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| In my line of work (Large corporate / offices / structured processes etc) they would immediately be referred to HR for dismissal. Physical violence is NOT tolerated in any form or manner.
Not just physical contact in the form of violence, but un-wanted sexual advances are also in the same boat! |
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| My son has continued working for my brother. Things seem to have settled down. He told his supervisor (my brothers son) that if it continued he would press charges. The thing is my son loves his job and would like one day to be offered a partnership in the company.
His wedding, by the way, went really well and he and his wife are very happy.
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| missingcolour (17/08/2006)
My 18 year old son has been working for 3 years. He works in the building industry. His boss and the foreman and one of the other workers have taken to hitting him over the head if he does something wrong. When my son told the boss that he didn't think that it was acceptable behaviour he was told too bad.
I would like some of your opinions on this matter.
I think my son should leave and find another job. He is getting married in 8 weeks time though and so doesn't want to be out of work.
The sad thing is that his boss is my brother and the foreman is his cousin.
What do you think?
Cheers
MissingcolourBoth of you grow some balls and tell them to @#$% off because that all they understand. I was a gib fixer (plasterboard installation) for 5 and a half years. That fact that its your family should make it easier. If they dont respect him then then its not worth working for the tossers.
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| | At the end of the day he is YOUR son and you HAVE TO intervene. You wouldn't be doing your job properly as a parent if you ignored this. And you wouldn't be doing your brother any favours either. Brothers should be able to be honest with one another and tell each other when he is being a "dick" and when to "pull his head in". Maybe to your brother this is all just a big joke and your son/his nephew should be "taking it like a man". Fine for family to treat each other this way if they all think along the same lines, but this is a business and this is not the 19th century. Whether or not your son might feel your intervention would be embarrassing to him is really irrelevant. He can't do anything himself (maybe he can, he just needs to "give as good as he gets", but that might be entirely the wrong attitude) so you have to do it for him or his working days will be miserable. Do talk to your brother and if he tries to tell you that he is "only joking" hit him over the head and say "hey, do find that funny? .... yeah, it's hilarious, isn't it". OK, maybe not that, but you get the picture. He probably won't even tell your son that you said anything. And if your son get to know about it, he'll get past it. After all, what's worse? Having one family member talk to another about how to treat people, or putting up with the status quo? |
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| Wow, so many options! so what did the fellow members here at KiwiVoice help you to decide?? Im really curious, are you gonna go in and deal with this? if so, then whats the plan? 9mm? Macheti? Jake the muss? use your words?? or just shrug it off?
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