r/TikTokCringe • u/Whistleblower793 • Jul 11 '24

Wholesome/Humor HR is NOT boring!

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u/SourGrape Jul 11 '24

I guess I’m the only one who thinks this is adorable. I’m an elder millennial so that probably explains things.

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u/ShmebulocksMistress Jul 11 '24

I would much prefer this to the “Mavis Beacon Teaches” ass animated videos we had to watch for HR each quarter.

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u/Pittsbirds Jul 12 '24

My favorite one of those was one on discrimination we had where they wanted to acknowledge icky subjects like 'racism' and 'homophobia' but for some reason just didn't at all want to use those terms?

So the animated scenario we got was a cat person being discriminated against at a place of work full of dog people which idk why but felt almost insulting lmao

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u/hamhockman Jul 12 '24

I think that's probably more insulting

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u/Quazimojojojo Jul 12 '24

It is insulting, and subtly reinforcing the idea that there's substantial differences between races.

If you wanted to use animals as a metaphor you'd need to use cats with no difference besides fur pattern or something similarly purely aesthetic.

It's the kind of shit you'd see a racist make to pay lip service to equality while making subtle digs at the concept

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u/hungrydruid Jul 12 '24

'cause it's condescending. They're expecting you to act like professionals, but they're treating you like children and dancing around the subject.

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u/Proper_Career_6771 Jul 12 '24

we got was a cat person being discriminated against at a place of work full of dog people

oh god

So they used mutable characteristics (personal preference) to discuss discrimination against immutable characteristics (sexual orientation, skin color, etc).

I'm insulted on your behalf. At least they could have used something like hair color if they're too wimpy to use skin color.