If the guy is making offensive racial comments, TOTALLY go to HR. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kwang Suh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:57 am Subject: Re: What should I do?
> 1) I think I will have to resort to this, unfortunately. > 2) I've done this multiple times. > 3) One of the uber-managers has already had discussions with him > about his > behavior. > > I get along well with my manager. I swear this guy is impotent > though when > it comes to issues like this. Nothing's changed for about a year. > If > anything, it's gotten worse. > > Many of my work colleagues feel the same way. They have resorted > to talking > to him when necessary. But I don't think they found his recent > comments as > offensive as I have. > > I am going to talk to my manager today, believe me. I may just > ask for some > time off to look for other opportunities. > > Other issue: I don't want to work with an anti-Semite (which he > is). I've > had enough prejudice applied to me throughout my life. I know how > it feels > like. Gawd knows how he really feels about me. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 2:55 AM > Subject: RE: What should I do? > > > > The simplest thing to do is > > 1) Get a witness or multiple witnesses to the event(s) that are > preparedto > > back you up. Document the incidents. A diary is very important > to enable > you > > to prove that this was not a one off, but consistant abuse by > the guy. GET > > people to sign the diary entries as witnesses. This will take > some time, > but > > is important. > > 2) Discuss with your manager if possible, stating that you are > to raise > the > > issue with personnel/uber-manager and would like his/her support > in this > > matter. > > 3) Go to personnel/uber-manager with issues. > > > > You should discuss these issues on a one on one basis with your > manager.> What is your relationship like with your manager? Does > the other guy go > > drinking with your manager? > > > > Talk to your work colleagues. Ask them if they feel the same > way. Are you > > over-reacting because you think the guy is a techno-idiot and it > winds you > > up that he has the ear of the boss? So now even the slightest > comment/sneeze > > from the guy really REALLY annoys the hell out of you. How > arrogant are > you? > > Is it a personality clash? > > > > You could also politely ask the guy(in private, then in front of > all other > > people if he doesn't stop) to refrain from the racist comments. > > > > You should also be prepared to leave. You won't regret leaving. > > > > TELL your manager you are thinking about leaving due to this > individual's> behaviour. How can he help you if he does not know > how serious things are? > > Worst mistake you can do is just hand in your notice. The other > guy WON! > > > > Your manager NEEDS to understand how SERIOUS this is and that > you are > > prepared to take radical steps to resolve this unhappy bit of > your life. > > > > Hope I haven't offended :) > > > > HTH > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kwang Suh [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 13 March 2003 06:19 > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: What should I do? > > > > > > > > > I'm not trying to make a statement. I find this person to be so > offensive > > > that I don't think I can handle it anymore. To give you an > idea of this > > > guy's thinking processes, he recommended to our boss that we > switch to > MS > > > Access for all our development, because it can make charts. He's > supposed > > > to be a "solutions" architect. My co-worker had to beg to the > boss not > to > > > do this (yes, our boss was actually considering the recommendation > > > seriously). > > > > > > Like the idea about the keyboard. Will have to file that one. > > > > > > > Well, personally I see no need to screw yourself over > financiallysimply > > > > to make a statement that will seemingly fall on deaf ears > anyway.> > > > > > > If you get no satisfaction from official channels try > staying late > some > > > > late and crazy-gluing his space bar down. I'm pretty sure > that you > > > > won't here any political rants that day. > > > > > > > > Personally I'm an atheist... We make our own Karma. ;^) > > > > > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
