Telling a Lame Joke in an Elevator Can Endanger Your Career
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#2I do not have much sympathy - how did he finds the person who filed the complaint? Why did he tell her it was bad for the feminist movement? Why reveal her to the media? Why should he not apologise unreservedly? It doesn't take much imagination to realise that she would get some hate mail as a result of this story.
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#3I do not have much sympathy - how did he finds the person who filed the complaint? Why did he tell her it was bad for the feminist movement? Why reveal her to the media? Why should he not apologise unreservedly? It doesn't take much imagination to realise that she would get some hate mail as a result of this story.
That your answer to the question "should he be censured?" but what's your answer to "what censude is appropriate?"
Where I live, censure can range from a stern telling-off by one's manager or HR up to being fired, or being fired with no notice, or in some rare cases it's even possible to be fired and lose accrued pension benefits. I don't know what's legally possible in that jurisdiction, but perhaps you could assume that it's similar and describe where on that scale you think his censure ought to be, and why?
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#4Humor, a lost art. Idiots! You’re becoming robots!
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#5I've read the article and I still don't get the reference or the joke. Where is the "Ladie's lingerie" idiom/trope coming from?
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#6" As she did not grow up in the U.S., I explained the intended meaning of what I said..."
I did grow up in the US, and don't get the reference.
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#7I do not have much sympathy - how did he finds the person who filed the complaint? Why did he tell her it was bad for the feminist movement? Why reveal her to the media? Why should he not apologise unreservedly? It doesn't take much imagination to realise that she would get some hate mail as a result of this story.
> Why should he not apologise unreservedly?
Because he has nothing to apologize for.
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#8I've read the article and I still don't get the reference or the joke. Where is the "Ladie's lingerie" idiom/trope coming from?
Probably as if he’s in a department store. Could have also said “sporting goods”, it just wouldn’t have been AS (marginally) funny. It’s a dad joke, at best, but I don’t think it’s offensive in any way. People need to grow up and get over themselves, instead of trying to police each and every little thing someone says.