[Politics] MEN. Stop talking about sport at work. NOW.

[hart's shirt]

Chat about football or cricket in the workplace should be curtailed, a management body has warned.

Chartered Management Institute head Ann Francke said sports banter can exclude women and lead to laddish behaviour such as chat about sexual conquests.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Click-baited by the BBC - clearly just the views of a single, deranged individual, but dressed up to sound like some sort of government directive.

 

[LowKarate]

I have stopped talking about football at work since last Tuesday evening.

 

[RossyG]

I'm in a fairly quiet office which is mainly women...

Whenever I’ve worked with mainly women, the office has been anything other than quiet.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Interesting piece on the Business news on Radio Four this morning. They invited the author of this bollocks on and she got schooled. Utter nonsense.

Reminds me of when the clown who concluded 'racism' when we sacked CH was made to apologise a few days later.

Thick people should not be given responsible jobs where the reputation and integrity of the employer is paramount, and can be damaged by foolish talk.

Buck stops with the plums that employed her, though.

Anyway. Nice tits!

 

[Icy Gull]

Reminds me of when the clown who concluded 'racism' when we sacked CH was made to apologise a few days later.

Thick people should not be given responsible jobs where the reputation and integrity of the employer is paramount, and can be damaged by foolish talk.

Buck stops with the plums that employed her, though.

Anyway. Nice tits!

I don’t think so! (Your last comment!)

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Continually talking about topics which exclude some people isn't sexism just poor manners. I talk to people in my team about all sorts of subjects including football.

 

[vagabond]

Absolute sexist nonsense.

If this were reversed and a man wrote complaining about what women talked about, he’d be crucified no doubt.

 

[1066familyman]

Chartered Management Institute head Ann Francke said sports banter can exclude women and lead to laddish behaviour such as chat about sexual conquests.

"It's a gateway to more laddish behaviour and - if it just goes unchecked - it's a signal of a more laddish culture," she said


Fair point about it being a 'gateway'.

I started break time this morning innocently talking about how the best club in the world had struggled against League Two opposition. By the end of break I'd ended up convincing everyone I was in fact the inspiration for Shabba Ranks' Trailer Load of Girls.

Guilty as charged. I'll make the effort not to talk about Muff v Arsenal tomorrow. Who knows where that one could lead to.

 

[Lower West Stander]

In fairness I have much the same trouble with Jnr, differentiating between:-

Professional football.
His yoof team
&
FIFA.


It all comes out in such a blur, I'm sure Barnham Trojans once beat Real Madrid.

You know what - I actually think Barnham Trojans played them. My son was in the county team and I’m sure they once played against them on a tour....

May have been when he was in one of the Albion youth teams but i don’t think so.


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[Wrong-Direction]

**** working in an office

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[portlock seagull]

It’s time to bring back DI Monkfish or we will be overwhelmed by conversation about knitting, cats and HOOVERS.

 

[Sirnormangall]

This line of chat would be a great addition to the long running Bell Cheeses thread.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

It’s time to bring back DI Monkfish or we will be overwhelmed by conversation about knitting, cats and HOOVERS.

Are you the wife? Good. You know where the kettle is then luv. 2 Sugars.

 

[portlock seagull]

Are you the wife? Good. You know where the kettle is then luv. 2 Sugars.

And don’t forget to put yer knickers on!!

 

[METALMICKY]

OK let's trade. Anybody male of female who chats about Love Island should be sacked for gross misconduct!

 

[Questions]

Before you know it they will remake a classic Dickens movie with an Indian actor playing the lead...…...

What like Bleak House becoming Curry House......?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Easy to see why she's a Ms and not a Mrs.

 

[Lenny Rider]

What like Bleak House becoming Curry House......?

Have a look at the David Copperfield poster...…….

 

[Return of the Rev]

Went for a drink Saturday night 3 couples and I got sent over to the boys table because then we could talk football, within 5 minutes we were discussing how to keep your pantry cold