From: General Manager
To: All Spanish Speaking Staff
Subject: Improper Language Usage
It has been brought to our attention by several officials visiting our establishment in Bs. As. that offensive language is commonly used by our Spanish speaking staff. Such behavior, 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 carajo, la puta madre or me da por el quinto forro 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 la cagó when someone makes a mistake, or la está cagando if you see someone being reprimended, or que cagada when a major mistake has been made. All forms and derivations of the verb cagar are utterly innapropriate and unacceptable in our environment.
3.- No project manager, section head or administrator under any cir stances will be referred as hijo de mil putas, guanaco, mal parido, es una mierda or es una bosta.
4.- Lack of determination will not be referred to as "falta de huevos" nor will persons who lack initiative be referred to as "cagón de mierda, pelotudo, or boludo".
5.- Unusual or creative ideas offered by the management are not to be referred as "pajas mentales or forradas".
6.- Do not say cómo hincha las pelotas if a person is persistent, cagó la fruta if a colleague is going through a diffcult situation. Furthermore,you must not say cagamos (refer to item # 2) when a matter becomes excessively complicated.
7.- When asking someone to leave you alone, you must not say andate al carajo nor should you ever subs ute May I help you? with ¿Qué mierda querés?
8.- Under no cir stances should you ever call your elderly industrial partners viejos chotos.
9.- Last but no means least, after reading this note please don't say me limpio el culo con ella. Just keep it clean and dispose of it properly.
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