To think colleagues joke was NOT acceptable?

[LaurenkI]

My team has a meeting every Monday (virtual) and there’s always chat at the start about weekends etc. One of my colleagues said he’s worrying because his holiday plans for the year include already booked trips to Cyprus and Dubai. Another colleague then said ‘any chance you can book a trip to France next’ and he got a few laughs.

I have family in France, as does another colleague I’m aware of. Is it me or is this type of ‘joke’ really inappropriate given the current climate?

Is this post a joke?
It's quite a leap to go from a harmless joke to almost implying someone should get skin cancer?

I don't think that's clear at all and would never have interpreted it that way.

Either way though I think it's a gross overreaction by OP. There's always a healthy rivalry/banter/piss-taking between the French and the English.

Healthy thing this joke. We need dark humour when things are bad

Such a dumb comment tho
Iran haven't started on any country unless that country attacked them.

The French hospitable?! Now you are having a laugh. I recently had a very poor experience on a flight and when explaining the issues to people each one of them guessed I flew with a French carrier. I bet your manager cannot wait for you to retire

You do realise that the person going on the holiday is not the person that made the joke?

Your post makes no sense, but apart from the fact you’ve got it wrong, you sound extremely bitter about someone having the funds to travel.

Oh my god are you OK?
Because someone mentions that they have 2 holidays booked this year they're automatically a preening twat who needs to be cut down to size? You sound jealous, bitter and petty, and your comebacks sound pathetic.

Wow.. you emailed the Manager... Crikey, you are a barrel of laughs... You need a little bit more to worry about and given what has just happened to many people I am staggered that you cannot keep your reaction in proportion.

She has done it. She reported tbhe person to the manager.

Iran have always been awful. When I was a University student around 1980 the graffiti in the women's toilet was " Ayatollah Khomeini is a Shi ite". Apart from the fact they started on the country of Woman a very long time ago.

If you’ve raised a genuine grievance rather than just emailed your manager that is utterly laughable. Having investigated actual, real grievances and disciplinaries I’d be baffled to receive this.

This.
Maybe the colleague who commented didn't know you had family living in France.
And why should they ? You took this comment too seriously

I agree.
Can't believe you've put in a complaint to your manager..
I bet you're popular with your colleagues....not.

I think your looking to cause trouble , I can’t believe you’d report this , I bet your popular ar work 🤬

placemarking to see the OP’s update when the manager responds 🤣

I can’t believe you’d report this , I bet your popular at work🤬

OMG that’s so funny 😆
a late night grip shop- I need to remember that one 🙌🤣💯

OP’s manager on receipt of the email:

”Oh 🤦‍♀️ ffs, she’s off on one AGAIN!
Ah, I’ll just tell her that it will be dealt with robustly.
That should shut her up.”

Thank you for proving my long-held suspicion that every single day on Mumsnet you will read something more absurd than the day before.
If you're trying to be funny then I'm afraid you've failed.
If you'd really say these things then everyone around you is going to cringe themselves inside out.
You know the old saying "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt" - on this occasion this is 100% for you.

She wont be back. Assuming it is genuine then she has had her arse handed to her here so even in the vanishingly unlikely event that it is "dealt with robustly" (thanks PP!) she wont be back here.

Which I for one am glad about!

Good grief. You sound like a bundle of laughs.

It was an unfunny joke. But reportable? Get a grip. You are only damaging your own reputation. Running to management every time.

I suspect you have some colleagues who are pleased that your retirement is on the horizon TBH.

If the OP comes back at all, I would bet quite a lot of money that she claims the manager was shocked, backed her to the hilt and issued the gobsmacked joke teller with a written warning, then everyone in the office stood and applauded the OP afterwards.

And potentially destroying the country and killing innocent people is rectifying that issue is it?
Afghanistan was terrible apparently, after 20 years plus of war, how has it improved?
And Iraq?
After we decided that they had those weapons and over a million were killed directly or indirectly as a result of that war and so many children disappeared?
But yay we got rid of their dictator for them, stole oil on the way eh? So everything is just great eh?

How about if someone decided that Trump should be removed?
And murdered millions of Americans and destroyedtheir country?
That would be justified is it?