A woman is considering reporting a ‘really unpleasant misogynistic’ Secret Santa gift to her workplace HR after being offended by it.
The female worker who is an employed in a professional environment shared her displeasure at being given a book entitled “Go F*** Yourself, I’m Colouring”, by a co-worker in the annual present swapping gimmick.
Christmas presents can be an absolute minefield at the best of times when you know someone but can be even more troublesome if you’re buying for someone you don’t know very well.
An in this particular workplace one present struck the wrong note with the woman who is in her 50s.
She says she now faces a dilemma about what to do next and is considering reporting the vulgar book, which contained ‘sexual slurs’ to her bosses.
The woman, who chose to remain anonymous on Mumsnet forum, revealed the workplace gift situation got out of control.
The adult colouring book offers the opportunity to fill out sweary designs with words such as ‘Idiot,’ ‘S**t, and a sexual slur.
Showing a photo of the book, she asked what she should do about the odd gift, as she explained that she hadn’t wanted to take part in the first place, reported Mirror Online.
She added: “I like a robust swear and I have a job that can very much cause stress but I finally looked at it properly today and a lot of the words to colour are not swear words per se but really, really unpleasant misogynistic, sexual slurs and terms that I associate with pornography not swearing.”
She added: “I have actually found myself quite offended that someone thought this was an appropriate gift for a fifty year old female colleague in a professional environment.
“My quandary is whether I should say something to the group or just hide it in the recycling and forget about it?”
Unsurprisingly, many weren’t impressed by the content, with one Mumsnet user writing: “This is so grossly inappropriate for the workplace and so sickly misogynistic that I couldn’t let it stand.”
But others were divided, with one commenting: “Well I work in a professional environment and got the very same book last year. I personally found it funny and gave it to my husband.
“It was obviously given in the spirit of a bit of fun, no matter how many pearl clutchers are here.
“As for all the people saying go to HR I’d suggest take that huge stick out of your arse. There is no better way to exclude yourself from your team and gaming a grudge down this path.”
A third added: “I would absolutely take this to HR. If it was an honest mistake, then they can apologise and learn to be more careful.”
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