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> he complained about a manikin that got dressed up at special occasions because it was immodest Uhhhh... dare I ask to explain what was going on with said man

> he complained about a manikin that got dressed up at special occasions because it was immodest Uhhhh... dare I ask to explain what was going on with said mannequin? What kind of “special occasion” requires this... ritual? Also, I can’t tell whether you are implying that it would have been better for your coworker to have been filtered out because you think they are too sensitive, or if you are implying that your office asks weird things of people. What is the “double-edged sword”?

yarg 5y ago
She'd dress up for christmas and halloween, nothing that bad. Other than that she sat in the corner (nearish the pool table) being inoffensive. The second edge: there is the risk that healthy aspects of a prevailing culture will be eroded for the sake of an overly vocal regressive minority.
- scotuswroteus 5y ago
  OR some of these squabbles over lifestyle preferences should not be contested in an office space because people should not be living out their personal lives through office decorations or in anyway identifying with the office in such a way that the hefty and meaningful word "culture" implies. Everyone should have ample personal space and personal time and lives of their own. You shouldn't remember whether the office mannequin needed to be removed. That's a trifle.
  - yarg 5y ago
    No it's not; it's a moment of shared levity - a respite against the uniform tedium of repeated daily drudge. It's a hint of humanity in the belly of the beast that eats our daily lives.
  - raxxorrax 5y ago
    At some point you have to give people incentives to actually want to work in an office culture. Stringent office professionalism is an ideal that is held up in conflicts, but no workplace looks that way. Managers will quickly identify emotional needs and this adherence to neutrality is a telltale sign that something is bothering you. My task would be address that but also keep it from affecting other employees.

yarg 5y ago

She'd dress up for christmas and halloween, nothing that bad. Other than that she sat in the corner (nearish the pool table) being inoffensive. The second edge: there is the risk that healthy aspects of a prevailing culture will be eroded for the sake of an overly vocal regressive minority.

scotuswroteus 5y ago
OR some of these squabbles over lifestyle preferences should not be contested in an office space because people should not be living out their personal lives through office decorations or in anyway identifying with the office in such a way that the hefty and meaningful word "culture" implies. Everyone should have ample personal space and personal time and lives of their own. You shouldn't remember whether the office mannequin needed to be removed. That's a trifle.
- yarg 5y ago
  No it's not; it's a moment of shared levity - a respite against the uniform tedium of repeated daily drudge. It's a hint of humanity in the belly of the beast that eats our daily lives.
- raxxorrax 5y ago
  At some point you have to give people incentives to actually want to work in an office culture. Stringent office professionalism is an ideal that is held up in conflicts, but no workplace looks that way. Managers will quickly identify emotional needs and this adherence to neutrality is a telltale sign that something is bothering you. My task would be address that but also keep it from affecting other employees.