Comments on: Girl Who “Quit Job” via Dry Erase Board Pics a Hoax

By: lizflicks

lizflicks — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:51:54 +0000

The humour with the passive aggressive act, the “bravery” as you put it had a great twist because when dealing with workplace bullies that is how they behave and get away with it. The fact she dealt him back the same way he had been dealing with the whole office is what was priceless. If you have ever been the victim of office bullying then you would know standing up for yourself with an office bully is impossible. Even the experts say if you can’t deal with them then quit…which is why bullying is hard to deal with AND prove. Quitting and doing it in a passive aggressive way is unfortunately the only way I have ever seen anything get done in a corporate office. Which is why corporate is so unhealthy, passive aggressive and co-dependent and attracts a certain personality type. So to answer your question about is it better to stand up for yourself…well she did…but in the only language the office would understand. By the way I know it was a hoax but sure said a lot to a lot of people

By: Donna H

Donna H — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:47:39 +0000

“I can’t believe they had auditions for the role of that girl. Was it seriously that hard to find someone to do that?”

They auditioned for that and picked that chick? Must have been the looks because the acting wasn’t that impressive.

It seemed off to me not just because she wasn’t convincing because it wasn’t logical either. If said boss was a pig, he’s not going to let her stand there and hold up that board calling him one on her way out. Security is going to be called, etc.

Can no one say take this job and shove it any more? Or just I quit!

By: Erin L

Erin L — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:49:02 +0000

I love you for this post, Kevin.

By: Andrew Gregory

Andrew Gregory — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:25:17 +0000

Huh, I wonder where that idea got it’s start: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2798x_bob-dylan-subterranean-homesick-blu_creation
Don’t forget the four-letter ‘F’-word at about a minute eighteen.
:)

By: :o

:o — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:29:33 +0000

Yes! A thousand times, yes!

By: maryanne ackiss

maryanne ackiss — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:13:14 +0000

Good job Kevin…very funny!

Your Mammy

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:01:54 +0000

This is a very funny post. Made me laugh – well done.

When I heard the story, I believed (hoped?) it was real – probably because there’s a part of every woman in Corporate America who has, at one time or another, wanted to do this. Real or not, it made me (and many of my peers) smile.

I didn’t really think of it as passive-aggressive until I read your post. You’re definitely right – it’s much better to stand up for yourself in person. Still, if the story had been real, the young lady wasn’t exactly hiding her own identity, or those of the people she was addressing or talking about.

Not like, say, posting anonymously on a blog.

By: Naomi Seldin

Naomi Seldin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:52:32 +0000

By: Teri Conroy

Teri Conroy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:59:54 +0000

Excellent!

By: VonKaiserTCS

VonKaiserTCS — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:41:01 +0000

Well done…Mel Gibson thought it was so good, he quit Hollywood with a dry erase board, too…love the spoofs: http://www.thecollaredsheep.com/mel-gibson-quits-hollywood-on-dry-erase-board/