“ WHAT ?!” you yell at the HR supervisor. “What do you mean I have to take a workplace sensitivity seminar? Murph came to my cubicle and practically assaulted me! That’s why I filed a complaint. What am I supposed to do? Pick a fight with an eight-foot tall bigfoot?”

The HR supervisor blanches. “I’d ask you to please refrain from using that word. I can perfectly understand why Mr. Gershwin was angry. That word is a racist word created by the white establishment to keep his people oppressed. While I understand that Mr. Gershwin used some vulgar language in expressing himself – he himself apologized for his temper when he filed his referral, his language does not excuse your conduct or your violation of our equal employment policies.”

You:

1) Quickly decide that while maybe you can’t kick Murph’s ass, you can certainly take out the HR supervisor;

or, you:

2) Grit your teeth and make plans to attend the three-day Some Friends Are Hairy Friends seminar in Schenectady, NY.