Hostile Work Environment

[dhbearguy]

Well, I know it has been a while since I wrote, but I thought this was really noteworthy.

I was sitting at my desk minding my own business.

The 2 sales guys in the cubes across from me were talking personal crap. Hey I can dig it. Also there was the Office admin.

During their conversation, one of the sales guys proceeded to tell the other 2 the following.

"I pulled up next to this car the other day and this guy was looking at me. After he pulled ahead I saw he had a rainbow sticker on his car. I should have rear ended the bastard."

I immediately got up from my desk and went to the Operations Manager (HR) office to have a chat with them. They were in a meeting. The girl next to me (Kay) heard the conversation also and broke up a meeting that HR was in to get this reported.

So Myself, Key, June (Lesbian Co-Worker) Michelle (My Lesbian Manager) and Diana (HR Person) had a chat in her office about it.

Diana assured me that the issue would be handled immediately.

June had told me that the 2 sales guys were homophobic, and she has heard that shit before. She has been here like 4 years, but just ignores it. When she told me that, I told her the first time anything like that is said, I would be making a report.

Soo with that, I get to wait and see what happens.

Well back to work

Comments

HW

[orange-groves.livejournal.com]

First Amendment is one thing. Making hostile comments is something else. Doesn't that constitute hostile work environment? Especially saying that in the cube next to you?

I wonder why they have put up with that over the years?

[rootbeer1.livejournal.com]

That's definitely a hostile work environment. Keep pressing that report.

[beg1n.livejournal.com]

Geez that sucks! I'm surprised you didn't go over there and have it out with those two assholes (I'm glad you didn't tho)...and if you're homophobic, then why the hell would you be living in SF???

[bigreddee.livejournal.com]

You don't have to hear that crap, and the beauty of it is, once you file the report, they can't be notified of who filed the report. So with any luck, they'll do it again in front of you (because who would suspect such a masculine, strapping man such as yourself would be...gasp...one of 'dem queers!), and get their asses shown the door.

[fuzzygruf.livejournal.com]

OMG! Dave's queer???!!!

[bigreddee.livejournal.com]

Well, he certainly was checking me out! And I don't mean in a Safeway bag boy way!

[dhbearguy.livejournal.com]

Me??? Check out a tall furry bearded red head handsome thing like you????? NEVER!!!!