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Subject: What a bizarre place to work!

Author:
Beth

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Date Posted: 08:16:13 07/03/06 Mon
Author Host/IP: AC8602AD.ipt.aol.com/172.134.2.173
In reply to: Christine 's message, "Quick update..." on 07:47:02 07/03/06 Mon

First, the drink ruining the computer wasn't your fault, so don't feel bad about it. Second, you're 9 months pregnant and nobody is giving you a finger of help, so don't feel bad about not finishing the project for extra money. Why didn't Robbie or Tegan clean the carpet and chair when they saw what happened??? They're both old enough to help out like that without being asked!

Don't worry about the people at Robert's work who criticize your family. It sounds as if there is office politics going on there that would cause them to attack him no matter what his life was like. I'm sure this all has less to do with your family than with then being idiots.

Do they have a grievance policy there? If so, he needs to immediately file a grievance against the guy who threatened to cancel his leave. That's a federal law...one idiot can't change it to fit his whims. AND he needs to grieve the way in which it was done. Since this is a medical issue, your HIPPA rights were violated. An employer cannot discuss your medical issues in front of a group of people.

Finally, he needs to let the idiots who make comments know that he is documenting their comments. If he has a PDA, he needs to take it out as soon as someone says something. Without commenting to them he should mutter to himself, "Monday, July 3rd. 9:20 a.m. Brad's office. Julie made the following comment; "Why haven't you kicked Robbie out yet? He....."

Then he should tell the person that from now on he is documenting such comments so that, should he need to file a hostile workplace lawsuit, he will have plenty of evidence.

Then walk away.

I know that may seem extreme, but bullies are not going to quit what they're doing if you are nice to them. You have to threaten them back to get them to quit!

I hope this all blows over...or Robert can find a job somewhere else! Is he actively looking? If I were him I'd have resumes all over the city, and if something decent came up I'd be gone in a second!

Hope the baby decides to wait until this calms down to make his appearance!

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Subject	Author	Date
I agree....	Christine	10:22:21 07/03/06 Mon