This is a hypothetical question. Lets say that there was a white manager and a black waiter at a restaurant. One of the waiter's (black) buddies goes there to eat. This company has a very strict policy against racism. As the waiter makes his rounds to the tables, the waiter and his buddy have short chats. During these chats, these 2 black guys occasionally call each other a *****(because they think blacks are allowed to use the word). Another customer overhears them and complains to the manager about their language. The manager also happens to overhear them using the word afterwards. The manager speaks with the waiter and tells him not to use the word again because it's against policy and there has been a complaint about it. The next day, the waiter's buddy comes in again and they once again have a conversation consisting of the N word. The manager fires the waiter for not doing what he was told. The waiter decides to sue the company for racism(implying the manager is a racist). Who?
2007-05-25 14:25:29 · 22 answers · asked by Terry 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Up until this point- "The waiter decides to sue the company for racism(implying the manager is a racist)."- The one person who was racist is the person who complained (regardless of race).
[[Contrary to popular opinion, ATTITUDE is what makes the use of "the n word" racist. NOT SKIN COMPLECTION, NOT HISTORY, AND NOT SOCIETAL/CULTURAL NORMS. If the intended use is not negative then the person who takes issue with it's use is the person who is making race the issue.]]
After this point, the waiter also has a racist attitude. Why? Well, because he is making race an issue. He is accusing his former employer of racism simply because the employer is white and terminated his employment. Racial bias is, indeed, racism.
2007-05-25 14:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by SINDY 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The waiter won't have a chance to win. Most state has an "At-will employment " rule. It means the employer can terminate an employee with no liability if there was no express contract for a definite term. The waiter has been warned and he continues to violate the company's policy. It has nothing to do with racism. If you don't play by the rules, you're out. Simple as that.
I wonder which idiot lawyer would take this case? Jessie Jackson or Al Sharpton ?
2007-05-25 16:16:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The manager is justified. The waiter broke the rules and didn't follow strict directions from his manager, so he deserves to be fired. If the waiter is so 'against' racism, then he shouldn't have been using one of the most racist words anyway!
2007-05-25 14:55:37 · answer #3 · answered by Aerial 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If this is the 100% truth of the story, then the manager is in the right. That word is foul, and if the employees do not obey the managers reasonable requests (all he asked was to not use foul language) then the waiter should be fired. Simple as that. Some people need a reality check on the definiton of "racism".
2007-05-25 14:33:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
The manager would be in the right because the waiter was fired not for his race but for using foul language or unprofessional conduct or whatever the restaurant's guidelines may be. Obviously the waiter can claim racism caused his firing, but I see nothing substantial in the hypothetical that the waiter may use to back up his claim.
2007-05-25 14:51:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The moral of the story is to follow the company rules or you'll b fired from your job...not who's racist. The manager was right because the black man didn't follow company rules. That has nothin to do wit being racist. I'm black....but if i was the white manager, i'd fire the black waiter too.
2007-05-25 14:36:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The manager has a point and the waiter shouldn't have used that word
2007-05-25 15:29:50 · answer #7 · answered by gemini52 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think the manager is racist at all.
The waiter is in the wrong for suing the company for racism. The boss fired him for using a foul word not the color of his skin.
2007-05-25 14:30:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
There is no racist. It's a simple violation of company policy. Sure, the word may not be offensive to the two using it, but I'm sure they would be bright enough to know that it may be to others. If the employee was fired without warning, I would say he has a case. But, he was warned and continued to use the word. Open and shut case.
2007-05-25 18:46:37 · answer #9 · answered by munkees81 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the waiter was wrong.He was using offensive racist language (yes even black people shouldn't use the N word with each other and that's just not me saying it, it has been said to me by most black people I know) and was asked not to do this.He went against company policy and was fired.Was he fired becaue he is black?No.Therefore, no racism
2007-05-25 14:51:27 · answer #10 · answered by starla_o0 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋