Originally Posted by
nycphotography
I respectfully disagree with you 100%. One act was the initiator, and the other was the response. The two acts are in NO WAY identical.
The fact that the initiator even happened creates a liability on your (the hypothetical owner's) part. You should be THANKFUL that the recipient chose to deal with it with good humor and not violence.
Instead you would punish him as well???
I understand that management doesn't care about the truth, they care only about liability. But that is a spineless posture, and you full well know it.
As someone in a leadership position, you are a abject moral failure.
Sorry.
I would have to disagree with you there. Both parties are wrong, and both parties are creating a hostile work environment for everyone else. 2 wrongs don't make a right, and both would be shown the door where I work. As a manager I also have to hope that none of the others in the room decide to get an Attorney and come after me and the Company as a 3rd party. For those of you that supervise people, you can be sued as well as the Company. This happens to folks who manage or supervise others all the time. Go out and educate yourself, take a class on it, you will be surprised when you are held liable for allowing it as well as your employer, and you end up writing a check from your account. The last Company I worked for the Supervisor, his Manager, and the Company were all held liable for "Allowing a hostile work environment". The guy who was fired wasn't the one who sued, it was a guy on the assembly line who said he felt uncomfortable in the environment that the supervisor and the manager allowed. I am not sure if the Company covered for the individuals, but their employment was terminated within 24 hours. They not only lost their jobs, but the Supervisor and the Manager were found to be personally liable for 250K individually, and the Company was found liable for 1.2M. I am sure since their employment was terminated the Company probably did not cover their liability. IMHO it is CYA anymore, and any employer, and those that are people managers need to be real careful.