• Notyou@sopuli.xyz
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      Someone high up in the chain of command you are trying to join that knows a professional public perception is important when we shot people into space? That type of thing gets taken very seriously by people in the PR world.

      • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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        Sure, but it’s understandable that there would be a misunderstanding in an interaction like that. Something like “this kind of language is not appropriate here at nasa”, or simply “this is unprofessional”.

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          That’s what the first reply was saying. Someone ready to work at NASA would do a cursory Google, or know who Homer Hickam is in the first place lol.

          “Language” was carrying a lot of extra weight.

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            When some random person replies to me saying to watch my language the last thing I’m doing is googling them.

            • Mac
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              In fact, i might even be inclined to tell them to suck my dick and balls.