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"I won't make fun of you...."

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  • George KG George K

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    The blanked-out name is the boss....

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    @george-k said in "I won't make fun of you....":

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    The blanked-out name is the boss....

    ...What? What the hell kind of place is this?

    Please love yourself.

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    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

      @george-k said in "I won't make fun of you....":

      Screen Shot 2021-01-11 at 5.21.07 PM.png

      The blanked-out name is the boss....

      ...What? What the hell kind of place is this?

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      George K
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      @aqua-letifer said in "I won't make fun of you....":

      @george-k said in "I won't make fun of you....":

      Screen Shot 2021-01-11 at 5.21.07 PM.png

      The blanked-out name is the boss....

      ...What? What the hell kind of place is this?

      Small healthcare staffing agency.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Lawsuit?

        Please love yourself.

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        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

          Lawsuit?

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          @aqua-letifer said in "I won't make fun of you....":

          Lawsuit?

          That's what I recommended.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            A good tongue lashing should suffice to put said boss in their place. Stupid remarks should not be the stuff of lawsuits.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              A good tongue lashing should suffice to put said boss in their place. Stupid remarks should not be the stuff of lawsuits.

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              George K
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              #7

              @mik apparently, he has a history of being such a douchebag. This is just one of many examples of his behavior.

              ETA: He's the type that'll fire you for a tongue lashing.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                As insensitive as it reads without further context, I can imagine that being a friendly quip, a sort of inside joke, between two long-time friends after one of them gets cancer sever enough to warrant chemotherapy.

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                • AxtremusA Axtremus

                  As insensitive as it reads without further context, I can imagine that being a friendly quip, a sort of inside joke, between two long-time friends after one of them gets cancer sever enough to warrant chemotherapy.

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                  @axtremus said in "I won't make fun of you....":

                  can imagine that being a friendly quip, a sort of inside joke, between two long-time friends

                  They are not.

                  They are employer and employee. They have no social relationship.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    Doctor Phibes
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                    Lawsuit. Get the asshole fired.

                    People like this ruin the workplace, in my experience.

                    I was only joking

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                      I worked somewhere, and a woman took an extended time off for skin cancer treatment. When she returned, still showing pretty nasty looking scars my boss said 'You were off for so long, I didn't think you were coming back!'.

                      I was only joking

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        I worked somewhere, and a woman took an extended time off for skin cancer treatment. When she returned, still showing pretty nasty looking scars my boss said 'You were off for so long, I didn't think you were coming back!'.

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                        George K
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                        @doctor-phibes what was the fallout from that?

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • George KG George K

                          @doctor-phibes what was the fallout from that?

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                          @george-k said in "I won't make fun of you....":

                          @doctor-phibes what was the fallout from that?

                          Nothing, other than a very upset employee. The guy was a real shithead. Incidentally, he made my work life a living hell for about 5 years. In retrospect I realise I ended up suffering from depression because of him, and he made numerous people's lives an absolute misery - some people left, one guy had to take time off for clinical depression.

                          He'd worked there for decades, and was pretty much untouchable. The worst combination of arrogance and incompetence I've ever come across.

                          Sorry, I didn't mean to go off on a rant.

                          I was only joking

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                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              If this is a big company, then they should be able to report him.

                              Of course, their career's likely over if they do that.

                              I was only joking

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                              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                If this is a big company, then they should be able to report him.

                                Of course, their career's likely over if they do that.

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                                @doctor-phibes said in "I won't make fun of you....":

                                If this is a big company, then they should be able to report him.

                                Of course, their career's likely over if they do that.

                                It's not. Small, small company. Perhaps 10 employees?

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  It's hard to know what to do. If she complains and he isn't fired, it will likely just make her life worse.

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                    It's hard to know what to do. If she complains and he isn't fired, it will likely just make her life worse.

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                                    @doctor-phibes said in "I won't make fun of you....":

                                    he isn't fired,

                                    He won't be.

                                    His mother owns the company, and he runs it. As I said, small, small outfit.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      Ditch this “family run” business and go work for a big corporation with a proper HR department.

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                                      • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                        Ditch this “family run” business and go work for a big corporation with a proper HR department.

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                                        @axtremus said in "I won't make fun of you....":

                                        Ditch this “family run” business and go work for a big corporation with a proper HR department.

                                        Yes, but file a lawsuit.

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                                        • markM mark

                                          @axtremus said in "I won't make fun of you....":

                                          Ditch this “family run” business and go work for a big corporation with a proper HR department.

                                          Yes, but file a lawsuit.

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                                          @mark said in "I won't make fun of you....":

                                          @axtremus said in "I won't make fun of you....":

                                          Ditch this “family run” business and go work for a big corporation with a proper HR department.

                                          Yes, but file a lawsuit.

                                          You can do that, but in many states “small businesses” are exempt from some labor rules so it may be harder to sue successfully.

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