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Which may not be PC...but jeeze, wouldn't the world be better place?
re: the world. This girl Trish sometimes said things with a hot temper. But it really boils down to what companies can do---or not do. They can basically crucify whomsoever they choose.
She's a manager who violated company policy. It sound like the worker had issues, but the manager pulled the wrong card in threatening her with violence. The worker may have deserved consequences, but the bottom line is that the manager crossed the line and lost the game.
It's unfortunate that the world works this way. But like HiF stated, there are probably very clear guidelines for professional behavior in businesses like that.
My question is whether or not Trish was aware of them, if she was supervisor. My guess is that no one in that office has received sufficient training in how to behave towards others.
I'm currently working with some "lady" who once screamed at me that she was going to "make my life a f---ing misery." I sent a memo to the boss, but he did absolutely nothing. She's a real brownnose, dumb as a bag of hammers, too. She's a type I've encountered before.
The manager...it was right to can her. Nobody should have to listen to that kind of abuse.
Agreed with most. Still seems like some damage control. (too little, too late) in some sense made me think of it as people were talking on the news about the Imus issue.
When you mentioned in the original post that one was black and the other was white, I thought the story about these two working women would be about race. But since this plays no part in the story, why would you mention the women's skin color?
When you mentioned in the original post that one was black and the other was white, I thought the story about these two working women would be about race. But since this plays no part in the story, why would you mention the women's skin color?
Be honest. Whenever you see an issue between a white person and a black person, no matter the issue, you have to wonder if either one of them did anything based on racial differences.
You would get that if you were an eyewitness.
So I commend Sunny for her level of detail. Do I think it had anything to do with the price of a "bag of hammers"? no, lol. It's still ALWAYS relevant though.
The question now is, did the manager speak to the employee that way because she was black, or did the employee call the cops because the manager was white? People "think" in mysterious ways, I wouldn't rule out either one. I'd like to think no, on both sides, but only those two know the truth.
One of my older x supervisors who is white screamed, yelled, slammed things down on the desk, name called all while addressing you, skipped off work for appointments, illness etc without filing the paperwork. Management did absolutely nothing even though they were well aware of her actions. Her co worker was of mixed race and her boss was black. Why do you think disciplinary action was never taken? It wasn't because of color, it was because of her age!
I would have liked a little more information in the OPs story. I think the B/W thing did have some bearing, but I don't think we got the whole story. There seemed to be more to it than what we were given to read.
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