I will try to keep this curse-word-free. The people I work with are driving me insanse! Not only because of the jobs they do but thier mores and ideals or whatever you want to call them.
Examples:
My boss thinks its just fine to make racist jokes as long as there is no one of that certain race in the area. He doesn't do this in front of me, but I sometimes hear. Another co-worker does this as well but he looks around to make sure I cannot hear him first. He is the king of sexist jokes, though.
One young woman believe that cats smother infants. Told her infants are in much more danger from their own parents than they are from cats.
Another believes getting her 6 month old lab mix neutered is just mean. "He came with those and he should keep them" is her excuse. Should tell her that about her ovaries.
Another is upset because her 5 month old puppy cannot get into doggie day care because he isn't neutered. She and the other woman are all kindsa upset that someone could be FORCED to neuter their pet to get him into daycare.
I am just tired. Seems I am constantly fighting against something at this place. I try to explain that responsible pet ownership allows other animals to live. They see it all as an infringement on their "rights". I tell them 10,000 pets are PTS every day - they won't listen.
I try to explain that each time they pass on a racist/sexist joke they make this world just that much harder for my nieces to grow up in. They know one of these nieces but of course their disgusting jokes aren't "meant" for her.
The women laugh at the jokes as much as the men do. For years, I have been speaking out against all of these things - all it does is make them mad at me and make it a tougher place to be.
Heaven forbid if anyone has an ethnic sounding name or does not speak English well!
The last place I worked (10 years ago) had a zero tolerance policy on the sexist/racist remarks.
Are all work places like mine? Am I dreaming to think there is some job where I don't have to hear bleepity-bleep stuff like this? I so want out of here!
Thanks for reading/listening!
Examples:
My boss thinks its just fine to make racist jokes as long as there is no one of that certain race in the area. He doesn't do this in front of me, but I sometimes hear. Another co-worker does this as well but he looks around to make sure I cannot hear him first. He is the king of sexist jokes, though.
One young woman believe that cats smother infants. Told her infants are in much more danger from their own parents than they are from cats.
Another believes getting her 6 month old lab mix neutered is just mean. "He came with those and he should keep them" is her excuse. Should tell her that about her ovaries.
Another is upset because her 5 month old puppy cannot get into doggie day care because he isn't neutered. She and the other woman are all kindsa upset that someone could be FORCED to neuter their pet to get him into daycare.
I am just tired. Seems I am constantly fighting against something at this place. I try to explain that responsible pet ownership allows other animals to live. They see it all as an infringement on their "rights". I tell them 10,000 pets are PTS every day - they won't listen.
I try to explain that each time they pass on a racist/sexist joke they make this world just that much harder for my nieces to grow up in. They know one of these nieces but of course their disgusting jokes aren't "meant" for her.
The women laugh at the jokes as much as the men do. For years, I have been speaking out against all of these things - all it does is make them mad at me and make it a tougher place to be.
Heaven forbid if anyone has an ethnic sounding name or does not speak English well!
The last place I worked (10 years ago) had a zero tolerance policy on the sexist/racist remarks.
Are all work places like mine? Am I dreaming to think there is some job where I don't have to hear bleepity-bleep stuff like this? I so want out of here!
Thanks for reading/listening!