Yelling, as you may well know, is a great way to get your point
across. And capitalization is yelling's written equivalent. Don't
believe me? LET'S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE!
An accountant in NZ has been awarded $17,000 NZD for unfair
dismissal after her boss fired her without warning for using
uppercase letters in a single email to co-workers. The email, which
advises her team how to fill out staff claim forms, specifies a
time and date highlighted in bold red, and a sentence written in
capitals and highlighted in bold blue. It reads: 'To ensure your
staff claim is processed and paid, please do follow the below
checklist.' Her boss deemed the capital letters too confrontational
for her co-workers to read after they woke up from naptime.
