000

Exactly.

I never would have survived at a place where you couldn’t say that things suck.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:25:44 +0000

I had an interview with a regional bank for a back-office math geek job. I got the boot for saying the word “sucks” during a more informal part of the interview. That and letting it slip that I wasn’t a morning person.

Which was cool, cause I ended up at a place where I don’t have to show up to work until 10am if I don’t feel like it, and nobody cares if we think something sucks or not.

(Remember people, fit is a two-way street and it’s not a cliche.)