Leave already

So one of the girls at work that I’ve been sitting while training with has a nasty habit of frequently saying the word retarded in a demaning way. Anyone who knows me knows this makes me very angry. So after the second time I nicely tell her I find it offensive and explain why. She was stunned and hemmed and hawed and tried to bullshit her way out of it.
So anyway. I found out earlier this week that this girl had applied for a job elsewhere. Well today she got a call that the job will be hers if she wants it but will take a couple of weeks to get paperwork done. Then if she’s going to take it she’ll give notice. Shortly after this she proceeded to start saying it again.
Why can’t people get that to use the word in any way other than factual is demeaning and ignorant? I don’t get mad at the word, I get mad at the way the word is used. Lesson. If something doesn’t make sense it is not retarded. Using the word in this way implies being retarded is bad. Which makes me think of my son, who is an innocent loving child and obviously not bad. Which makes me think that people view being retarded as bad. Which makes me pissed off as hell.
I now try to nicely explain to people what’s wrong with using the word in that way. If I can nicely educate someone who didn’t realize and they then understand, that’s great. I wish people in general would think before they speak. I wish people that can’t do that should just keep their mouth shut.
I hope she takes this job and starts really soon, because if I have to hear it sitting a foot away from her much longer I will end up slapping her (hence probably get myself fired).
End of todays rant.

Tags: Work

Category: Family, Me And Mine