Speak up or keep quiet.. what would you do.

[musey]

I think you handled it as I would have.

 

[WishfulThinking]

Date: 1/12/2009 6:37:28 PM
Author: strmrdr
He called and thanked me.

He fired 2 people, I didn''t hear the other one but there were 2.

If someone had heard it and filed a complaint he could have lost his business as he is required by law to be equal opportunity in his business and the licensing board takes complaints very seriously.

I think you did the right thing. I also agree that the legal aspect is very important and that employers can be on the line that that sort of thing. I am sure he is glad you let him know before someone else did, because the situation could have been bad otherwise.

 

[HollyS]

Date: 1/12/2009 4:05:05 PM
Author: strmrdr
I put the phone on mute and called him(the boss) on my home phone and asked him to walk over there and listen without telling him why.
His office isn''t that far away.
He did and I heard it from his phone also, He then said thanks he will deal with it and hung up.
That way he heard for himself and no one can blame the lady I was talking to or me.
I then went back to helping the lady with her problem.

I think that was a perfectly acceptable way to handle it. You let him get a ''heads up'' without having to take it upon yourself to inform him. That was a smart move.

 

[princesss]

I think you handled it very well, Karl, and I hope I would have the presence of mind to handle something like that the same way.

 

[AGBF]

Karl, I think you are incredibly innovative...and you have a good heart as well.



Hugs,
Deb

 

[:)]

Are you sure/can you be sure it was an employee and not someone that was visiting? How would you/did you identify the person? If it is an employee, he/she can only hide their true colors for so long and will ultimately have some type of slip up.

ETA: I read the thread after the above. Very clever way to handle the situation. Kudos to you!

 

[that_someone_special]

I think you did very well with the situation! At first I thought you meant, "F-wording Race" (like at a Race track..) but to know people talk like that, AT WORK, OMG!

That''s sick!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 1/12/2009 6:37:28 PM
Author: strmrdr
He called and thanked me.
He fired 2 people, I didn''t hear the other one but there were 2.
If someone had heard it and filed a complaint he could have lost his business as he is required by law to be equal opportunity in his business and the licensing board takes complaints very seriously.

Karl, I think you showed a lot of class in the way you handled this situation. I''m glad you didn''t just let it go . . . I would have been just as bothered by that kind of language as you were, and as I''m sure the other employees at that office were as well. NO ONE should have to deal with that, at work or anywhere else!!! I hate to say it, but I''m glad the people involved lost their jobs . . . maybe they''ll learn something from this.