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Is the company big at all? What field of work is it?
The workplace issue....
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Is the company big at all? What field of work is it?
Have a look at the links I gave you....they are a good portal to getting relevant and specific advice thast would be constructive and applicable to your personal situation. The TUC site gives various phone numbers where you can get the help you need.
Remember, you do not have to put up with this, regardless of the company size or setup...you are entitled to fairness and dignity in a non-discriminatory workplace, it is a basic and legal right, don't let small minded bullies take that away from you. There are people who can and will support you.
Good Luck.
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Which is why I gave the links to the alternatives if that happens. Anyone who is running a company in such way, whether big or small is a fool tbh.
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@Kenai, I see where your coming from but it's just plain and simply unacceptable really.
Maybe so but when it comes down to it, studying an MSc, i'd rather spend my time studying or relaxing than trying to take a part time employer to a tribunal for racism that they'd probably just all deny anyway and turn messy and drawn out.
There are many situations where I would agree that standing up for your rights is absolutely the right thing to do. There are however situations where I think just taking the option that is least stressful and time consuming is preferable in order to focus elsewhere and I think that is one of these times.
Find an alternative job, hand in your notice, move on and concentrate on your study, not trying to prove a point about some bunch of casually racist jobsworths.
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I fully agree with this.
However....it is not a nice atmosphere to work in and, whilst the whole office is pretty bad, the majority of it can be pinned down on one woman. In fact any comment regarding my boyfriend has only ever come from this one woman. I don't want to lose my source of income, yet I don't want to work in this environment. It will be extremely hard finding somewhere as flexible as this job and, as mentioned above, I have enough on with my MSc.
So....all things considered.....I plan to confront this one woman. Not sure what I will say yet ... but she is one of those people who is rarely/never confronted and has become too comfortable. I don't think she will handle being confronted well..but hopefully it will shock her into shutting up!!
Thank you. I do appreciate this
I see your point, however there are people who will take the case for her, the TUC can put her in contact with the relevant Union local to her who could do the work on her behalf...I suspect that if she is a member of the SU then they themselves can advice her.
She doesn't have to do this alone, there are a myriad of options open to her that would not interfere with her studies unduly.
Simply finding another job and moving on simply reinforces their behavior.
Not so small to take on the big jobs though.
Like many of you I also found this hard to believe as I could never imagine walking into knowing that people could be so insensitive.
At first I found it rather funny (shocked). But as time went on I could tell it was really getting to her.
From what of the main offender I'm sure I'd be able to fight fire with fire. I'd love to see whether she could take personal insults.
I really do hope k27 confronts the main offender. Because if she doesnt then I will!
As, I believe, does what I have been doing. Which is nothing. I don't know why but in the past few days it has just been really getting to me.
I just don't understand how one woman seems to intimidate so many. I have spoken with one other female at work who fully agrees and has seen it for what it is. But again, neither of us have done anything apart from the odd remark.
I do plan to confront her. It has gone on too long.
If it's genuinely possible to do without impact on studying, then i'd be in full agreement with you to pursue the issue.
I know personally, I care more about minimising distraction to something that may well shape the rest of my life than I do about putting some inconsequential colleagues at a temporary job in their place.
If it really can be done without adding undue stress to your life or requiring energy to pursue then do it, but with it being a small company I can honestly see it becoming a 'he said she said' cluster **** that gets drawn out for months and months because they all stick together and deny everything, all the while making your time at the workplace even more unpleasant because now everyone actively dislikes you for reporting them as racists.
I found it hard to believe at first. Now, I find it hard that others find it hard to believe as I am so used to it
The main offender cannot take personal insults. At all. It will be interesting to see how she reacts when confronted
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You work at the same place?
I've always assumed she does it to take the attention off of herself.
