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08-01-2007, 10:58 AM
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Email etiquette.....please read before pressing send!
A few weeks ago, the Toronto Star reported that Aileen Siu, a young woman who worked at the Ontario government accidently sent an email to Evon Reid, a prospective applicant, labeling him a "ghetto dude" . The girl has since left/been fired, the premier of Ontario apologized and this guy has been innundated with job offers.
What's interesting is that people are only discussing this from a racism POV and not an email etiquette POV (actually Aileen shouldn't have sent this out in the first place, at least not at work) or even classism (Evon is from Malvern, a rough part of Toronto. If we're going to get stereotypical here, my bets are that Aileen is a Markham Princess (Markham, Ontario is a middle to upper middle class area with a large Chinese population). It's also interesting that this was first reported a couple of weeks ago and it's STILL BEING DISCUSSED!
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08-01-2007, 11:02 AM
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ok, i agree that this was an email no-no. hell, i may have even called him a ghetto dude, if i was so inclined. i just never would have put it in an email. whether or not it was racial, only she knows...
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08-01-2007, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX
ok, i agree that this was an email no-no. hell, i may have even called him a ghetto dude, if i was so inclined. i just never would have put it in an email. whether or not it was racial, only she knows...
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question is...does she still have a job and if not...how long will it take HER to find a job after that
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08-01-2007, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Taualumna
The girl has since left/been fired,
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
question is...does she still have a job and if not...how long will it take HER to find a job after that
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08-01-2007, 12:18 PM
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Do you read before you post?
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wait, we're supposed to READ the previous posts before making one of our own? Damn, I knew I've been doing something wrong... 
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08-01-2007, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
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I havent read thru the whole article (I am sorry I didn't read the post...just the article...) yet....I have a job I am supposed to be doing.....LOL
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08-01-2007, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Taualumna
...a prospective applicant, labeling him a "ghetto dude" . The girl has since left/been fired, this guy has been innundated with job offers.
What's interesting is that people are only discussing this from a racism POV and not an email etiquette POV
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I am not shocked by the angle of POV. Racism and the discussion there of it, is very alluring and provocative versus your Southern cousins in the United States...
Are you upset that the guy is getting offers and the girl got fired and cannot find a job because of what she thought? I dunno? Does Canada have the right to free speech?
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
question is...does she still have a job and if not...how long will it take HER to find a job after that
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Do you read before you post?
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
I havent read thru the whole article (I am sorry I didn't read the post...just the article...) yet....I have a job I am supposed to be doing.....LOL
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The judgement of one group versus another is morally reprehensible, especially if you call yourself certain things. How can we reach the BEYOND in humanity when we cannot communicate effectively?
Discernment and deference is key.
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