lulubellnyc (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
lulubellnyc) wrote2008-09-04 06:48 pm
lulubellnyc) wrote2008-09-04 06:48 pm
Entry tags:
BIG DRAMA DAY AT WORK
I, like most sane people, know that you don't discuss Religion or Politics at work.
Today our office manager, a nice woman in her 50"s who has a son serving in Iraq starting talking about the Republican convention and how we need to make sure that the Republicans stay in office so that her son will be OK.
There is so much wrong with that sentence, but I being a professional said nothing. However, she kept it up and finally one of the architects told her to please keep her opinions to herself. She burst into tears and said that this is America and she can say what she wants. He told her yes that this is America, but that this is also a place of business and that she was being annoying and interfering with work. She ran into the ladies room and started wailing. Since I was the only other woman in the office today, I went in to check on her.
She wanted me to back her up, but I told her that I would never bring politics into work and that she should calm down. And that she should not piss off the architect, who is so much higher than her on the food chain and who could fire her ass. Needless to say, she didn't calm down.
He sent her home and told her that she wasn't fired, but that she needed to conduct herself in a more professional manner. She screamed at him to FU*K OFF.
I'm glad that I'm only at this satellite office till my apartment's ready in October, I miss the staff in NYC.
Today our office manager, a nice woman in her 50"s who has a son serving in Iraq starting talking about the Republican convention and how we need to make sure that the Republicans stay in office so that her son will be OK.
There is so much wrong with that sentence, but I being a professional said nothing. However, she kept it up and finally one of the architects told her to please keep her opinions to herself. She burst into tears and said that this is America and she can say what she wants. He told her yes that this is America, but that this is also a place of business and that she was being annoying and interfering with work. She ran into the ladies room and started wailing. Since I was the only other woman in the office today, I went in to check on her.
She wanted me to back her up, but I told her that I would never bring politics into work and that she should calm down. And that she should not piss off the architect, who is so much higher than her on the food chain and who could fire her ass. Needless to say, she didn't calm down.
He sent her home and told her that she wasn't fired, but that she needed to conduct herself in a more professional manner. She screamed at him to FU*K OFF.
I'm glad that I'm only at this satellite office till my apartment's ready in October, I miss the staff in NYC.
no subject
Her meltdown was nothing compared to mine at work today. I can't take it anymore. Everything I yelled, screamed and sobbed -- let's just say my throat still hurts 6 hours later. I'm sure to get fired -- I think I scared the shit out of him. I scared the shit out of myself. But everyone has a breaking point and I reached mine.
But back to your issue, I hate it when people can't stop talking about that stuff. I enjoy discussing it with like-minded friends but never at work, it's inappropriate, not to mention discriminatory to make everyone in the office who disagrees -- whatever opinion is held -- uncomfortable in that environment. Lots of people also don't understand that a business is not a democracy.
no subject
no subject
He may consider me unstable at this point :), but I'd like to meet the person who wouldn't go off their nut under those circumstances.
no subject
no subject
no subject
What I've read over the weeks it seems your politics are far more heated than ours...
no subject
no subject
*hugs*
no subject
I've learned there are two things you never talk about to other people which is taboo. Politics and baseball.
no subject
no subject