A very un-pc boss!

[Omega1]

Originally Posted by Dougie

This post sums it up perfectly ! Someone mentions period and women become outraged yet someone mentions a man being a cock and it's treated as a joke !

From my POV, both were funny and were in jest.

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I can’t possibly see how a woman having a tough day as a result of a painful period would find it remotely funny being being subject to an unwarranted rant that makes light of their situation. Crass and insensitive by the manager, imo.

[Megandllsmum]

Originally Posted by Omega1

I can’t possibly see how a woman having a tough day as a result of a painful period would find it remotely funny being being subject to an unwarranted rant that makes light of their situation. Crass and insensitive by the manager, imo.

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In a meeting room it's really not the right approach and unprofessional but things can be joked about in a work environment between colleagues... Like I mentioned early on some people would burst into flames if they walked in on half the conversations going off in warehouse attached to my work, most of time I personally am down my aisle laughing my socks off.

[Omega1]

Originally Posted by Megandllsmum

In a meeting room it's really not the right approach and unprofessional but things can be joked about in a work environment between colleagues... Like I mentioned early on some people would burst into flames if they walked in on half the conversations going off in warehouse attached to my work, most of time I personally am down my aisle laughing my socks off.

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Yes, context is important and in the context the OP described it was wholly inappropriate imo.

[olgaandcoda]

My boss is pretty outspoken, never offensive in the office. When I had to tell him about a gynae op I needed time off for, he blushed so red! I had a stifle a giggle!
Certain subjects should be treated with respect for both makes and females! IMO

[Flojo224]

To put things into perspective, I work for a small independent company and the boss in question is THE boss, which is pretty much why none of us called him on it, the consequences just weren’t worth it!

If we were all having a laugh at the time, or a light hearted conversation I would have said it was possibly just a bad, misjudged, joke but he was seriously ranting about an individual and it was meant in a derogatory way, hence our disbelief.

Luckily we have a great team and when he had left the room after the initial ‘what the hell’ we turned it into a laugh and bounced off each other for the rest of the afternoon.

I wish I could say it was an isolated comment but alas no. (Yes I know I could leave but with a child in primary school convenience is more important at the moment)

Hey ho, in retrospect a small annoyance compared to what some people have to go through.

[ERICSMUM]

Originally Posted by Flojo224

To put things into perspective, I work for a small independent company and the boss in question is THE boss, which is pretty much why none of us called him on it, the consequences just weren’t worth it!

If we were all having a laugh at the time, or a light hearted conversation I would have said it was possibly just a bad, misjudged, joke but he was seriously ranting about an individual and it was meant in a derogatory way, hence our disbelief.

Luckily we have a great team and when he had left the room after the initial ‘what the hell’ we turned it into a laugh and bounced off each other for the rest of the afternoon.

I wish I could say it was an isolated comment but alas no. (Yes I know I could leave but with a child in primary school convenience is more important at the moment)

Hey ho, in retrospect a small annoyance compared to what some people have to go through.

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Nah, I agree with you - it’s not worth leaving over.

We women where I used to work would have burst into laughter as soon as he said it and one of us would have told him off in a friendly but firm way. 😂😂😂😂

[Dougie]

Originally Posted by Omega1

I can’t possibly see how a woman having a tough day as a result of a painful period would find it remotely funny being being subject to an unwarranted rant that makes light of their situation. Crass and insensitive by the manager, imo.

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I am female and had painful periods and I can honestly say hand on heart it wouldn't have bothered me AT ALL if a guy had made that comment.

Maybe I just have more important things to worry about.

[Powlay]

Originally Posted by tocpe321

If the boss had been female and the supplier also female and she had referred to her having Man Flu this week, would that have been more acceptable?

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YES!

yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

YES.

Anyone being offended by a comment like you mention really needs to have some life lessons.