Should you be fired for a racial slur?
You can say what ever you want too in the privcy of your home. But I can't say : redneck @@#$##$/ @#$@#&&#$%@#$!EW#$@$#$#^E^#@^^#Y$#$%$$#%#$%#$^^$^Q#^%^&$@&$%$$%& At Work! GET IT!
Lita Sorensen wrote:
I have seen the 'racial slur' zero tolerance policy turned in bizarre ways towards individuals, and actually sat in defense of a white man who was accused by a young black woman who was basically, 'sowing some wild oats.' In that instance, which was very contrived, I feel an injustice was done, and a handicapped man was fired who never found another job.
With people running around all over publicly and on the internet calling the President of the United States a racist, and those who openly support him a racist and asking that we tolerate that language (and to some extent, because even idiots have the right to what they, I guess, understand is free speech, we do tolerate that language), perhaps more tolerance should be shown in this instance.
Education foremost and reprimands secondly sometimes help. Firing someone on a zero tolerance policy for a single word at times, in my experience and from what I've seen, is a bit extreme.
In short, the issue is complex and shouldn't be settled based on simpleton political or other philosophies.One person's rights to even free speech ends where another person's rights begin. A racial slur is just that "a racial slur!" It doesn't matter if a white man said it to a black woman or if a black woman said it to a white man. Even your "sowing some wild oats" comment could be taken as being inappropriate in a conversation with other females in the workplace and grounds to have you sent to HR for disciplinary action because out of 5 of you 4 may not be offended by it but 1 may and that is the problem. If you have to question if its wrong or right to say then just don't say it and everyone keeps their jobs.
I think you should be given a written warning first (i.e. give the person the benefit of the doubt that they really didn't realize their comment was offensive) and then if it happens again they should be fired.
If it involves a customer then yes, fire the worker on the spot.
A first offense between co-workers then maybe a penalty (a few days off) and a harsh warning but no termination. If it's a repeated offense and he or she have been warned before then fire him/her.
I think an open and honest communication between workers and employers is the best policy. Both parties should know what to do and how to act in a business environment.
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Lita Sorensen wrote:
I have seen the 'racial slur' zero tolerance policy turned in bizarre ways towards individuals, and actually sat in defense of a white man who was accused by a young black woman who was basically, 'sowing some wild oats.' In that instance, which was very contrived, I feel an injustice was done, and a handicapped man was fired who never found another job.
With people running around all over publicly and on the internet calling the President of the United States a racist, and those who openly support him a racist and asking that we tolerate that language (and to some extent, because even idiots have the right to what they, I guess, understand is free speech, we do tolerate that language), perhaps more tolerance should be shown in this instance.
Education foremost and reprimands secondly sometimes help. Firing someone on a zero tolerance policy for a single word at times, in my experience and from what I've seen, is a bit extreme.
In short, the issue is complex and shouldn't be settled based on simpleton political or other philosophies.
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terrilc2 wrote:
You can say what ever you want too in the privcy of your home. But I can't say : redneck @@#$##$/ @#$@#&&#$%@#$!EW#$@$#$#^E^#@^^#Y$#$%$$#%#$%#$^^$^Q#^%^&$@&$%$$%& At Work! GET IT!
Who you calling redneck @@#$##$/ @#$@#&&#$%@#$!EW#$@$#$#^E^#@^^#Y$#$%$$#%#$%#$^^$^Q#^%^&$@&$%$$%&
