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Green Room - Week 5 - Day 2
Nov. 7th, 2018 12:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
clauderainsrmFor those of you starting new jobs - really, this is a good rule for anyone, at any time, but especially your first day on the job:
If you don't know someone, and you engage them in conversation - and then start having difficulty speaking, don't mock them.
Maybe they stutter. (that was the case this time)
Maybe there is something else going on that is causing them difficulty.
Maybe they were just stumbling over their words because they were nervous.
Regardless, it's probably not a great idea to mock them by repeating sound for sound what they were trying to say.
This message brought to you by what happened to me at work today.
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Another PSA:
If you see this thing happen, and the person who has been mocked goes to speak to the supervisor to complain about the situation, don't rush into the office as soon they are done to defend the person who did it with "They didn't mean it!"
Sure, they probably didn't "mean it". But an upsetting situation needs to be addressed to the supervisor so that it doesn't fester and can be addressed. Especially with a new employee who deals a very diverse population of children and their adult caregivers. An attitude that doesn't think twice about mocking a stranger's speech is an attitude that will probably think it's OK to make other comments.
By rushing into defend them, you are inserting yourself into a potential HR issue and causing problems with your co-worker going forward.
This message also brought to you by what happened to me at work today.
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Yet Another PSA:
If the supervisor goes outside to talk to the employee who was mocked, so they can talk through the situation without being overheard - don't follow them out a few minutes later to hear what's going on, so you can go back and tell your friend and coworker (the person in the second scenario) and then go get them so they can come outside with you and listen in.
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If you don't know someone, and you engage them in conversation - and then start having difficulty speaking, don't mock them.
Maybe they stutter. (that was the case this time)
Maybe there is something else going on that is causing them difficulty.
Maybe they were just stumbling over their words because they were nervous.
Regardless, it's probably not a great idea to mock them by repeating sound for sound what they were trying to say.
This message brought to you by what happened to me at work today.
***
Another PSA:
If you see this thing happen, and the person who has been mocked goes to speak to the supervisor to complain about the situation, don't rush into the office as soon they are done to defend the person who did it with "They didn't mean it!"
Sure, they probably didn't "mean it". But an upsetting situation needs to be addressed to the supervisor so that it doesn't fester and can be addressed. Especially with a new employee who deals a very diverse population of children and their adult caregivers. An attitude that doesn't think twice about mocking a stranger's speech is an attitude that will probably think it's OK to make other comments.
By rushing into defend them, you are inserting yourself into a potential HR issue and causing problems with your co-worker going forward.
This message also brought to you by what happened to me at work today.
***
Yet Another PSA:
If the supervisor goes outside to talk to the employee who was mocked, so they can talk through the situation without being overheard - don't follow them out a few minutes later to hear what's going on, so you can go back and tell your friend and coworker (the person in the second scenario) and then go get them so they can come outside with you and listen in.
This message brought to you by... you get the drift.
***
You have 2 more days to get your entries in https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1009402.html
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