What if an employee asks .."how much do you make"...(now you find that question rude and inappropriate)...what

Question

can you say as to NOT SOUND RUDE in your answer???....question #2. regarding something...the person BRINGS UP THIS....and says.."did you sue?'...(now you are appalled!).....what to say without TELLING them?....can you just say..."that is such a rude question."...OR NOT???

Answer 1

1. You could say: I don't know my wife gets my check.
2. You could say: Not enough!
3. You could say: I love my job that's why I work for free.

Question #2
1. You could say: No, I don't have a sister named Sue.
2. You could say: Are you calling me a pig?
3. You could say: Who? What? Did you say something?
4. You could say: That's funny (don't forget to laugh obnoxiously) immediately stop laughing and whisper with a straight face - they said they were coming.
5. You could say: Why - did you see me on America's Most Wanted?
6. You could say: I told my parole office not to call me at the office.

Answer 2

1) Blaming it on a third party is always good: "Sorry, it's against company policy to talk about that." It's probably not a lie, because many companies do have such a policy. You can also probably just pretend not to hear and change the subject. After a couple times of that, people get the idea.

2) Say "um, we haven't decided" or "we decided we shouldn't talk about that subject with others." Again, after a couple times even rude people get the picture.

Remember, you are never required to answer a question from somebody. You can just say "I don't talk about things like that" to either question, but you might want to smooth it over a little more. It's up to you. The main thing is to remember that you never have to give an answer.

No matter what, do NOT be rude back. Most likely, they don't know that they're being rude. If you know the person well, after the above answers you might want to say something like "I just wanted to tell you, that some people might be offended by that question ... I'm not offended, but some people might be." (Even if you are offended.) Rudeness never should lead to more rudeness.

Answer 3

Just tell that person "NOT AS MUCH AS I EXPECT TO". if you find their question rude, just keep it to yourself. Sometimes people will ask rude questions without thinking about it or noticing that they are being rude. Your better off just ignoring them. When someone ask a question that is too personal, just say "I'd rather not talk about it, but thanks for asking".

Answer 4

I think you can say, "That is personal information and I don't talk about it with anyone unless I am married to them. Sorry!"

Or

"Sorry that is very confidential information and if I revealed that to you, I'd have to kill you."

Just make a little joke and spin on your heel and walk away laughing. If they are very persistant, just say, "This is something that I choose not to discuss, but, thanks for asking anyway." Let them feel a little embarrassed for having asked.

Answer 5

Situation 1: "I'm sorry, but I don't wish to discuss it with you."
Situation 2: "I'm sorry, but I don't wish to discuss it with you."

Why are you concerned about being perceived as rude to someone who is BEING rude to YOU? This response is perfectly polite and not rude at all.

Have a polite day!

Answer 6

why is it rude to say "sorry this is none of your business" if there rude enough to ask then why is that a rude answer.

Answer 7

Make a small joke about it, saying something like "Why? Do you need some cash?" If they are persistent, be up front and say, "I don't talk about my salary...I'm superstitious.."

Answer 8

#1..Sorry but my income is of no concern of yours and company policy does not allow me to share this with other other co-workers..
I'm not really understanding your second question..sorry

Answer 9

I'm sorry, I don't discuss my wages with anyone.