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Questa lettera č stata inviata da un Manager IBM ad una filiale italiana,
dopo la sua permanenza di qualche settimana presso la sede stessa.
It has been brought to our attention by several officials visiting our
establishment in Rome that offensive language is commonly used by our
Italian speaking staff. Such behaviour, in addition to violating our policy,
is highly unprofessional and offensive to both visitors and staff. All
personnel will immediately adhere to the following rules:
1. Words like "cazzo" , "porca puttana" or "mi sono rotto il cazzo" and
other such expressions will not be tolerated or used for emphasis or
dramatic effect, no matter how heated a discussion may become.
2. You will not say "ha fatto una cazzata" when someone makes a mistake, or
"se lo stanno inculando" if you see someone being reprimended, or "che
stronzata" when a major mistake has been made. All forms and derivations of
the verb "cagare" are utterly inappropriate and unacceptable in our
environment.
3. No project manager, section head or administrator under any circumstances
will be referred as "figlio di puttana" , "coglione" , "testa di cazzo".
4. Lack of determination will not be referred to as "mancanza di palle" nor
will persons who lack initiative be referred to as "bradipo" or "cagone".
5. Unusual or creative ideas offered by the management are not to be
referred as "pippe mentali" or "idee del cazzo".
6. Do not say "come rompe le palle" nor "ha rotto i coglioni" if a person is
persistent; do not add "gli fa ancora male il culo" if a colleague is going
through a difficult situation. Furthermore, you must not say "siamo nella
merda" (refer to item # 2) nor "ci hanno aperti" when a matter becomes
excessively complicated.
7. When asking a someone to leave you alone, you must not "vattene affanculo"
nor should you ever substitute "May I help you?" with "che cazzo vuoi?"
8. Under no circumstances should you ever call your elderly industrial
partners "vecchi stronzi".
9. Do not say "me ne sbatto" when a relevant project is presented to you,
nor should you ever answer "ciucciami il cazzo" when your assistance is
required.
10. You should never call partners as "frocio" or "mignotta"; the sexual
behavior of our staff is not to be discussed in terms such as "culattone" or
"bagascia".
11. Last but not least, after reading a note please don't say "mi ci pulisco
il culo". Just keep it clean and dispose of it properly.
Thank you.
Regards
The manager |