Human Resources is for Suckers.
Have you accidentally dropped the f-bomb at work?
REVISED: SUCKERS, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THIS WOMAN IN THE VIDEO DROPS THE F-BOMB. TURN DOWN THE VOLUME AT WORK, YO.
It’s Monday. Grab a donut, put your phone on mute during your Monday morning staff meeting, and tell me all about it.
Laurie Ruettimann is a punk rock, Human Resources professional with extensive Fortune 500 experience. She writes and speaks about business trends, employment, Corporate America, and permanently opting-out of the rat race.
She also believes you should spay & neuter your pets.
hahahahaha!! that’s great!
and yes, of course i have. but their was nothing accidental about it.
all the best!
deb
could i change that to “there”? (i haven’t had enough coffee yet.)
thanks ever so much!
deb
Deb, I just got an email from a co-worker that reminded me of the first time he heard me drop the f-bomb in a meeting. I guess that I caught myself, giggled, shrugged my shoulders, and then said it again.
I don’t remember doing it, but that sounds like me. I was probably relieved to let that side of my personality shine — it’s like letting the cat out of the bag.
“I’m a foul-mouthed woman. This is me. Love it or leave it.”
The f-bomb is an interesting little conundrum in itself. I think that the worst things that I have been caught saying at work had no swears in them. They were usually some form of bawdy humor. Oh well.
Sometimes something like the f-bomb is great for breaking the ice. I was at a seminar with Michael Gerber, author of the E-Myth, and he belted one out almost right away…while on stage. There was the sound of several hundred people quickly inhaling and then smiling…almost in a comforted way. Like: Oh good, other people have a potty mouth.
Anyway…I strive to be a foul-mouthed woman like you Laurie, but Missouri is a red state and they may not have a sense of humor about that sort of thing.
Oh well…f@%k them if they can’t take a joke.
Yessssssss! I’ve been looking for this vid - when I tried to access it elsewhere it was always “unavailable”.
Oh God do I have a potty mouth. I really try not to drop the f-bomb but when I have to clean up after the fuckwits that did my job before me it’s really hard (that’s what I’m doing right now).
Also when one of our building owners does major exterior renvoation without a) telling us or b) getting permits from the city I have been known to say “Fuck this shit” loud enough for all to hear.
But I work for a company that has beer shotgunning contests so the f-bombs get taken with a grain of salt. Also despite being the youngest and almost lowest person on the totem pole people are afraid of me.
@Jeremy I lived in your red state for seven years. For all of its conservative values, they know how to cook up a batch of meth. Also, I learned about being hooz, which is my favorite way to roll. Being a hoosier in the state of Missouri has been written about in many sociology dissertations at UMSL.
@hrWench I guess this anchorwoman is super-famous in that area. Very esteemed & shit. I love how she lets it fly and I love how her retraction & apology is so subdued. The f-bomb made headlines in the NY/NJ area, and I can see why.
@Lexy The first person I ever heard say FUCK THIS SHIT might have been my Mom. She’s an inspiration. I think there’s something about swearing that is so empowering at work.
I have said many times that I was probably a sailor in a former life. Now that I have small children I have to use my best phrases at work to avoid having them (the kids not the phrases) shunned in preschool.
MB, you are the toughest sailor I know!!
WAIT — DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE FUCK HE WAS DOING?
PS — WHO WAS SHE TALKING TO? CHUCK SCARBOROUGH?
SOMEONE GIVE ME THE SCOOP!