• zib@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I used to have a boss who like to joke about firing people on his team. He was a nice guy and there was no ill intention behind the jokes, but we eventually had to sit him down and tell him that he couldn’t joke about that stuff because it causes a great deal of stress to people given his position.

    Another example is bomb jokes in airports. Aside from just being in poor taste, that’s something that will get you arrested and probably put on a no-fly list for life because it’s an extremely serious matter with no exceptions.

    So, even if Trump and his people are just joking about these horrible things, it’s completely unacceptable when it’s entirely believable they would do this stuff and would be in a position to make it happen.

    TLDR: There are just some things you don’t fucking joke about.

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      12 days ago

      I joke about firing people sometimes, but I am not a manager and never want to be managing anyone. I only say it to people who know that I have no power over them which is the only time this joke is OK.

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        12 days ago

        I do IT at a semiconductor foundry, and only us and managers walk around with laptops. I don’t even have to say anything, and people get in panic mode and scramble to look like they are working until I say don’t worry, I’m just IT. I won’t say a word.

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      12 days ago

      Sounds like you hate free speech! You would really imprison others for a difference of opinion??!

      —any random trumpfuck

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      12 days ago

      I remember a story of a young manager joking about firing people. The older manager pulled him to the side and told him you can’t do that because that can hit people.

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      11 days ago

      Every single time any of them say anything atrocious, it gets dismissed by the people who realize how bad it is as a joke.

      Every single time.

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      12 days ago

      The difference is that people who joke about bombs in airports typically don’t actually think bombs in airports are a good idea.

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        11 days ago

        Yeah they’re not like floating the idea. Or testing out the reaction to bombing the airport