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Woman Fired For Using Uppercase In Email

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-type-angry dept.

tomachi writes "An accountant in NZ has been awarded $17,000 NZD for unfair dismissal after her boss fired her without warning for using uppercase letters in a single email to co-workers. The email, which advises her team how to fill out staff claim forms, specifies a time and date highlighted in bold red, and a sentence written in capitals and highlighted in bold blue. It reads: 'To ensure your staff claim is processed and paid, please do follow the below checklist.' Her boss deemed the capital letters too confrontational for her co-workers to read after they woke up from naptime."

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  1. Re:Wow. by Anonymous+Struct · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sure, you think that now, but try reading it after naptime.

  2. The Text of the Message by night_flyer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    YOU ALL SUCK!!!

    --


    Thanks to file sharing, I purchase more CDs
    Thanks to the RIAA, I buy them used...
  3. VLAD FARTED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    oh yes he did

  4. Re:Whew! by owlnation · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Almost commented before I saw it was under Idle."

    I thought Idle had died. It's mercifully kept a low profile for a few months. (Although, sadly samzenpus has occasionally been polluting regular /. with Idle articles.)

    Again, for the love of all things sacred, please take IDLE our of the main /. RSS feed.

    That is only fair. Those that like Idle can read it, those of us who cannot stand it, need never waste our time with it.

  5. OT Sig reply - there's more, if you didn't know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here I sit, all broken hearted.
    Came to poop, but only farted.

    Those who write on bathroom walls
    roll their crap in little balls.

    Those who read these words of wit
    eat those balls of shit.