Lenguaje en el Trabajo

> Memo interno escrito por el gerente general de una compañía
> multinacional de capitales norteamericanos en reacción a la cultura
> existente en su filial de Uruguay.
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> From: General Manager
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> To: All Spanish Speaking Staff
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> Subject: Improper Language Usage
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> It has been brought to our attention by several officials visiting our
> establishment in Montevideo that offensive language is commonly used by
> our spanish speaking staff.
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> Such behavior, in addition to violating our policy, is highly
> unprofessional and offensive to both visitors and staff.
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> All personnel will inmediatly adhere to the following rules:
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> 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.
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> 2.- You will not say la cagó when someone makes a mistake, or la está
> cagando if you see someone being reprimended, or qué cagada when a
> major mistake has been made. All forms and derivations of the verb
> cagar are utterly innapropriate and unacceptable in our environment.
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> 3.- No project manager, section head or administrator under any
> circumstances will be referred as hijo de mil putas, guanaco, mal
> parido, es una mierda or es una bosta.
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> 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.
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> 5.- Unusual or creative ideas offered by the management are not to be
> referred as pajas mentales or forradas.
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> 6.- Do not say cómo hincha las pelotas if a person is persistent, cagó
> la fruta if a colleague is going through a difficult situation.
> Furthermore, you must not say cagamos (refer to item # 2) when a
> matter becomes excessively complicated.
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> 7.- When asking someone to leave you alone, you must not say andate al
> carajo nor should you ever substitute May I help you? with ¿Qué mierda
> querés?
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> 8.- Under no circumstances should you ever call your elderly
> industrial partners viejos chotos.
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> 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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> Thank you.
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