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Old 05-04-2012, 08:55 AM   #1
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ok yesterday i was in a wellness committee meeting. i am on a few committees at work and try to be involved and as positive of a leader as i can possibly be. i have been here less than a year. i do not have a lot of friends and really thats not important here but my point is i try to keep work work and not be friends with the people i work with to a certian extent. so anyway were in the meeting and a i was referring to how i need at least 8 hours of sleep but used the my Nana as an example as she only needed 5 hours of sleep a night. she died last winter at 89 years old and it was very hard for me becuase she was so important to me and i loved and still love her dearly. anyway a co-worker says well maybe she was doing crack....i felt i had to defend my deceased Nana. this women does not know me very well and shes knows i just lost my Nana. i found this very offensive and tried not to overeact and let it go during the meeting. everyone in the room took it as a joke but i was very upset and it sat with me all night and this morning i was more pissed than anything. first i think she was completely outta line. i would not refer to anything like that unless i was very good friends with someone and still i dont think i would say such a thing in a work environment no matter how comfortable i was with them. am i wrong to be pissed. i have emailed HR and told her i will no longer be participating on two committees in which this person is on. i just dont feel it is worth my energy to put myself around persons whom feel it is ok to act like this when you are an example for others. i feel it is wrong that the persons in charge and hr who were both in this meeting feel that is type of behavior is ok. to me this is not something you say about a persons Nana, even as a joke. to me it felt more like a stab and im very offended..am i the only one?? am i completely wrong on this?
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Old 05-04-2012, 08:59 AM   #2
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I would be very offended! That was out of line and in very bad taste!!!! I would have to say something. I mean, there are jokes, but that is not a joke. That was rude and uncalled for! I would talk to the head people at that committee and let them know that type of behavior was unprofessional, unacceptable, and they need to think twice before making jokes like that...or what they call a joke. I do not find it funny at all. I would be very upset, but now I do tend to get upset about anytime someone makes a comment about a close loved one.
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Old 05-04-2012, 09:03 AM   #3
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I don't think that was funny at all. It was very insensitive. I would avoid her whenever possible. People like that are toxic and who needs that!
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Wow, I cannot believe she said that. I could see joking if you were really close with someone and knew they were not still healing from their loss. It's good that you contacted HR. Hopefully she will be talked to and won't do it again...
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I agree with the others, sorry that you have to deal with issues like this.
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No, what your co worker said is rude. I would have blew up, like that is not funny at all. I would just ignore people like that.
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Oh I am so sorry this happened to you. It is bad enough that you've lost your beloved Nana, but to have to put up with moronic comments just bends the wicket. I can think of no reason whatsoever to say such a thing under any condition. Since the topic was regarding the number of hours of sleep different people might need...you 8, and your Nana 5 (and "need, for me, would be 4 uninterrupted hours...but it took me a second to realize what was meant by "crack"...lol)...the comment was, IMO, rude, coarse, off-topic, and ludacris. Seems to me that often those who think of things like "crack" might be pretty close to the subjects since it is the first thing that comes to their mind. I do believe I would also cease to participate on committees with her and would keep all communication with her completely professional 'cut-and-dried' from this point on...I am not all that trusting. lol I also completely agree with not blending work relationships into friendly socializations...leads to big problems much of the time. I hope things work out better from now on for you at your new job. {{{Hugs}}}
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Crass, stupid thing to say especially since most know that older people do not sleep as long at night as younger people - it's just a fact of life. I would be hurt, too, and would sit down with her & tell her to her face what you thought about the remark & how it hurt & "made fun" of your beloved Nana. Hopefully, she will come to understand that words are powerful & often very hurtful when "funny" quips are thoughtlessly doled out & learn a valuable life lesson.
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thank you everyone. i got a response from hr and she basically said she took it as a joke was very sorry i was offended....really?!!? ur hr. that is unacceptable. she values my imput and would like to discuss it with me in person on monday. im still not staying on the committees and as adviced above i will stay away from this toxic arse who feels the need to bring people down in order to make others chuckle. i mean say all the jokes you want about me but leave my Nana or family out of it. at least i dont feel so crazy now as everyone around work obviously thinks that behavior is ok. thank you again everyone for the nice comments and for validating that my feelings matter to when someone crosses the line.
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that was definitely not acceptable to say. In this opinion driven society alot of people will say whatever comes in their head without consideration for the other person but when they are out olf line they need to be called on it
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On the other side of the coin, while it might not be the best joke, I really think when someone says, they were doing crack in reference to a woman of 89 they or no one else would even think it was meant seriously. Work environments each have their own culture and not knowing yours it is hard to comment. But most people like working with people they feel at ease with and not have to worry about every little thing they say. Do you know the person that said this, are they normally insensitive, if so that is one thing, but if they are the type of person that makes jokes easily and people seem to like them you could wind up being the one that looks bad and can't take a joke. Office environments are tricky and it is hard to know when to take a stand and when not to, but refusing to go to meetings could lead to trouble for you down the road. I am sort of a hyper person, but not some one would would ever do drugs let alone crack, I believe on more than one occasion someone might have said kidding, are you on crack, or speed, but to me it would be such a ludicrous statement I would only laugh. Honestly I can tell how much your grandmother meant and still means to you but I think people laughed because of the outrageousness of the statement.
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I don't know what company you work for but I would think HR better be careful.. people have been sued for less. Now, I am NOT saying you should sue but there is a problem that HR would defend the person making such a crude comment. I am shocked to be honest!!

I would say you should talk to the person who made the comment. I not sure if I would (I am very unconfrontational), but looking from the outside in it could clear the air. I don't think you should change your life style and stay away from what you like to do because of a "bad apple".

Maybe she just doen't know better.. I have heard jokes about people "being on crack" but it was a negative comment about someone who does or thinks something way out of the norm.. this lady is just plain stupid...imo
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honestly this woman is not nice. i have heard several people state she will rip you to shreds..which is why i did not want to confront her. you cant fix that. i only asked to be taken off the commitees and to let it lie. i do not want to stir the pot shes been here for years, although i am the assistant to the gm most people kiss is arse if you will and he really has no idea how cruel some of his employees can be. it was not seen as harmful by anyone in the meeting so they will not know the reason for my not being the on committees any longer. if it hurts me in the end well thats a reflection of management and hr here not me. my only intention is to do the best job i can and be a positive roll model i dont have time for the jealousy or games. btw her husband is the new head of the safety committee and needs to come to my office once a month to put the agenda together yada yada. so in the back of my mind i wonder if that is the real problem she has with me and made a dig. either way im done and if my boss has an issue then i will suck it up and remain on the committees otherwise im done.
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if you are the assistant to the GM was he or she at the meeting, if not I would mention and get his take on it
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he was not there and i already know his response will be she didnt mean anything by it. hes very passive and as i said does not always see those for who they really are or what there intention may have been. i prefer to just leave it be and move on. that may not be the smartest choice but he does not like confrontation. her boss (the one who made the statement yesterday) once said in a meeting full of all directors and managers that all i do is take minutes anyway. i told my boss i was offended by that i work hard and his response was she doesnt have a mean bone in her body..i beg to differ. the executive assistant before me literally did nothing all day so guess who is the same...me but not really. im not that way at all and everyone knew it. i even offer to help different departments to stay busy and be productive and try to be an assest to the company. its not my fault he doesnt give me work to fill up every work day and hes well aware because i have told him several times i need more to stay busy. but i offer my assistance to anyone in need because well im here to help and get paid to work.
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