Apparently Diversity Inc. isn’t the only game in town for creating lists of “things you clearly shouldn’t say to people, but you’re too clueless/ignorant/stupid to figure it out on your own.”
Agency Spy, a blog dedicated to the advertising industry, also has published its own lists of things not to say to people, unless you just have an urgent need to piss someone off that day.
While the list of things not to say to women is good, the list of things not to say to black ad executives made me laugh out loud – in particular, because I’ve experienced a couple of those things (I have a special place in my heart for No. 9).
Meanwhile, Agency Spy also tried to come up with a list of what not to say to white males in the ad industry, but is leaving it up to their readers to submit suggestions (which are pretty funny, as well).
Again, you’d think that most of these tips should be obvious to the vast majority of people… So who is going around and saying this stuff to their coworkers? Have you ever dealt with someone who needed to be handed a “what not to say” list? And what was your reaction?
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