Co-workers making offensive comments...

[Rhonda922]

Maybe they didn't even realize how loud they were speaking.

 

[iwantahemi]

I bet there is more to this sitation than the OP is letting on. Sounds like a little vendetta being served and this was the opportunity. Women in an office are worse that prisioners in a jail, watch you back ladies! I know I manage 8 of them.

 

[Dodie]

You actually reported them for this? Seriously?

I cannot imagine "tattling" on someone for such a benign conversation that you OVERHEARD from your office. Good heavens! Where do you live? Pleasantville?

I wonder if your surprised at the responses you've received here? I usually do not jump on anybody, but you could get these people in serious trouble with their supervisor for, essentially, nothing.

 

[Cantw8]

I totally agree with women in the work place are rough I have never heard fouler or more raunchy conversations than those held by women. I know, because I am a major contributor I think mudd butt is probably the least offensive thing I have heard in a long time Now, if they had said soup **** or **** salad, I could understand your complaint Seriously, OP....lighten up. You don't want to be the mean lady in the office

 

[Miss Jasmine]

I totally agree with women in the work place are rough I have never heard fouler or more raunchy conversations than those held by women. I know, because I am a major contributor I think mudd butt is probably the least offensive thing I have heard in a long time Now, if they had said soup **** or **** salad, I could understand your complaint Seriously, OP....lighten up. You don't want to be the mean lady in the office

OMG this just made me crack up...DH calls it "Making Soup" when he has "butt" issues.

 

[Wishing on a star]

I think it all comes down to company policy, and whether the public are allowed into this area/building or not.

If you work anywhere around the public, or customers, (meaning within possible earshot) then this kind of thing would probably be considered VERY unprofessional, and contrary to the image that the employer is trying to project. In that case, it might be a real infraction!!

However, between coworkers in a non-public office... Hey, some of the other posters here will show that once a group of coworkers become comfortable and friendly, anything goes!!!! LOL!!!

In the latter case, I do not think that any real policy was broken, and there is not enough good reason to go to a the other employees supervisor. People HATE when somebody in the office act like they are the 'office police'.

To the OP... Hope it all blows over!!! Maybe your coworkers will become more conscience of their remarks that everyone else can overhear.

 

[Cantw8]

OMG this just made me crack up...DH calls it "Making Soup" when he has "butt" issues.

Holy crap....that's one receipe you can keep to yourself

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Holy crap....that's one receipe you can keep to yourself

I agree!!!! He hsould keep it to himself.

 

[ckay87]

When you live in cubicle-land as I do, a lot of accidental evesdropping takes place. If I hear something "yucky" that I don't want to hear any more of, I'll loudly say "oh gross!" in a joking kind of way. Gets the point across that I can hear them and, well...it's gross!

I really don't get offended by much at all, but there are some visual images I can do without while sitting at my desk.

 

[ReadingBelle]

Would you have been less offended if Person 3 had used proper terminology? "Then you'll get uncontrollable diarrhea!"

 

[PrincessKitty1]

This reminds me of some of the stuff my DH would tell me they talked about in the Surgery dept where he used to work. Very R rated and even some X rated jokes flying around, most from the doctors mouths right before surgery. No one seemed to mind so it was no big deal. I am a SAHM but one of the things I miss most is gossiping with my co-workers about juicy, nasty, funny, crazy things.

Oh man! Folks working in the health professions are just the worst when it comes to graphic talk about bodily functions! Just stop by a hospital nurses' station at about 3 AM when we are all slap-happy from fatigue--we'll say anything!!

 

[disykat]

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If you work anywhere around the public, or customers, (meaning within possible earshot) then this kind of thing would probably be considered VERY unprofessional, and contrary to the image that the employer is trying to project. In that case, it might be a real infraction!!

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While I agree with people that it wouldn't be that big of a deal in many offices, the OP was clear that it wasn't about her hearing - she shut her door. Her concern was with venders coming in and out of the office and the non -professsional atmosphere being presented by these coworkers.

 

[Briarmom]

OMG this just made me crack up...DH calls it "Making Soup" when he has "butt" issues.

What about the lovely 'Trouser Chili'?

 

[aprilgail2]

I've gotta ask -- what's a blanket party???

A blanket party happened mostly at night but hasn't happened in a few years- its what happens when someone rats on someone for something at work and at night they would walk into a dark train car (obviously I work on a railroad) and someone jumps out, throws a blanket over their heads and they pretty much beat the crap out of the guy and leave him up on the train......it happened much more in the 70's & 80's than it does now though!

 

[Free4Life11]

I usually do not jump on anybody, but you could get these people in serious trouble with their supervisor for, essentially, nothing.

Huh? Why would they get in serious trouble if it was nothing?

 

[Grumpy's Gal]

It's a damn good thing you don't work in my office!

There apparently was no off limit topics in my old office...... I fear the OP may have had heart failure if she had heard some of the discussions taking place there.........

 

[Cantw8]

You wouldn't believe the topic of conversation today in the breakroom. There is this one guy at work who loves to ask the most outrageous questions. I'll try to clean it up for here If you were on a deserted island with the Three Stooges, which one would you "hook up" with? Keep in mind, I work for a major pharmacutical company, most of us have advanced degrees and are very scientific minded. That's the question he asks For the record, my answer was Moe

 

[Miss Jasmine]

You wouldn't believe the topic of conversation today in the breakroom. There is this one guy at work who loves to ask the most outrageous questions. I'll try to clean it up for here If you were on a deserted island with the Three Stooges, which one would you "hook up" with? Keep in mind, I work for a major pharmacutical company, most of us have advanced degrees and are very scientific minded. That's the question he asks For the record, my answer was Moe

Why Moe? Hmmm thinking about it...maybe Moe is the best choice. How about Shemp?

 

[phorsenuf]

Why Moe? Hmmm thinking about it...maybe Moe is the best choice. How about Shemp?

Joe was always my favorite, but Larry seems like cuddler.

 

[Cantw8]

As stupid as this sounds, Moe seems to have the most common sense Plus he likes to slap people around...that could be fun