Casual swearing in office

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Colleague just randomly shouted “you bitch” at their computer. Aibu to think this isn’t really appropriate?

Have you asked the computer if they identify as female?

I’m fine with fuck, even cunt (also used today!).

Then stop moaning. I worked in an office where a colleague was sent home for using the latter.

Any chance the computer/ email sender/ content was in fact a bitch?

Same here. It’s the only thing that gets me through the day at the moment.

I hardly swore until I started work at an investment bank full of posh boys who went to Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse etc. Everyone swore constantly and, consequently, it's become a bad habit of mine.

They wouldn't have used the c word or bitch though. I think that crosses a line.

Our office is very, very sweary. It's a difficult job and I have a good relationship with my colleagues. It's just letting off steam.

I was told at interview that swearing happened often and was I ok with that. Never heard the c word though but regularly heard lots of others. It’s never used as a weapon against someone though that would cross a line - computer yes!

We have a very sweary office, never heard the C word but Fuck is very common.

It wasn't targeted at anyone. Tech issues are very frustrating, swearing happens - I would move on personally

Oh good grief why are people going on about the computer? THINK! He was obviously reading an email from a woman and calling her the name! OP I wouldn't like this and would report him. Can't stand rotten men who talk like that.

I’ve been know to call my computer a bastard, although it’s usually a “complete useless fucking piece of shit bastard thing”…. I don’t think I’d notice someone calling their computer a bitch, or saying that in reaction to an email.

You need to lighten up.

He said it to his computer, not you!

I swear like a motherfucker...

BUT not at someone.

So I agree that expressing loudly that someone is a 'bitch' even if they're not there is not acceptable and probably misogynistic

I’ve heard it all now 😂 offended because a man called a computer a bitch. Laughable!

how do people survive in the world?!

I think a lot of PP have assumed he was swearing at the computer (fair) but OP believes he was swearing at a woman who'd sent him an email...

Oh I thought he was shouting at his computer, not a woman?

Blimey! My NHS offices were very sweary, I love a sweary office as long as it’s not overheard. It means people are relaxed and comfortable enough to let off steam and be themselves.

Yabu

Unless you work in a school or a church you need to unclench

That's not obvious at all. OP could not see the screen, she's invented half a scenario and offended herself

I call my computer all sorts of things, frequently a cunt. My usually when working from home 😁

have you never sworn at an inanimate object, I thought everyone has sworn at a printer at some point.

It doesn’t bother me if it’s directed to objects due to frustration, like in this case. I remember once in the office the (usually) most mild mannered man calling the printer an arsehole once which made me laugh!

Maybe because most of the people posting before you posted BEFORE the many drip feeds when it wasn't going the OP's way???
PLUS swearing at a message, who no one knows (including the OP) who it was from... so what? It's no different to swearing because the computer was giving him the wheel.

I need a job in nhs admin! I found my people 🤣

Yes, exactly.

My office is very sweary, and bitch is one of the politer names I’ve called my computer when it freezes/crashes/loses the spreadsheet that I’ve spent 2 hours working on/the bloody internet banking is playing up on pay day again

You should hear the names we call our printer.