Someone reported me to my manager for being unprofessional because I said " let's shoot for a meeting on Friday". I guess she/he/them etc... didn't like the word shoot.
Why are people so sensitive these days?

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I took some type of diversity training and we’re not supposed to say things like “slam dunk” and “take it into the end zone” because people come from different backgrounds and 1) sports analogies may not resonate with some people versus others, or 2) may come from a country where it’s not applicable. I.e., end zone is American football, so somebody from anywhere else may not know what that means.

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GT2 - spent 4 years out of the US and loved learning their expressions, still use them today. Can’t imagine my counterparts in Chennai are scolding their people to not use cricket terms. We have lost our way 🙄

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No way that’s the reason you got reported

I wish. My manager laughed though.

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They’re just mad you were trying to make them go to a meeting on a Friday 😂

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Did your manager laugh at them?

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