Just kidding, but read this story of a woman getting fired, suing, and winning, all because she used all caps:
ALL CAPS emails lead to woman's firing
(http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/148175)
WHAT COULD BE MORE ANNOYING THAN THIS? MAYBE IF IT WAS BOLD? AND RED?
OK, I can't actually make that text red due to the publishing system I'm on, but it would certainly be annoying, wouldn't it?
And if you worked for New Zealand's ProCare Health, it could even get you fired.
That's exactly what happened to Vicki Walker, who was abruptly kicked out of her job for sending "confrontational emails" with text formatted in a variety of red, bold, and all caps fonts. Walker had sent the emails to fellow workers within the company, usually with stern and detailed instructions on how forms should be properly filled out.
Someone at ProCare didn't like her approach, suggesting she caused "disharmony in the workplace" and was being too confrontational via email, eventually firing her without warning.
Walker, however, got the last laugh. She sued for wrongful termination and won the case, pocketing $17,000 in lost wages and for other unspecified harm caused due to the firing.
Quite a predicament. Is it actually possible to be confrontational in an email message? With instructions on how to fill out a form? By all accounts, Walker's emails sound rude and brusque, but did she cross a line? Just how angry would an email have to be in order to merit being fired from her job? I know I've sent a "confrontational" message or two to my co-workers in the past, and I've received more than my fair share of them, I think. I never recall anyone getting fired for it.
What do you think? Is it OK to fire someone for misuse of their caps lock button? Feel free to respond in the comments section below. First one to do so in all caps gets fired.
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The only two people that could ever use caps would be #1 Chuck Norris and #2 Billy Mays god rest his soul. Other then that i don't think it would be necessary for any one else to use caps they should just stick with caping the first letter or when it strikes the mood. Or else the GREAT GOD OF THUNDER THOR WILL SMITE THEE WHO IS NOT WORTHY
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caps are annoying indeed, I can't even use caps myself without getting frustrated.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I don't like to use all caps all of the time. Still there are those people just have a thing for all caps when they text, email, or write. That doesn't mean they should get fired from a job. Some people like bold since it makes the letters bigger and the color red is popular so why fire someone. That's good that the lady sued and won the case because they could have just asked her about the emails and her using caps. Getting fired for that is just dumb.
ReplyDeleteWriting in caps is annoying because it seems like your lying. However at work that is all we can use because it is easier for the doctors to read the titles on their labtops. I think it is ok to use caps at work but only to for like reminders or important messages, but not be used as everyday writing.
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