“Karen Kunt”
Yes, those who know me might agree, I’m sometimes a bit of a c-word. But- would you call me one AT WORK? How unprofessional would that be– if you knew me well? What if you were only someone I know from work? At a majority-male facility, where ALL of the management consists of white men?
When I came back from lunch today, I filled in for a coworker while he took his break. For the most part, I used his computer during that time. When I went back to my computer, I noticed that the search bar up at the top right of the web browser says “Karen kunt.”
From what I wrote to my bosses: “As you know, the ‘c’ word is one of the most offensive things that a woman can be called. It’s not the kind of thing that I take lightly. There have been a lot of sexist things that have happened here, but this is the most blunt thing that has happened to me, and I’m glad to finally have something concrete that I can show you. Except that I can’t seem to get a screenshot/screen capture of it… (?) Well, I will try to not close the browser when I leave tonight, and we’ll see if someone else closes it overnight.
“I’d appreciate hearing what kind of action you will take on this matter. Thank you.”
