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To me it seems as misdirected solution: i) If people is being harassed because of the name of their workplace, then the problem is the harasser. Changing the n
by pelario 6y ago
To me it seems as misdirected solution:
i) If people is being harassed because of the name of their workplace, then the problem is the harasser. Changing the name of the workplace is a bit like victim shaming, in the sense that the real problem is the harasser.
ii) If people have difficulties talking about their workplace name, then I think it's people's problem.
- Sebb767 6y ago> Changing the name of the workplace is a bit like victim shaming, in the sense that the real problem is the harasser. Yes, but the connotation is arguably quite NSFW. If it would be named penis directly, it should not make a difference either, but it does. Throwing in "we should use cock!" in a meeting will get you glances at first and surely some more afterwards, even if you clarify. Ask the companies named ISIS (there are quite a few) how the name worked out for them; same thing here. > If people have difficulties talking about their workplace name, then I think it's people's problem. Yes, but it is then, in turn, your problem, as you loose out on quite a few people - either because they don't want the trouble with the name or because it simply deters them. Marketing is extremely important.
- argvargc 6y agoSo you'd be happy announcing to a room of strangers that you're working for a company called "fuq"? Or "diqhed"? Or how about "faqqot"? And how it plays out every single time? In all things, there are limits - and "coq", as it is presently pronounced, is obviously breaching those limits, or the problem wouldn't be there.