New Posts For Thread: NEW ZEALAND'S CAPITAL OFFENSE ?????!!!!!!!??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This just in.... A woman in New Zealand was fired because she has an obnoxious habit many of us on internet forums complain about.SHE TYPES HER EMAILS IN ALL CAPS -- AND BOLD, RED FONTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! WITH WAY TOO MANY EXPLANATION POINTS oh MY!!!!!!!!I worked in an office where a women was sending out letters but when the supervisor put in the basket a letter she wanted mailed she found all the enevolpes the women wrote had every charecter in the address a different color. Plus she doted allhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=379383093#379383093I worked in an office where a women was sending out letters but when the supervisor put in the basket a letter she wanted mailed she found all the enevolpes the women wrote had every charecter in the address a different color. Plus she doted allSat, 28 Nov 2009 19:44:44 -0600This thread has been moved from to Workplace Spirituality.agnosticspirit - Bnet Community hosthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=346539925#346539925This thread has been moved from to Workplace Spirituality.agnosticspirit - Bnet Community hostMon, 14 Sep 2009 21:18:30 -0500We reallly don't know if she was or was not appropriately warned and cautioned about her email style. However, most people know this is considered unpleasant and unprofessional. Perhaps this was a straw that broke the camel's back and she was firedhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=344374109#344374109We reallly don't know if she was or was not appropriately warned and cautioned about her email style. However, most people know this is considered unpleasant and unprofessional. Perhaps this was a straw that broke the camel's back and she was firedWed, 02 Sep 2009 20:41:33 -0500She was not fired for the all caps, the !!!, or the colored fonts. She was fired for continuing when told not to use all those things.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=344372665#344372665She was not fired for the all caps, the !!!, or the colored fonts. She was fired for continuing when told not to use all those things.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:32:01 -0500Actually, Tmarie, as a lifelong marketing/communications professional, I agree with you, and, probably, ultimately, with the company. I'd at least agree that this woman should not have public contact either in person or via electronic communication.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=344309453#344309453Actually, Tmarie, as a lifelong marketing/communications professional, I agree with you, and, probably, ultimately, with the company. I'd at least agree that this woman should not have public contact either in person or via electronic communication.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:46:39 -0500One MIGHT say, it depends on what a society finds more important; corporations or people.Society isn't paying the bills or explaining to customers why this stupid woman is screaming at them in their emails.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=344307121#344307121One MIGHT say, it depends on what a society finds more important; corporations or people.Society isn't paying the bills or explaining to customers why this stupid woman is screaming at them in their emails.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:32:38 -0500Regardless of professionalism, if she failed to follow company policy in regards to her communications, they should be able to fire her.Hi Nepenthe, pasting a portion of one of the links at the bottom .. A couple of the reasons cited by Employment Rehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=344306309#344306309Regardless of professionalism, if she failed to follow company policy in regards to her communications, they should be able to fire her.Hi Nepenthe, pasting a portion of one of the links at the bottom .. A couple of the reasons cited by Employment ReWed, 02 Sep 2009 13:26:29 -0500One MIGHT say, it depends on what a society finds more important; corporations or people.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=344301433#344301433One MIGHT say, it depends on what a society finds more important; corporations or people.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:50:39 -0500Not too get too far off-topic, but this is yet another in a long string of idiotic examples of a court room believing it can better run a private business than the people running it.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=344300637#344300637Not too get too far off-topic, but this is yet another in a long string of idiotic examples of a court room believing it can better run a private business than the people running it.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:45:26 -0500I've read the article, and I certainly agree that such a habit is inexcusably annoying. She, however, seems too stupid to get this. While such cummunication should not be tolerated, I think she should have been warned before being fired, and may hahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/20019941/NEW_ZEALANDS_CAPITAL_OFFENSE_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?post_id=344300441#344300441I've read the article, and I certainly agree that such a habit is inexcusably annoying. She, however, seems too stupid to get this. While such cummunication should not be tolerated, I think she should have been warned before being fired, and may haWed, 02 Sep 2009 12:43:56 -0500