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FullyRisenPhoenix t1_jee6uyd wrote

Reply to comment by Vrangsinnn in LPT: Since April 1st is coming up. A good tip to live by is that everyone should be able to laugh at your prank at the end. If everyone ends up laughing at the person getting pranked, and they are just the punchline, chances are you're just being a jerk. Don't be a jerk. by moosepooo

He put strawberry jam on one of the girl’s seat. When she sat in it and later stood up, he pointed at her with this ridiculously juvenile giggle and shouted out to the entire building, staff AND customers, that “Oh look, Jennifer just got her period!!”

It was dreadful! She burst into tears and every other employee (all women) were livid. Fired him on the spot.

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KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee77tm wrote

Wow, extremely not funny and may have ruined that garment as well. Your reaction was perfect.

ETA: purely out of curiosity, what were the ages of these two people?

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FullyRisenPhoenix t1_jee7nqf wrote

Jen was 19, he was about 36-37 ish. She was our youngest staff member, and incredibly shy and reserved.

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PoorOldBill t1_jeeci56 wrote

I'm not sure which is more confusing: that a 36 year old thought this was appropriate for a workplace environment, or that he even found it funny in the first place. Props to you for showing him the door.

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kadsprime t1_jeeex83 wrote

It's not confusing in the slightest once you really think about it. Simply put, to people like that, women are objects, not human beings deserving of basic dignity. He frankly didn't care if it was appropriate because he lives in a culture where misogyny is the standard and he's upholding it by shaming a woman for appearing to have a normal bodily function. He isn't the exception. He's the rule.

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KickFriedasCoffin t1_jefevyx wrote

I'm.....within a few years of that age and couldn't imagine even considering this amusing.

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Vrangsinnn t1_jegytai wrote

Wow, unbelievable. Especially from an adult too. Extremely childish.

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