Off TopicAre you a QOTWer? Do you want to start a thread that isn't a direct answer to the current QOTW? Then this place, gentle poster, is your friend.
(
rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread
This is v topical.Today, our new Ecommerce Manager walked out following a blazing row with my boss. He lasted a fortnight. He was the replacement for our old web content girl who….walked out following a blazing row with my boss. I took a call today from a woman who’s done bits and pieces of design for us over the years. ‘I can’t believe you still work for that man’ she said. He is routinely described as the rudest person someone’s ever met. Most external contractors only work for us once. He’s a cretin, a bully, utterly unfunny and really quite dim but actually his heart’s in the right place and he’s helped me out with an interest-free loan when I was in trouble a while back. I cannot hate the fellow despite his appalling lack of manners.
My staff are all really a decent bunch, but no-one bothers showing any initiative or giving more than the basic effort because it is patently obvious that there’s no reward for it. Zero incentive.
If I wasn’t double fucked for money and in an industry where there are sod all competitors based in London I’d walk immediately. If I didn’t have a kid I’d probably get dual citizenship papers and move to Canada with Lusty.
However this is not possible so I am forced to grin and fucking bear it, as I have for the past 16 years. GREAT.
(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:10,
6 replies,
latest was 12 years ago)
He has an incredible ability to enrage, it's really quite a gift.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:35,
Reply)
some people don't have a filter Some people are too stupid, to realise they're an asshole
And others do it for show
Last colleague I had did it for show and her ass got sacked. Stupid cunt. And I mean that in the horrible American way.
(
Lisette von Falcon, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:18,
Reply)
Cunt is horrible in the uk as well, just not so much here(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:19,
Reply)
Not where I work it isn'tCunt is a commonly used word in my office to describe a cunt.
(
Peej, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:22,
Reply)
really? All this time and I never knew. In fact, I've been told several times that it's not bad there.
(
Lisette von Falcon, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:22,
Reply)
It's nowhere near as bad in the UK.This statement works on several levels.
(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:24,
Reply)
Its still the worst swear word but people are so easily offended I guessTwat however in the UK is pronounced to rhyme with Cat rather than Got is hardly offensive and my gran says it sometimes
(
Peej, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:25,
Reply)
She's right to - you fucking are one.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:34,
Reply)
no way Especially if you call a woman a cunt, be prepared to have your balls handed to you
(
Lisette von Falcon, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:33,
Reply)
I have difficulty judging the severity of american insultsI jokingly called someone a douchebag in a meeting the other day (he was in the room at the time) and the atmosphere became quite tense for a few minutes. I don't know how insulting it is but I just like the using the word.
(, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:49, Reply)
If you live and work in the UKand you called someone in a meeting a douchebag it's just possible the tense atmosphere was due to everyone in the room suddenly realising you were a tool?
Sorry to be the bearer, etc.
(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 2 May 2012, 14:00,
Reply)
... as opposed to those nice british cunts?.. as I said just the other day over tea with the vicar.
(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:21,
Reply)
From what I gather Merkins get a lot more upset over the use of the word that we doMind you they all cried when they got blown up whilst we make sick jokes about 7/7
(
Peej, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:23,
Reply)
over here cunt has turned back on itself and become pretty affectionate among friendsi hate to use the gervais defence though, the fat prick
(, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:48, Reply)
Oh, I agreebut there isn't really a worse word to call a stranger, especially a woman.
(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:52,
Reply)
you're supposed to call me a cunt, you idiotsee if it offends me. Honestly. Do I have to explain this shit every time? You're just letting yourself down, here.
(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:58,
Reply)
Retrain? Has he not got any skeletons you could exploit. I'll bet he's a tax dodger. THEY usually are.
Non-payment of employer NI stamp is common for small businesses.
(, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:20, Reply)
I'd like to retrain but I cannot take a cut in pay which fucks that off immediately.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:24,
Reply)
He's just scared that in a different job he'd have to cut his hair & wear a suit and hope that having a 'permanent cold' wouldn't be noticed.(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:25,
Reply)
There is an element of truth to this.Although I've no problem with suits and look damned fine in one, I'll have you know.
(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 May 2012, 13:33,
Reply)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread