'You can't contribute, you're only 20!' and other offensive remarks made in offices

'You can't contribute, you're only 20!' and other offensive remarks made in offices

“In many respects, women are people too” and “if she’s pregnant she doesn’t want a career” are just two of the comments that have come to light following a recent survey.

The report, conducted by soliciting firm Thomas Mansfield, offered UK employees the chance to submit some of the most disturbing things they had overheard in their workplaces. The research found that rude and insulting remarks are still very much commonplace in offices today.

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