Never seen the point in that.
If you know at the time that your behavior is appalling, don't do it. And if after having done it twelve times a year for a dozen years you haven't learned that... well, an apology seems to me to be something of a lame half-attempt, a way of saying "yes, I know I'm being a bitch, but it's not going to stop happening so get used to it." Why bother? If someone's going to make no attempt to control their behavior, I have no use for them anyway and even less respect, whether they're male or female. I've had male co-workers who lost their temper on a regular basis and had no problem at all with telling them that I was done talking to them until they could control themselves like an adult.

I have my days of being snarky and unreasonable as well, but I've learned to recognize it when it's happening and either stop doing it or apologize on the spot and then keep to myself until I can be rational again.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 24 Mar 2008, 19:11, Reply)