[dsfyu404ed]

I guess if your only metric is what people are willing to say in front of you then it probably works but you know what they say about metrics...

In general, going for the passive aggressive nuclear option and involving some external authority as your first step is almost never* the right thing to do if you want to actually solve the problem.

In the context of things that shouldn't be said in the workplace doing that creates distrust that prevents people from speaking freely which inevitably works its way into everywhere and affects performance.

*ignoring edge cases.

[s73ver]

If someone hasn't realized by now that saying something like that is unacceptable, I have to call into question their critical thinking skills.