Memorandum de la gerencia de una compañia Americana
a sus trabajadores salvadoreños"It has been brought to our attention by several officials visiting our offices, that offensive language is commonly used by our salvadorean spanish speaking staff.
Such behavior, in addition to violating our policy, is highly unprofessional and offensive to both visitors and staff. All personnel will immediately adhere to the following rules:
1.- Words like hijue p$$ta, tu p$$ta madre or me pela la verga and other such expressions will not be tolerated or used for emphasis or dramatic effect, no matter how heated a discussion may become.
2.- You will not say la cagué when someone makes a mistake, or se están cagando en el hijue putia if you see someone being reprimended, or que cagada when a major mistake has been made. All forms and derivations of the verb cagar are utterly innapropriate and unacceptable in our environment.
3.- No project manager, section head or administrator under any circumstances will be referred as hijo de las mil putas, mal parido, es una mi$$rda or es un cer$te bien hecho.
4.- Lack of determination will not be referred to as qué cul$ro, falta de huevos nor will persons who lack initiative be referred to as cer$te huevón, or que p3nd3j0.
5.- Unusual or creative ideas offered by the management are not to be referred as pajas or pendejadas.
6.- Do not say como hincha los huevos or que ladilla de mi$$rda if a person is persistent; do not add se lo está llevando putas if a colleague is going through a diffcult situation. Furthermore, you must not say la cagamos (refer to item 2) nor nos rompieron el culo when a matter becomes excessively complicated.
7.- When asking a someone to leave you alone, you must not say andate a la mi$$rda or pelame la verga nor should you ever substitute May I help you? with ¿Que putas querés?
8.- Under no circumstances should you ever call your elderly industrial partners viejitos de mierdas.
9.- Do not say chupáme un huevo when a relevant project is presented to you, nor should you ever answer pelámela when you assistance is required.
10.- You should never call partners culerito de mi$$rda o vieja tortillera; the sexual behavior of our staff is not to be discussed in terms such as viejo maricon or mariquita de mi$$rda.
11.- Last but no means least, after reading this note please don't say me la paso por el culo. Just keep it clean and dispose of it properly.
Thank you.
THE MANAGEMENT
