ok this is no joke.....i witnessed something VERY immature and stupid by a driver last week
i was washing my hands in the bathroom...a black driver walks in...then a white, lets just say good ol boy, whos never been to our terminal, walks in
black driver grabs paper towels, damps it and starts wiping his face
and billy bob said "you can wipe all you want that poopskin aint comin off"
black driver handled it the best way possible in my opinion.....at work atleast...something along the lines of "that is racist, that is harrasment, i have a witness here(me) and if you ever say something like that to me again ill make sure you dont have a job"
white guy walks out without saying anything else......i ask the black driver if he knew that guy and he said no....and the white guy had told me earlier in the day that it was his first time coming to our terminal
so im asking....would you of reported it? not from my standpoint, i mean if you were the black driver would you report it?
by the way before somebody says it, i dont think I should report it......its not my business but if the black guy was to report it and they did ask me if i heard what he said i would tell them exactly what the guy said
to me, the whole "dont snitch on your union brothers" thing goes out the window when they disrespect the hell out of 1 or more of their union brothers
From your post it looks as though you are the offended party. If you are that offended, report it. If not all that offended, I believe the gentleman defended his honor properly and it is time to move on.
ok i understand that but just because its a hot topic you automatically assumed i would go and report a middle eastern person when i already said i wont report the white guy who did this
you made a big assumption about me with absolutely no basis when you said "i bet you would report the middle eastern person for doing it"
that would make more sense but thats not what she said..she said the middle eastern person was the one making the remark
She made no assumption, but was just wondering where you stood. Take it easy. You ask a question and you'll get all sorts of answers, even those you don't agree with.
Does this really mean anything? Why not just use some words and express yourself instead of some catch phrase?
first of all, we don't use the term "black" anymore. African American is the preferred term. I am deeply offended. Hello, moderators, do your jobs.
I'm not joking here, in my house we don't use the word black when referring to African American. We use the word brown. Black is a color that fades to gray, not brown. We don't use the word white when we describe a caucasian, either. Most of the time we don't use color description, as it's not needed.
When talking about your friend, do you actually say, my black friend Steve or my white friend Bob? Why is everyone so stuck on color differences, when we're all striving for pretty much the same things in life? JMHO, as always.
This is the problem with people now-a-days, it didn't happen to me so its not my problem. I would have reported this incident and mention to HR that IF the offending party wants to file a complaint then I would be available if any more information is needed.
Racial,sexual, or any kind of harassment will not be tolerated in today's working environment. I don't feel the need to advise the offended person I reported the incident. If he wants to report this person,HR can put two and two together.
Very well said, BB.
over9five detailed how I would have handled this situation...
This behavior is 100% unacceptable.
Behavior uncorrected is reinforced as acceptable. The "good 'ol boy" may have felt safe to make such a comment because you had "bonded" in an earlier brief conversation.
In a strange perverted way, the 'ol boy may think you are now "buds".
I am willing to bet the next time he sees you...he already feels a brotherhood with you. Let him come to you...be kind...say hello. Then explain to him that his behavior was unacceptable as a UPSer and as a human.
Good point, AJ.
AJ, Trp (and others) I think in the end you are right. Over, had the best response. I tend to dive headlong into things (especially things that tend to piss me off), like a bull in a china shop. I still would have reported it, and maybe wrongly so, but I still would have.
I'll get you some band aids, but please, don't ever stop being
YOU.