When a manager throws a fit

[PamNY]

Shootingstar, whether you should say anything depends on how well you know her, how you think she would react, and how serious the issue is.

I got into the habit of being rather free with language when I worked in media relations and there were lots of former journalists working there. It was a casual, jokey atmosphere. Probably, too, in the early 1970s there was an unspoken need to fit in with the boys. When I was in a more conventional corporate setting, I needed to change (and probably didn't clean up enough).

Honestly, most people don't like being criticized, so unless you perceive a serious problem, I don't think you should say anything.

[badger]

firemen swear like sailors, it's almost like they need to swear to fit in. They try to tone it down when they're around "ladies" and admin staff, but still occasionally slips out when they get worked up.

My manager is completely burnt out now and is pretty much flaming out. She's made enemies of her staff by not supporting them, and her very icey side is coming out. When you say things like "those kinds of people should have perished in the fire" isn't really behaviour becoming of a manager.

In a union environment we tend to look at management as us vs. them, so I guess in some ways we're just watching by the sidelines as she crashes and burns. Most don't care as she's burned many bridges already.