My Question of the Day: Many people can appreciate a good joke. Imagine you have a close relative or good friend, whom you really enjoying being around most of the time. One of the things that bothers you about your close relative/good friend is that he/she thinks it’s okay to tell sexist/racist jokes as long as no one from that particular gender/ethnicity is around. These kinds of jokes make you uncomfortable, but in the past you’ve feigned amusement so as not to hurt your close relative’s/good friend’s feelings. As of late, the jokes are becoming more and more mean-spirited and seem to be getting more frequent. What do you do?

My 2 Cents: This is not a situation in which I would find myself. I don’t like sexist/racist jokes, so there’s no pretending for me. I’d have already dealt with this issue the first time my close relative or good friend told one of these kinds of jokes.

Silence means consent, and I’m not going to remain silent hoping my relative/friend stops the nonsense. My personality compels me to make it clear that I’m not interested in hearing such jokes, as I don’t find them humorous.

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My Question of the Day: Your supervisor has asked everyone to review a report submitted by one of your coworkers and note any needed revisions. Although you have never had any problems with this coworker, he/she has not been at all receptive to the suggestions made by others in the office and this coworker has expressed the idea that everyone is just nitpicking and “out to get me.” Not only do you find errors in the content of the report, but you also find several spelling/grammar/punctuation errors. Knowing the previous reactions and comments from this coworker, what do you do?

(this question was submitted by a tweeter who wishes to remain anonymous; thanks!)

My 2 Cents: My coworker will have to get over him/herself, because there’s no way I’m going to allow errors in a report to go uncorrected if the boss asks me, and everyone else, to proof it and make sure it’s up to par. Imagine how badly that would make me, and all the rest of my coworkers, look if the boss comes behind us and proofs the report him/herself and I, and the rest of my coworkers, haven’t done my/our jobs. We’ll look just as incompetent as the person who did the report. I refuse to look badly for anyone.

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