i have been a receptionist for a company for almost a year and a half, the general manager just told me off in front of a bunch of customers for a stupid reason. I have been having problems with this company for a long time now, i mean their is no one over the general manager that i can talk to, should i quit, i am about 2 minutes away from typing up my 2 weeks notice letter.
2007-06-13 05:42:18 · 13 answers · asked by ♥ purrlvr ♥ 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
i wasn't on yahoo answers when he yelled at me, he yelled because he a fuc**** tempermental prick
2007-06-13 05:46:40 · update #1
If you have a human resources manager to talk to, I would recommend doing it as soon as possible. Even if there is no one in a position higher than the GM, he would still have to answer to the HR department. If you don't have an HR department, there might not be any other recourses in your company that you could file a complaint with.
Just because he is a general manager, it doesn't give him the right to publicly try to humiliate you or belittle you in front of other people. He should have pulled you aside if he thought that he needed to reprimand you for your work habits. Yelling at you in front of customers is completely inappropriate and could be detrimental to the business itself.
There are some states where that would be considered a hostile work enviroment and/or harassment and you would be able to file a grievance with the government labor board. Find out if there are any state agencies that can help you. If you are a minority (and since he is man and you are a woman, it would classify as sexual harassment as well), he would have to answer for his behavior to a goverment agency.
If this is a long standing issue, be able to provide a documented history to prove your stance on this matter. Just keep in mind that you might not be able to hold your position there after reporting him, so be prepared to start looking for additional work if and when the time comes.
In any case ALWAYS document his negative behavior towards you. We call it CYA (Covering your A**) and make sure that you make it clear to him that you will not tolerate his abusive behavior towards you any further.
2007-06-13 06:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by lololo_and_lalala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want something that you have to keep covered up? I would at least until you get the job and feel your way around. It could be that particular place of employment would not have a problem with it. However, I really don't see where it would be a problem. Many people are getting tats these days. The employers should not judge someones performance on this. But I think I would hold off until I found employment, just in case.
2016-05-19 02:00:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should not have told you off in front of customers. Whether you turn in your notice depends on whether you want to continue to work for someone like that, or try to better your situation. I wouldn't just walk out, and maybe today isn't the day to turn in your notice, since it sounds like this just happened. It will be known that you are turning in your notice because of what happened and they may just ask you to leave now. Some states don't need a reason to let you go. So, perhaps you should wait a few days, scope out your options for other employment and just bask in the knowledge that you will be turning in your two week notice to the undeserving idiots any day. Good luck!
2007-06-13 05:48:43 · answer #3 · answered by on2lifesjourney 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could always find out who the owner is and write a letter or call saying that you were humiliated infront of customers and that it was inappropriate coming from a person who is suppose to be on a professional level. There is also always the option of confronting your general manager. You can't just quit without talking it out first.
2007-06-13 05:47:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried talking to the General Manager about it? Isn't there an office manager or owner you could go to?
If it is as bad as you state then give your 2 week notice and then leave as professionally as possible. Start getting your resume out there so you can find something else quickly.
2007-06-13 05:45:56 · answer #5 · answered by hr4me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been a manager for almost twenty years and I never
chided any of our employees in front of his/her co-employees
and much more in front of other people. We are not perfect
and even the most intelligent person commits a mistake.
For me, the best way to correct a mistake by an em,ployee
is to call him/her to a place where they can discuss the
mistake and make possible adjustments to avoid committing
the same mistake.
2007-06-13 05:53:36 · answer #6 · answered by Orlando M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a continuous thing rather than a once and done"incident, update your resume and start looking.
The GM sounds like a whacko. Youdon't need that crap.
2007-06-13 07:16:32 · answer #7 · answered by TedEx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if this was his first time doing this then there was probably something going on with him that day but still thats no reason for him to talk to u that way! give him some time to cool and the talk to him about the incident
2007-06-13 06:02:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i were you i would you shouldn't have to take stuff like that from people there is always gonna be a job out there for you i work with people that i can talk to all the time everyone is nice and friendly that's how a job should be.
2007-06-13 05:48:04 · answer #9 · answered by Darla T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably told you off for being on yahoo answers while your suppose to be working.
2007-06-13 05:45:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋