Most of you would probably disagree, but did anyone feel the cringe when talking to some of the workers? Specifically, the managers? I remember one of the managers criticized how I act at work because they thought I was "too afraid", but it was because of how everyone interacted with each other. It felt like everyone was walking on eggshells, but I assume it was because people are too sensitive for jokes (Offensive jokes that do not hold weight to the individual's belief). Look, hearing an "Office Space" reference from your manager every day hurts the soul because it feels like you have to force yourself to smile or laugh just to make sure you still have a job. Anyway, post what your cringe experience was during your time at Netapp.
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Everything was pretty cringe. The code names, the team names. It was kind of like watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory and trying not to be embarrassed about being associated with them
To the response below, it's pretty obvious the OP was using the word cringe in the same way that the word woke, in its slang form, is now both used as an adjective and noun. No need to get all bunched up over that.
And yes, speaking of cringe, the image that makes me cringe is the one used for health benefits. Can't figure out what they're making that child out to be.
Using cringe as an adjective makes your English professors cringe.
Yeah! Was listening to an older coworker lament at how old he was (he wasn't; he was younger than me). I responded with "Well, you're only as old as the woman you feel!". His response was pained and disgusted, as if I'd placed a viper in his hand: "Well, I'm g-y!"
Hmmm ... OK buddy ... add you to the "can't make a joke with" column!
"What do you call a couple of Guatemalans next to water? Guantanamo Bay".
I assume you mean "What do you call a Guatemalan couple next to water? Guatanamo Bae."
Otherwise, I don't get it ...
Sadly, it's becoming a corporate norm. In my last two jobs I really didn't make any deep connections with coworkers because, despite all the "bring your authentic self to work' bollocks, I didn't feel I could trust anyone enough to joke around with, make fun of, be the target of reciprocated fun-making, etc. etc.
Absent deep connections, work becomes ... well ... just work, a chore that one must get through because ... consequences (both positive and negative).
Naturally, when presented with the option to retire, I grabbed it with both hands and shook the living sh-t out of it. ;-) Haven't regretted that decision one bit. Every day is now freedom.
Here's a story. I'm Guatemalan and one day I made a joke with a coworker about Guatemala and I said, "What do you call a couple of Guatemalans next to water? Guantanamo Bay". We had a laugh, but someone overheard and reported me to my manager. I was called over and he told me about the racist joke because someone felt offended by it. Then I told him that I was Guatemalan to which he replied with an "Oh, I did not know that." along with a surprised face. I could have left it there, but at the time I was upset about what was happening, so I asked "What did you think I was, honestly?". He took a moment before answering and I admire the honest answer because he said he thought I was black. I didn't take offense to that because dark humor is my thing, so I laughed after he said that and left to continue working. It was never brought up again.