Last night at work, the big bosses came in for their monthly meeting with us. we have a girl who is hearing impared. Anyway one of our bosses asked her a question at one point and she diddnt respond. After the meeting I went up to her in private and said, I dont know if you realize it but so and so is hearing impared. well she diddnt know because she is new from anouther store. she thanked me and said that she felt bad. I wasnt trying to make her feel bad, now I feel bad about that. she did talk to the girl on paper and straitened it all out. should I have not said anything?
2007-05-09 06:15:40 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
You were perfectly in line to let them know your co-worker is hearing impaired. Ignoring your boss is never a good idea, so before they assumed she was being rude they needed to know she is hearing impaired. You did the right thing, do not feel bad.
Too many people are taking this "don't get involved" attitude, and I applaud your decision to let your boss know. In the future, someone needs to tap the hearing impaired person on the shoulder and say, "Suzie, the boss just asked you a question."
The woman that doesn't hear well is aware that she is going to miss things, and would appreciate your saying something at the very moment that it occurs.
I have a deaf friend that reads lips, if you're standing behind her she has no clue what's going on. I routinely tap her shoulder and say, "That guy just asked you a question" so she can deal with people on her own once she knows they want to talk to her.
Your boss needs to make sure the hearing impaired woman is seated where she can see the big boss during meetings if she reads lips. It's beyond bizarre to leave that person out of the loop just because she is hearing impaired. It's also in direct violation with the Americans with Disablities Act.
2007-05-09 06:36:19 · answer #1 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you did a good thing, she thanked you for it. she may consult you in the future if she has any other concerns.
I once wore two different earrings to work at one of my old jobs, that morning I took a look in the mirror to decide which pair to wear with my outfit. none the less I forgot to switch the earrings out and went to work with 2 different earrings on. I went almost the whole day and didn't notice. one of the girls came up to me and asked me privately....do you know you have 2 different earrings in? I immediately remembered what i did and I appreciated her telling me. I knew she was someone I could trust, someone who took a moment out of her day to consult with me instead of laughing at me like some of the other girls were doing that day (and I didn't know why until then)
so don't feel bad, it's not like this is the first time something like this has happened to her, it's only now she knows one person who gives a crap. way to go.
2007-05-09 13:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by Frog-Leggs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. if they didnt know then u did the right thing by telling her. she couldve made a complete *** out of herself say if she wouldve gotten nasty with the hearing impared girl bcuz she thought she was just being rude. u def did the right thing. sometimes ignorance isnt bliss--it just leads to trouble.
2007-05-09 13:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by LIZ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you were right in letting her know. nothing wrong with that. its a fact and people around her should know as well.
my friend has a deaf daughter. when daughter signed up for driving instructions to get her license she or her mom did not tell the instructor because they don't like people to know. after the first lesson the instructor was ready to fail her as he did not feel she was paying attention to his remarks and suggetions on her driving. had he of known her first lesson would have gone much better.
2007-05-09 13:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by jezbnme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You cleared up what could have been a nasty misunderstanding between another employee and the boss. Needed to be done.
2007-05-09 13:24:49 · answer #5 · answered by kiwi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you handled that properly, telling her on the side instead of calling her on it in front of everyone. I am sure she really appreciated it alot and I don't think that she meant that you made her feel bad by telling her, I think she just meant she felt bad because she hadn't realized before you did tell her.
2007-05-09 13:21:52 · answer #6 · answered by mrsmommaid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no that was a great thing to do! You are concerned about people and that is a great quality. You did it in private, what more could they ask for, great move.
2007-05-09 13:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by Dee 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, I think that you did the right thing. Better to let them know now, then let that happen again. That way they will know how to communicate with her and everyone will be happy.
2007-05-09 13:23:46 · answer #8 · answered by stretchskeleton10 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you were right to stick up for your friend. i have some deaf customers and the first time i met them i was glad that someone they knew told me they were deaf so i wouldnt be rude to them by not understanding them. now i have all kinds of creative ways to communicate with my deaf customers.
2007-05-09 13:32:31 · answer #9 · answered by *Jenn* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I think it would have been rude not to tell her, and have her possibly embarass herself further. You did the right thing.
2007-05-09 13:23:34 · answer #10 · answered by star_lite57 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋