Sep 1 2009I LIKE BIG LETTERS: WOMAN FIRED FOR USING CAPS IN A COMPANY EMAIL
Yelling, as you may well know, is a great way to get your point across. And capitalization is yelling's written equivalent. Don't believe me? LET'S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE!
An accountant in NZ has been awarded $17,000 NZD for unfair dismissal after her boss fired her without warning for using uppercase letters in a single email to co-workers. The email, which advises her team how to fill out staff claim forms, specifies a time and date highlighted in bold red, and a sentence written in capitals and highlighted in bold blue. It reads: 'To ensure your staff claim is processed and paid, please do follow the below checklist.' Her boss deemed the capital letters too confrontational for her co-workers to read after they woke up from naptime.
I love capital letters. I don't want to marry them or anything, but I would go out on a couple dates and maybe slip a big W the tongue. Don't judge me -- I'LL TELL EVERYONE YOU BANG NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS!
Woman Fired For Using Uppercase In Email [slashdot]
Thanks to Jen, who once popped a caps lock in some bitch's ass for frontin'.
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Reader Comments
1. LSDiesel - September 1, 2009 12:03 PM
I'M HERE TO STRING UP ALL FIRSTARDS BY THE SACK!
2. spleu3ge - September 1, 2009 12:03 PM
SERVES HER RIGHT
3. spleu3ge - September 1, 2009 12:04 PM
I WOULDA FIRED HER FOR BEING A GIRL.
4. deadbodyman - September 1, 2009 12:07 PM
Wait, wait, wait...i think the big point of this story is that those workers get a naptime.
5. SteelDragoon - September 1, 2009 12:08 PM
WHAT THE IS LUDACRIS!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE CAPS< CAPS CAPS CAPS CAPS
ASDFASDFASD FGASDGFASDFEDFAD AWFEF ASdfWAEFASDF
I DO IT FOR FUN
6. NAAS - September 1, 2009 12:10 PM
I DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR WHY SHE WAS FIRED, THATS CRAZYTOWN. WTF IS CAPSLOCK ANYWAYS I DON'T GET IT, ITS JUST ANOTHER KEY
7. Heather - September 1, 2009 12:12 PM
I AGREE. SINCE WHEN IS USING CAPS LOCK AND BOLD FACE A PROBLEM FOR EMPLOYERS? SHE SHOULD DEFINITELY GET HER JOB BACK ASAP.
8. Goblin - September 1, 2009 12:14 PM
NAPTIME????
9. Ollie Williams - September 1, 2009 12:17 PM
I WANT NAPTIME!
10. LSDiesel - September 1, 2009 12:20 PM
SO FAR, #4 IS THE ONLY DOUCHE ROCKET WHO HASN'T USED CAPS FOR HIS COMMENT. WHAT A F*CKIN NEWB.
11. jared - September 1, 2009 12:21 PM
Obama should have introduced naptime in the workplace before he went to work on health care.
12. B - September 1, 2009 12:21 PM
I JUST THINK ITS EASIER TO READ THE BIGGER LETTERS.
THIS IS HOW I ALLWAYS TYPE ALL MY EMAILS AT WORK. EVERYONE LOVE'S THEM!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN I USE FUN COLORS AND FONTS AND THOSE CUTE LITTLE SMILEYS!!!!!! THEYRE SO GREAT!!!1!! I CAN'T BELEIVE HOW EASY IT IS TOO DOWNLOAD THEM, I DON'T KNOW WHY THE STUPID IT GUY'S ARE ALWAYS YELLING AT ME TO STOP??!?1! OH, GOTTA GO, THEYRE HERE TO FIX THAT VIRUS THING THAT KEEPS COMING UP???!? THESE GUY'S ARE SO DUMB, I DONT KNOW WHY THEY KEEP LETTING THIS HAPPEN??!/?
13. Johnny B - September 1, 2009 12:22 PM
I sleep at my desk EVERY day at work from 12:30 to 1:15, which gives me just enough time to make some PB&J for lunch and eat it before lunch ends.... speaking of which... naptime in 9 minutes!!!!!
14. Johnny B - September 1, 2009 12:24 PM
I HATE when people write in all caps!!!!
@12 ~ Does your crayon taste like purple?
15. Ollie Williams - September 1, 2009 12:27 PM
WHO WANTS THIS DOG!?
ALSO... LOUD NOISES!
16. NAAS - September 1, 2009 12:27 PM
DAMMIT FUĈKO'S THIS IS AN ALL CAPS COMMENTARY AS YOU CAN SEE PLS DONT COMMENT WITHOUT CAPSLOCK ON & FEEL FREE TO RUN-ON SENTENCES AS WELL BECAUSE THOSE USUALLY COME WITH CAPSLOCKERS YOU NON-CAPSLOCK TYPING FOOL
17. B - September 1, 2009 12:32 PM
@14 - THIS ONE IS BURNT SIENNA FLAVORD BUT THATS FUNNY BECAUSE IT DOSENT TASTE BURNED HAHAHA!!1!11! WHATS A SIENNA NEWAY???
18. LSDiesel - September 1, 2009 12:32 PM
NOOBS TO CASTRATE:
JOHNNY B
JARED
DEADBODYMAN
19. GOSS JERK - September 1, 2009 12:36 PM
I LOVE CAPS, THEY ARE SOOOOO NICE TO USE WITH MORONS, FIRSTARDS, BATHCAPTAIN AND BRUTEFAGS.
20. Mr. cow - September 1, 2009 12:40 PM
MOO
21. GOSS JERK - September 1, 2009 12:41 PM
WHATS 17000 NZD? ABOUT 12 BUCKS? HER LAWYER MUST BE A BRUTEFAG FIRSTARD, OR IS RELATED TO BATHCAPTAIN...
22. Moose Knuckle - September 1, 2009 12:49 PM
I WOULD HAVE SWEET, SWEET BUTSECS WITH ANY AND ALL CAPITAL LETTERS...
23. eron - September 1, 2009 12:57 PM
WRITING IN CAPITALS IS LAME!!!1!
24. Tako - September 1, 2009 1:00 PM
It is because they use wingdings,
if you write the message in lowercase letter it is all harmless astrological symbols, but if you use CAPITALS it becomes skull and cross bones, drops of blood and religousness!
25. me - September 1, 2009 1:02 PM
the silent stillness fills the air ...
she does not see my silent stare ...
i stalk the quiet footfalls dead ...
my heart is still and full of dread ...
the snow is heavy soft and deep
it beckons me to chilly sleep
my thought lull flat, my eyes glaze cold
i drift into the dreamless fold
26. Ramiel - September 1, 2009 1:10 PM
CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL. B)
EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER. D:
27. Milkman - September 1, 2009 1:20 PM
caps lock is becoming too trendy in this post so i'm going all lowercase, y'all
28. naas - September 1, 2009 1:20 PM
@24 & @25 THANKS FOR BREAKING THE STREAK @SSHOLERS
@25 YOUR ATTEMPT @ POETRY SUCKS SHUT UP, JUST SHUT UP
29. naas - September 1, 2009 1:21 PM
@27 FOLLOWER
30. naas - September 1, 2009 1:21 PM
@29 WAIT A TIC....
31. Daisy - September 1, 2009 1:26 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie NEver BAck Down where Max robbed from the school store to try and pay someone to take care of a bully for him. That didn't work, max kicked ass, and the money got returned.
32. deadbodyman - September 1, 2009 1:27 PM
hrm. sorry for the lack of caps, i was still blown away by naptime.
33. BAPS KOCK - September 1, 2009 1:30 PM
BOOB
34. BILL KERRELL - September 1, 2009 1:36 PM
I SUFFER FROM VOICE IMMODULATION...
35. me - September 1, 2009 1:36 PM
i love it when you yell at me NAAS!!!! it's usually so quiet here in my padded cell.
36. Johnny B - September 1, 2009 1:39 PM
@18
LSDicksel,
I've been posting to this site for months (maybe even a year now).
I just don't post on everything.
and i still hate people who write in all caps (<-- all lowercase, so suck it)
37. Johnny B - September 1, 2009 1:51 PM
and the ALL CAPS joke gets pretty old after the first few posts
38. Heather - September 1, 2009 2:00 PM
@34: A LITTLE BIT SOFTER NOW! A LITTLE BIT SOFTER NOW!
39. naas - September 1, 2009 2:12 PM
@37 ITS NOT A JOKE, IT'S A WAY - LIKE THE FORCE
40. GOSS JERK - September 1, 2009 2:18 PM
SAD IT IS TO COME BACK FROM NAPTIME AND SEE THE POST DESECRATED WITH LOWER CASE, F*CK ALL YOU LOWERCASERS
@ POET ... YOUR POEM SUCKS, NOT EVEN WORTH SCROLLING UP TO SEE WHAT # YOU ARE, YOU KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT
41. Johnny B - September 1, 2009 2:29 PM
@39
The Force?
Like the Force Herbert, i mean Obi-Wan, speaks of in Family Guy's 'Blue Harvest'?
"Luke, the Force will be with you, always. And so will I, always. Course, when you get older and get some crow's feet, I might lose interest."
OR
Do you mean Force like when he says,
"Force that thing in there, just like I showed you with those puppets. But don't tell nobody, 'cause you'll get in trouble."
42. deadbodyman - September 1, 2009 2:39 PM
@40
You cut me deep.
43. GOSS JERK - September 1, 2009 2:56 PM
@ 42 YES, IT IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS.... LOL
44. I HATE FAKERS (S.B.) - September 1, 2009 3:40 PM
I LOVE YOU DAISY!!!!
45. naas - September 1, 2009 3:57 PM
@41 BOTH ACTUALLY
46. Iris - September 1, 2009 4:28 PM
WOW THOSE CO-WORKERS MUST BE SOME PUSSIES IF THEY GET STARTLED BY CAP LETTERS AFTER A NAP
AND JUST FYI.. I SAW THAT NEVER BACK DOWN MOVIE, AND I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WTF DAISY'S TALKING ABOUT
47. Nick - September 1, 2009 4:35 PM
WTF! I WAS TOTALLY OUT WHEN MY EMAIL NOTIFIER SCREAMED IN MY FU$%IN' EAR! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? FU$%IN' RAGER! THAT'S RIGHT! YOU HEARD ME! IF RAGE WERE A GAME, YOU'D BE LIKE "FU$% YEAH! I'LL PLAY! I'M FU$%IN' FIRST!" I HOPE YOU GET FIRED!
Oswald later apologized for his all caps, rainbow crapfest and would have to pay at least half of the punitive damages.
48. LEONIDAS - September 1, 2009 6:17 PM
HOW COME NOBODY IS COMMENTING ON THE JUGGS OF THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE YOUR ALL GAYZORS LULLZZ!!!!!1
49. zuh - September 1, 2009 11:21 PM
@48 i dont know what the pic has to do with the caption
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51. Nike Dunks - September 2, 2009 2:58 AM
i don't like big letters
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53. Jaded Icon - September 2, 2009 7:08 AM
@ GW
NICE JOB TODAY! YOUR POSTING MADE ME LOL IN MY PANTS!
54. ciao - September 2, 2009 8:12 AM
I HAVE A NEW DESKTOP NOW!!!!
YAAAAYYYYY *waves arms like kermit*
55. Jaded Icon - September 2, 2009 8:21 AM
JUST NOTICED THAT THEY ARE BOTH WEARING THE SAME DESIGN ON THEIR T-SHIRTS. ALSO......THE GIRL HAS NICE BOOBIES.
56. LEONIDAS - September 2, 2009 8:58 AM
@56: RESPEC, SON