Hosting a Gold party

[giggirl]

I think it's lovely when they call you hen in Scotland.

[Brendan]

Alright hen in Scotland.

[giggirl]

Exactly - nothing offensive about that

[SimonM]

What is it about poultry? "Hen" in Scotland..."Chicken" or just "Chick" in Northern England..."Cock" in the North too...then there's "Duck" and "Ducky" (ahem) and Jack Duckworth's immortal "my little swamp duck"...

It's never the actual words is it? It's the accompanying tone or curl of the lip....or, in a forum like this, the context...

[Horsebox]

At work we tend towards 'Doris' for the office juniors. They understand it's in good humour and not meant in a derogatory way.

I call my other half 'treacle' at home. She seems to like this but is not as keen on the accompanying slap on her arse.

[jimmy two times]

We usually call our apprentice kuntface or bolloxchops. It's said with affection and he seem to take it in good humour.

[Moos]

Horsebox Wrote:

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> At work we tend towards 'Doris' for the office

> juniors.

Even the boys?

[Horsebox]

Moos Wrote:

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> > At work we tend towards 'Doris' for the office

> > juniors.

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> Even the boys?

The boss tends not to employ boys. He prefers 'a decent bit of eye candy' (his words).

It costs a lot in agency fees, high turnover etc and training them can be tiresome but it 'brightens up the office and is something to look at' (also his words).

[Sue]

Horsebox Wrote:

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> At work we tend towards 'Doris' for the office

> juniors. They understand it's in good humour and

> not meant in a derogatory way.

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Are you quite sure about that?

They are, er, "office juniors". Whatever that is. Bottom of the heap, sounds like. Probably not a good idea for them to speak out if they don't like it, is it? Not if they value their jobs and/or don't want to be on the receiving end of a load more "good humour" that is "not meant in a derogatory way".

Edited to add: And I hope your last post was a joke :))

[ruffers]

Horsebox Wrote:

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> > > At work we tend towards 'Doris' for the

> office

> > > juniors.

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> > Even the boys?

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> The boss tends not to employ boys. He prefers 'a

> decent bit of eye candy' (his words).

> It costs a lot in agency fees, high turnover etc

> and training them can be tiresome but it

> 'brightens up the office and is something to look

> at' (also his words).

I trust he also keep the sex discrimination forms in the bottom drawer?

(For the avoidance of doubt that bit is a joke)

[Moos]

Horsebox, loving your work!