pearl
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same where I work, was talking about a friend who works for a US firm, just remembered the manager was sent to the Quiet Space
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same where I work, was talking about a friend who works for a US firm, just remembered the manager was sent to the Quiet Space
same where I work, was talking about a friend who works for a US firm, just remembered the manager was sent to the Quiet Space
.... or, the naughty step!
We had someone (worked with us briefly) suggest I should dress differently because people "can't see the leader in me", we're not customer facing and all wear what we want, predominately T shirt and jeans (shorts and flip flops in the Summer), I could wear a suit but it would be a bit odd as far as I'm concerned and only serve, in my eyes, as a barrier to communication and relationship building.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
it would be worth leaving home at 5 a.m just to get to work early so you could greet all your work mates standing upon the reception desk , trousers round ankles, attempting to jizz into the staff room kettle which would need to be in the middle of the reception area.....for extra effect a mexican wrestling mask could be worn.....see how that effects their well being ....for **** sake.
Spiros
Well-known member
I had a manager a bit like that in my days at Amex. Same bloke also suggested that to 'get on' I needed to work on my 'personal brand'. I left soon after that
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I always thought that your 'personal brand' was lovely
I haven't slipped into the sexual harassment at work thread, have I ?
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Unfortunately I won't be taking that particular bit of advice as I actually quite like my job!
sydney
tinky ****in winky
ah well ...perhaps when you've had enough of it ...!!??
jonnyrovers
mostly tinpot
A colleague I’m vaguely acquainted with has just sent me an email. The initial greeting reads ‘Howdi Gunslinger’....
I blurted out a laugh when I read it but that’s a level of friendliness I wasn’t aware we’d reached.
I solemnly promise I will begin my reply with the best greeting suggested by your good selves, and provide a screenshot on this thread to prove I did it. Please bear in mind we are both senior managers in a large healthcare organisation, so wit over smut please.
Hit me.
I blurted out a laugh when I read it but that’s a level of friendliness I wasn’t aware we’d reached.
I solemnly promise I will begin my reply with the best greeting suggested by your good selves, and provide a screenshot on this thread to prove I did it. Please bear in mind we are both senior managers in a large healthcare organisation, so wit over smut please.
Hit me.
I think you should stick with the western theme to show that you're entering into the spirit of his humour so simething like, "Howdy Pardner" or "Howdy Old Timer" or "Gud day Sherriff.. (followed by his surname) ", or "Line 'em up bartender", "Howdy Cowboy" or even "Cowpoke". One of those should make him feel his joke went down well. You could also intersperse your reply with a few western term like "high noon", "saddle up", etc. Or if you wanted to make him feel a little uncomfortable you could make no reference to his greeting whatsoever and respond in an extremely formal manner.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Could you have him for Sexual Harrasment ?
Bob'n'weave
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AIT76
The wisdom of a fool
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TheJasperCo
Well-known member
Yes, lull him into a false sense of security, then hit him with:
So Long,
Brokeback
jonnyrovers
mostly tinpot
I like the idea of jiving with it a bit. The message was regarding a manager on call pager, which has a holster!
Ooh, there's a guy in my office who wears DOUBLE holsters, one on each side. I assume one is his work phone and the other is his personal phone. I'm tempted to challenge him to a duel.
jonnyrovers
mostly tinpot
Cheers [MENTION=33745]marlowe[/MENTION] & [MENTION=34926]Bob'n'weave[/MENTION]
It is done. I'll post his reply if he doesn't report me!
Blimey! You certainly went for it. I think he'll think twice before pressing send in future and will be keeping things on a strictly formal basis from now on.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
And it's taken 3874 posts in this thread before you brought this up ? Shame on you. Double phone holster is prime bell-cheesery.
I haven't been at this company for the whole time this thread has been going! Also, I probably have mentioned him before
It is a strange one. I'm sure it takes more time to remove a phone from a holster than it does to remove it from a pocket.