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Workplace WTF did you just say?
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That's harassment and he doesn't have to take it
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
Some people are nice people that want to help misguided people?
I worked for a telecommunications company that's rather well known. And one of the part owners was just a guy that happened to have the right amount of money at the right time. He was the COO second most powerful guy in the company but he definitely didn't look it, for his job he liked to drive a forklift around the campus in his biker clothes, work in shipping and maintain the buildings. Dude road a hella nice Harley and looked like it.
So one day I'm walking to a meeting and I see this douchebag in a suit signalling for the COO (who was driving a forklift at the time) to come over. I knew this was going to be great. The COO was a cool guy but if you ever talked down to anyone of his employees you were a goner.
"Hey guy! Over here guy!"
The COO, bemused drove to the guy in the suit
"Do you know where the x conference room is? You probably don't, can you call someone that does on that walkie-talkie of yours?"
The COO was like "What?"
The suit guy was like "Look guy, I don't have time to sit here and talk to you. I have a meeting with the CEO and I'm going to be late, can you just call someone to tell me where this conference room is?"
The COO was like "What makes you think you can talk to my like this?"
"Look, if the CEO asks me why I'm late I'm telling him it was because you wouldn't help me. I'm an important guy in Marketing and I can't believe I'm getting guff from some guy who works in 'shipping'."
I don't know what happened after that. All I know is that the COO got off his forklift and I saw those two guys walk off together (the suit guy was pale as a ghost) and I never saw the suit guy again. It was one of those few stories of awesomeness I have. There's not many.
So one day I'm walking to a meeting and I see this douchebag in a suit signalling for the COO (who was driving a forklift at the time) to come over. I knew this was going to be great. The COO was a cool guy but if you ever talked down to anyone of his employees you were a goner.
"Hey guy! Over here guy!"
The COO, bemused drove to the guy in the suit
"Do you know where the x conference room is? You probably don't, can you call someone that does on that walkie-talkie of yours?"
The COO was like "What?"
The suit guy was like "Look guy, I don't have time to sit here and talk to you. I have a meeting with the CEO and I'm going to be late, can you just call someone to tell me where this conference room is?"
The COO was like "What makes you think you can talk to my like this?"
"Look, if the CEO asks me why I'm late I'm telling him it was because you wouldn't help me. I'm an important guy in Marketing and I can't believe I'm getting guff from some guy who works in 'shipping'."
I don't know what happened after that. All I know is that the COO got off his forklift and I saw those two guys walk off together (the suit guy was pale as a ghost) and I never saw the suit guy again. It was one of those few stories of awesomeness I have. There's not many.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Cause he was new and I wanted to be the nice coworker and lend him my work laptop until IT could fix his computer?
I really like how you handled that. Good shit.
mugurumakensei
Member
I would have assumed you are an accountant. At which point, i would have filled in an expense form for a new computer.
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Way to tapout to the new guy. Seriously, I'd rather die than tapout and that's exactly what you did. To the new guy...to the NEW GUY, man...
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
That might have worked. And I would have walked it to the accountnat when he got in. And then we would have had a good laugh about people wanting new computers. It took me 2 years to get a new computer.
What was I using before...a Dell Vostro from 2005?
Why didn't you tell him to ask one of his friends in customer support to help him?
DAS RACISM
Yes, I know it's supposed to be indians.
DOUBLE DAS RACIST
please don't hurt me over a stupid joke
sixteen-bit
Member
That guys sounds crazy. Get a restraining order.
Yeah. I've never heard of this stereotype.
I think Occam's Razor works here. Dude is just an idiot.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
I know. *hangs head in shame*
Actually, he isn't the new guy anymore, I think we've hired like 3 off site people since.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
You don't seem like an interesting person to work with.
I'm more surprised at the firing. Wouldn't a warning and a lecture on office decorum be more worthwhile than retraining someone?
On a related note, I work in the graphics industry, one day a banner for an African America community event came down the line. There were silhouettes of two men talking to a women, and one could assume from the context on the banner that they were black, the woman was not so obvious as she had sort of a 50's hairdo.
My boss comes by and matter-of-factly states that "most of the time, if you see two black guys with a white woman she's usually a hooker."
This type of thing happens every day. Unfortunately, I can't fire him.
On a related note, I work in the graphics industry, one day a banner for an African America community event came down the line. There were silhouettes of two men talking to a women, and one could assume from the context on the banner that they were black, the woman was not so obvious as she had sort of a 50's hairdo.
My boss comes by and matter-of-factly states that "most of the time, if you see two black guys with a white woman she's usually a hooker."
This type of thing happens every day. Unfortunately, I can't fire him.
freenudemacusers
Member
well if that's the case he should have a cousin that can hook him up with a new one.
Years ago I worked at a Quiznos. Right when my shift was ending a crap load of people came into the store and of course I stuck around to help with the rush. Once the rush was over the following conversation happens:
Me: I better get out of dodge before some more customers come
Supervisor: Excuse me, I have never had someone say something so incredibly rude to me in all my life.
Me: Wait what?
Supervisor: You said "Later Dicks"
Me: I absolutely did not. Did I say that?
*other co-workers laughing say no I didn't*
Needless to say, "Later Dicks" became how we said goodbye to each other from that day on.
Me: I better get out of dodge before some more customers come
Supervisor: Excuse me, I have never had someone say something so incredibly rude to me in all my life.
Me: Wait what?
Supervisor: You said "Later Dicks"
Me: I absolutely did not. Did I say that?
*other co-workers laughing say no I didn't*
Needless to say, "Later Dicks" became how we said goodbye to each other from that day on.
ZackieChan
Member
Because he got a replacement to use until IT could get over there and fix his computer. He didn't have either the patience or professionalism to wait more than an hour for this. Then he was rude and demanding to other employees who have presumably been working there longer than him. He was out of line.
Also, I don't like when people say they are training "MMA." It's basically a meaningless term. He's training in Gracie Jujitsu. Anything else? There's something to be said about the integrity of each distinct martial art style, and how you choose to weave them together. When I studied JKD, our teacher would specifically separate the various styles we were learning, and show us how they could work together. It's a much better way to learn, and still preserve the styles that you are learning, rather than just lumping them together like most "MMA" gyms do nowadays.
parrotbeak
Member
Holy shit, LOL
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
lol. Moral of the story is don't act like a douche.
Hesemonni
Banned
Let's just say that judging by the exchange in the OP it wasn't the new guy who came out as being the dick.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
I didn't fire him. He just thinks I want to fire him. I don't. I've only wanted to fire one person and he called a black coworker a silverback gorilla so that worked out for me.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
He's going to follow you home.
PalaceBrother
Member
Years ago I worked at a video store with a Chinese guy. Funny dude.
We were working the dreaded New Years Eve shift in 95/96 and this guy is busy sweeping the floor. I finished up a transaction with an older lady and she said "Thank you, and happy new year!"
Then turned to another girl there (twist:
) and said "Happy New Year to you too!"
Then she turned to the our Chinese co-worker and she said:
"Happy New Year to you t....oh. Hmm. Well not Happy New Year but....well I guess I hope you have a nice night"
His response was to manically start to sweep the floor and repeat "Yessa yessa me have delicious evening" in the most racist accent he could come up with. He was my hero that day. He left the video store to take a job as an animator.
Wow-I just looked him up:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1304857/
Video clerk makes good! Dude directed an episode of Futurama!
We were working the dreaded New Years Eve shift in 95/96 and this guy is busy sweeping the floor. I finished up a transaction with an older lady and she said "Thank you, and happy new year!"
Then turned to another girl there (twist:
we would later marry
Then she turned to the our Chinese co-worker and she said:
"Happy New Year to you t....oh. Hmm. Well not Happy New Year but....well I guess I hope you have a nice night"
His response was to manically start to sweep the floor and repeat "Yessa yessa me have delicious evening" in the most racist accent he could come up with. He was my hero that day. He left the video store to take a job as an animator.
Wow-I just looked him up:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1304857/
Video clerk makes good! Dude directed an episode of Futurama!
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Hmm...Yes to one. No, to two. Occasionally to thrre.
Emerson
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Complete assumption there. I'm not saying it didn't happen that way, I said there's no evidence of it. Based purely on what we can read, he could have just been asking because he was genuinely misinformed about the OP's job position. Whether he was an idiot for thinking that is another question.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
For the record, he asked me about the computer fixing in a way I remember rich ladies asking me where their cars were when I valeted a couple times in college.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Should have fixed his computer man. Don't be so selfish.
Infamous Chris
Banned
Haha he would be my hero, too.
Hesemonni
Banned
"why aren't you fixing it" and "isn't it your job?" isn't how you phrase your inquiry even if you're asking the proper employee about your issue. This guy doesn't sound like anyone's boss, so he shouldn't be speaking to anyone as such.
no, you can't let anyone wrongly claim any amount of authority over you in the workplace. We all have clearly defined roles. You can help out wherever you're needed sure, but you don't give anyone the ability to issue commands or the like to you.
I've said some pretty stupid things in my time at work. I was walking through the warehouse a couple of years ago and commented to one of my black coworkers that there was too much black in the warehouse. I was talking about the unsold material which is wrapped in black plastic. Where there's a lot more of that than the unfinished white material it meansh sales are probably down. After the initial shock we had a good laugh about it
ZackieChan
Member
"So why aren't you fixing it?"
"You're IT right? Isn't it your job to fix my computer?"
Only an hour after you let them know? I can't see how these statements wouldn't be seen as rude.
He probably did some dumb shit to his computer to break it in the first place, anyway (that's totally an assumption, but probably warranted).
Hesemonni
Banned
The amount of butthurt caused by a young guy phrasing his words "poorly" is pretty astounding really.
Oppo
Member
...aaaand there's the point of the thread.
Emerson
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I'm not saying the guy's a nice dude or anything, but reread the title of this thread. "WTF did you just say?" A bit of an overreaction, I think.
That sounds more like a compliment to me. Those are imposing creatures. I'd assume he thought i was a badass for sure.
But i'm white, obviously.
I wouldn't call it butthurt.
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
Some people really need to learn the art of diplomacy and politeness and how it can relate to their own self-survival.
I used to work at a place that did pre-delivery inspection of new cars, after a few weeks there a "suit" noticed me and my pierced eyebrows and asked me to remove them, my job wasn't customer facing, I had no contact with the outside world at all, and felt his request was unreasonable and refused, and got fired for it.
A few weeks later I was talking to a friends brother and it turned out he was this guys boss at the same company, when I related my experience there to him he got really pissed off and I learned a few days later that he'd gone in the next day and shitcanned the guy for firing an employee over such a trivial matter.
Sometimes what goes around truly does come around
Hesemonni
Banned
JumpingTheGun
Banned
How the fuck is OP a CEO/CFO/Whatever and yet lacks the balls to have gone after the dude after he walked out to question why he thought he was an IT guy? I dont get it. So you just come on here and complain instead? How are you a boss? Can I have your job?
that's certainly better. But still, someone in your office gets out of line or crosses a boundary with you, you either put them in their place (properly and politely) or you allow them to alter the boundaries between your roles and duties long term. Whether or not that's an issue with you and your future opportunities with your job is up to you of course.
and I guess this is the other end of the spectrum compared to your reaction Hesemonni.
Indeed. Some of the salesmen are rude (and sometimes downright nasty) to customer service trying to get them to do their tedious shit for them. Other salesmen are nice to customer service trying to get them to do their tedious shit for them.
The rude people might get their way once, but then their shit behaviour spreads and the rest of CS goes all anal on all of his requests, even the legitimate ones.
The nice people tend to get their way a lot more.
Nasty customers tend to get their issues dealt with faster than nice customers though. Sad but true :X
There's a lot more to being a boss than being nasty and "go after" your employers. It's not the most productive way to run things long term.
Hesemonni
Banned
I know what you're saying, but I'm trying to imagine the conversation and the tones used and I still can't make it be worse than shrugworthy in my world. People are thoughtless sometimes, but I'd imagine going after them in the workplace for a minor thing like that would just make the mood in the workplace worse.
Also "Hey dude, did you know that I'm the <title>, not IT? IT is over there" would've probably straightened a small misunderstanding right there.
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