Never, EVER cuss out a female employee, only OTHER female employees can cuss out females. They do it to each other all the time. Males, however, will get shown the door.........
You can be a complete and utter amazinhunk as a human being, and a committed mysoginist, but if you go out of your way to charm the females where you work, you can get away with anything. It works. Ask Bill Clinton........
Never get mad, get even......
If you are getting diddlyed, diddly back......
"Office Politics" is one of the lower pursuits in life, but it is a reality you have to deal with. "Brown Nosers" and "Back-Stabbers" are disgusting, but they are often very successful in the workplace. They may suck at the job itself, but their well-worn knee-pads are an indication of how they got where they are.
Everybody makes mistakes, you made one, forget about it and move on. Next time you come up against some squeak or bastard at work, agree with them, tell them they are wonderful, that you are in error, and then IGNORE what they said and go on about your business. If they go out of their way to make your life miserable do not waste time in beginning your counter-attack. But don't EVER show anger.
An ace-in-the-hole to remember if you ever get into a dispute on the job, tell your supervisor that the squeak/SOB called you a "studmuffingot" and that as a homosexual you were being harrassed on the job and couldn't take it anymore, and that you will see a Civil Rights Attorney about the problem if the BS doesn't stop immediately.
That will DEFINITELY diddly your opponent/supervisor and garner sympathy from the females where you work.........
Another thing to do is if some guy is harrassing you on the job is to be sure you let that guy know you are a firearms freak(carry copies of "Guns And Ammo" and "Soldier Of Fortune" magazines around with you and brag about your new AK-47 you had modified to fire on automatic)and that you are a basically crazy-as-hell kinda guy who doesn't care if he lives or dies. The SOB will leave you alone after that, believe me........
Remember:
NEVER admit ANYTHING, tell them what they want to hear, and the less you run your mouth the better off you will be......
Good luck!!!
Cabby