Verbal Abuse On The Job

[Truthiness Inspector]

How often do you get it?

How often do you give it?

And when I say "on the job" I mean in the course of your duties you are hired to perform or as a consumer/citizen, so real-life examples.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I never either get it or give it.

But then, I don't work in retail.

[madeline_con]

2. None.

[Truthiness Inspector]

3. Where do you two work?

And that is a serious question.

[madeline_con]

5. I work in education and we...

make nice to each other's faces all day.

[Truthiness Inspector]

6. LOL

Now your sarcasm is apparent. It wasn't at first, not knowing what profession you were in.

One of my best friends is a teacher, so I can appreciate what you say. :)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I work in a small department

of a very large (30,000+ employees) corporation, and we all get along well. There is one guy who is kind of an a-hole, but he's the passive-aggressive type who doesn't verbally abuse anybody; he just sends out pissy e-mails which the rest of us ignore.

[supernova]

4. None

I used to work in a place with an abusive boss. Little tyrant with a Napolean complex. :grr: He owned the very first video store around here. It was the first job I ever had. Appalling person on so many levels.

I couldn't stand him.