"I won't make fun of you...."
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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.
wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 14:25 last edited by Catseye3 1 Dec 2021, 14:28@mik said in "I won't make fun of you....":
Stupid remarks should not be the stuff of lawsuits.
I'm with Mik and also Ax on this. We really can't go crying to the system every time our feelings get hurt.
It's actually kind of snowflakey.
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If I was a lawyer, I wouldn't hang my hat on this one. Can be interpreted more than one way and demonstrable harm would be hard to prove.
wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 14:41 last edited by@jolly said in "I won't make fun of you....":
If I was a lawyer, I wouldn't hang my hat on this one. Can be interpreted more than one way and demonstrable harm would be hard to prove.
I believe a pattern of behavior needs to be shown in many types of cases.
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wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 14:46 last edited by
If you're going through chemotherapy, the last thing you need is more stress, such as looking for a new job, or getting into an HR-related battle.
I wouldn't say this is snowflakey - she is going through a ton of shit already. A comment like that wouldn't bother me, but I'm losing my hair already. For some people it would be very upsetting.
The way I would handle it is I'd ask for a meeting with the person who made the comment, and I would point out to them how hurtful the remark was - "I don't know if you realised, but what you said was very hurtful" type of approach. If it re-occurs, then he hasn't got the 'I was only joking' excuse.
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If you're going through chemotherapy, the last thing you need is more stress, such as looking for a new job, or getting into an HR-related battle.
I wouldn't say this is snowflakey - she is going through a ton of shit already. A comment like that wouldn't bother me, but I'm losing my hair already. For some people it would be very upsetting.
The way I would handle it is I'd ask for a meeting with the person who made the comment, and I would point out to them how hurtful the remark was - "I don't know if you realised, but what you said was very hurtful" type of approach. If it re-occurs, then he hasn't got the 'I was only joking' excuse.
wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 16:35 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in "I won't make fun of you....":
If you're going through chemotherapy, the last thing you need is more stress, such as looking for a new job, or getting into an HR-related battle.
I wouldn't say this is snowflakey - she is going through a ton of shit already. A comment like that wouldn't bother me, but I'm losing my hair already. For some people it would be very upsetting.
The way I would handle it is I'd ask for a meeting with the person who made the comment, and I would point out to them how hurtful the remark was - "I don't know if you realised, but what you said was very hurtful" type of approach. If it re-occurs, then he hasn't got the 'I was only joking' excuse.
Perfect.
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If you're going through chemotherapy, the last thing you need is more stress, such as looking for a new job, or getting into an HR-related battle.
I wouldn't say this is snowflakey - she is going through a ton of shit already. A comment like that wouldn't bother me, but I'm losing my hair already. For some people it would be very upsetting.
The way I would handle it is I'd ask for a meeting with the person who made the comment, and I would point out to them how hurtful the remark was - "I don't know if you realised, but what you said was very hurtful" type of approach. If it re-occurs, then he hasn't got the 'I was only joking' excuse.
wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 16:38 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in "I won't make fun of you....":
I would point out to them how hurtful the remark was - "I don't know if you realised, but what you said was very hurtful" type of approach. If it re-occurs, then he hasn't got the 'I was only joking' excuse.
Yeah, okay. Then as an end note, go upside his head with a stapler.
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If you're going through chemotherapy, the last thing you need is more stress, such as looking for a new job, or getting into an HR-related battle.
I wouldn't say this is snowflakey - she is going through a ton of shit already. A comment like that wouldn't bother me, but I'm losing my hair already. For some people it would be very upsetting.
The way I would handle it is I'd ask for a meeting with the person who made the comment, and I would point out to them how hurtful the remark was - "I don't know if you realised, but what you said was very hurtful" type of approach. If it re-occurs, then he hasn't got the 'I was only joking' excuse.
wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 16:47 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in "I won't make fun of you....":
The way I would handle it is I'd ask for a meeting with the person who made the comment, and I would point out to them how hurtful the remark was - "I don't know if you realised, but what you said was very hurtful" type of approach. If it re-occurs, then he hasn't got the 'I was only joking' excuse.
I think I had an online corporate training program on this issue that suggested that very response. While also making it clear that you can always go to HR if you'd like to.
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wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 16:53 last edited by
Set his car on fire?
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Set his car on fire?
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@doctor-phibes said in "I won't make fun of you....":
@aqua-letifer said in "I won't make fun of you....":
Set his car on fire?
Empty, or with him in it?
Is that an incitement to violence?
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wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 17:31 last edited by
No, it was a trap. If he said 'with him in it', I was going to report Aqua to the FBI.
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No, it was a trap. If he said 'with him in it', I was going to report Aqua to the FBI.
wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 17:39 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in "I won't make fun of you....":
No, it was a trap. If he said 'with him in it', I was going to report Aqua to the FBI.
I do believe I phrased my response in the form of a question, condoning neither implicitly nor explicitly an incitement to violence, destruction of property, or any other legal infraction generally.
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wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 17:44 last edited by
I shall of course advise the FBI accordingly.
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Set his car on fire?
wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 17:45 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in "I won't make fun of you....":
Set his car on fire?
I'm in.
I prefer the direct approach.
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wrote on 12 Jan 2021, 17:46 last edited by
The trap closes.
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wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 04:24 last edited by
On a related note, I'm sure y'all be glad to know all my hair came back. I think it was stress. A HELOC to pay off some usurious student loan rates and some cortisone shots skillfully placed did the trick.