Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Don't care what color you are, be pink with purple dots. Being referred with a racial slur is a HR issue. Are you ready to burn bridges? If they do not fire him , you will still have to work with him. I was faced with starting a HR issue (for something different) , but saw it may have made things worse. If ready to leave , start the ball rolling , then when the poo hits the fan , leave.

 

Hell yes you do.

 

That wouldn't be tolerated where I work if you complained to HR about that "corrective action" would be taken.

 

Oh yeah, big time! But you'll need to follow certain steps before thinking about a lawyer. As has been mentioned, contact you're HR department. But first, if it was me, I'd go to the creator of the problem first. In a non confrontational way, try to tell him how much it bothers you. The fact is, that he may not be trying to insult you. He could have the mistaken belief that he is being funny. That would be my first step. If he corrects the problem, then it's time for you to forgive, (I know you won't be able to FORGET it.) You won't be thought of as a trouble maker.
Then, if that doesn't work, go to your HR people. If a verbal complaint doesn't work, then put it in writing to them, of course keeping a copy yourself, for possible further action.
If the written complaint doesn't work, then take it to a lawyer. By this time, you have taken reasonable steps first.
Be prepared for the possibility of a couple of things to happen, if you have to take it to your HR department. First is, the harassment may stop for a while, then resume. The second is you'll get a snitch and troublemaker jacket hung on you, and you can expect possible retaliation. Anything from verbal harassment to them finding, or posibly even creating a reason to fire you.
Of course should either of these happen, take to a lawyer.

You possibly already have a good case here, but it will be stronger if you use the above.
Keep in mind, that the employer probably has something similar in steps they take in disciplinary action against employees. You will just be turning the table of escalation around, and using it against them.
Good luck to you.

Yes, and this is the case with most employers. But there are still some people who just don't get it, even today.

 

@road_runner - I'm with @Big Don .

Very good advice there to take prior to legal escalation.

Are you in a Southern state? Just curious. That wouldn't fly in the North.

 

You got a cooler head than me, id find another gig, and yeah... burning bridges? Naw, #### that, c4 baby.. wouldn't be a twig left standing...

Edit to add:

Id remind them who is in "thier" truck every day...

 

Hi guys, what's happening today?
I just woke up from my afternoon nap that I took today. I left the yard this morning at 2:15am that'll be a new Tuesday thing, because I've had a stop permanently, put on me.

Anyhow, got to my first stop at 2:37am and I was off and running after that. I made it back to the yard before one pm, that was pretty cool had a lot of cases, but the stops came off pretty good and cut through everything alright.

Trying to find a person to give me a mortgage *again*.
This one more likely then not might be the one. Have to look a little closer, the realtor (kind of a big a-hole) thinks there will be an open house on Sunday.

Anyhow, that's pretty much about it in the fast paced world of my life.

 

Well we are still busy as all hell, (still looking for a driver) but we manage, its a lighter week due to thanksgiving, so it was just a mild panic rather than our usual full blown insanity