How would you handle this situation?

So today my boss' boss (Director) and a guy a level above me got into it...badly. Like shouting at each other in the bullpen area, naughty words, personal attacks, etc. and it made shit insanely awkward the rest of the day (like dad hit mom at the dinner table awkward.)

Is there anything you can do in this situation other than lay low and hope for the best? It really ruined my Wednesday and I'm not sure tomorrow will be much better.

Any ideas?

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miscer"dad hit mom...awkward."

uhh that's not awkward that's a fucking shame and i'd probably punch my dad in the face if he did that.

Cool story tough guy, it was a figure of speech.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

I get that I should ignore it short term but this doesn't really seem to be something that will just 'pass' in the next couple of days.

I should just take the rest of the week off and say fuck it.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 
happypantsmcgeeI get that I should ignore it short term but this doesn't really seem to be something that will just 'pass' in the next couple of days.

I should just take the rest of the week off and say fuck it.

Did their boss witness any of this? If so, that should help. At least one, if not both, of them should be expecting a swift kick to the nuts, assuming the boss has any idea of what they are doing. That kind of thing shouldn't happen.

What were they arguing about?

 
SirPoopsaLot
happypantsmcgeeI get that I should ignore it short term but this doesn't really seem to be something that will just 'pass' in the next couple of days.

I should just take the rest of the week off and say fuck it.

Did their boss witness any of this? If so, that should help. At least one, if not both, of them should be expecting a swift kick to the nuts, assuming the boss has any idea of what they are doing. That kind of thing shouldn't happen.

What were they arguing about?

I have no idea which makes it all the more uncomfortable.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 
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happypantsmcgee
SirPoopsaLot
happypantsmcgeeI get that I should ignore it short term but this doesn't really seem to be something that will just 'pass' in the next couple of days.

I should just take the rest of the week off and say fuck it.

Did their boss witness any of this? If so, that should help. At least one, if not both, of them should be expecting a swift kick to the nuts, assuming the boss has any idea of what they are doing. That kind of thing shouldn't happen.

What were they arguing about?

I have no idea which makes it all the more uncomfortable.

Just pretend you were dropping a deuce while it happened and you never saw a thing. Usually, when people get that pissed off, they have tunnel vision and don't remember anything except how they wanted to kill the other person.

 
happypantsmcgeeI get that I should ignore it short term but this doesn't really seem to be something that will just 'pass' in the next couple of days.

I should just take the rest of the week off and say fuck it.

Please don't! Never escape! S**t like this happens all the time. Don't be over sensitive to it. Do what you are supposed to do, don't feel bad for others. Time will heal them soon.

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Urban GuerrillaIgnore it. Work your ass off and keep your head down. Minimize your conversation with both parties until things blow over -- at least for the next few days unless it's business related.

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Blowjobs cure everything HPM!

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 
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D MBlowjobs cure everything HPM!

Maybe 帝都大蜜 can help out with that?

Too low ball for me. Btw, anybody know why they deleted my latest thread this morning? I don't think I violated anything. RIP my fabulous post

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