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What’s the craziest or most outrageous (maybe even NSFW) incident that led to someone being fired from your workplace? (lemmy.world)

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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 month ago

On a virtual meeting a guy unknowingly had his mic on and shouted to his kid "N....r sit your ass down!"

[-] daddy32@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

And got fired for that??

[-] Mojave@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Why shouldn't he

[-] superkret@feddit.org -2 points 1 month ago

Why should he?

[-] Mojave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

To keep a clean work culture. To keep racists away from the work environment.

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

If the guy was talking to his kid like that, I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume it was a black guy yelling at his kid, and not being a racist. Maybe it was a white guy, but that doesn’t sound like something a white guy would yell at their kid, even a racist.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Not all black people think that using the n-word is ok and many will tell you that no matter who is using it, the word has a racist undertone.

When you work for an employer that makes it a point to embrace multiculturalism it's not the kind of language you can use while you're working.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

While what you say is true, it doesn't really refute the comment you're replying to. It could have been a black, non-racist employee, but that doesn't mean it's okay to use offensive language in the workplace.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

I don’t know a single black person who uses a hard R

[-] superkret@feddit.org -2 points 1 month ago

"clean work culture" = "It's not enough when a worker does their job, they also have to adjust their behavior to their employer's wishes, both at work and in their free time."

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

During a virtual meeting isn't an employee's free time...even if their mic is supposed to be off. Lol

[-] Mojave@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Yell the N word at a work meeting, see how comfortable your coworkers get

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

This wasn't on their free time. Are you ignorant on purpose or just completely clueless?

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