This guy has been hired at the hotel where I work as security and he was let go for sexual harassment from a previous position. I know this because I am friends with his former co-workers and am friends with a friend whos friend was the one who was sexually harassed. I've kept my mouth shut and the guy doesn't know that I know (as far as I know because he didn;t know me until we inroduussed ourselves). He used to be a DJ at a bar and that's how I know who he is. Should I let mangment know or just let his go.
btw, what he did was take off a girl panties at the bar while she passed out on the stairs in the bar. He wasn't charged but just fired. I heard this long before he was hired at my work place through my friends.
What should I do?
2007-09-21 16:11:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You should mind your own business. He was already punished for what he did. Now he gets to start over.
2007-09-21 16:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by equal_opposites 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay out of it. It's none of your business.
He made a mistake at his prior job and was fired for it. He has to work somewhere. The man has a right to earn a living. Has he sexually harassed anyone at your job? If not, he probably learned a very expensive lesson.
Your current employer would have checked his references (prior employers) before hiring him. If he was let go for sexual harassment, the prior employer probably would not give him a favorable reference.
Also, you have no first hand knowledge of anything. Only what a friend of a friend said happened. And hey, a friend of a friend is always 100% reliable (scarsam).
So what if you go to the boss - tell them what a friend of a friend said and he gets let go based on your faulty knowlege. He finds out you did that - now that he's lost another job and still has bills to pay - do you think there's a pretty good chance he would sue you? I do.
2007-09-21 16:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by Boots 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to be careful if you choose to approach management with what you know, or think you know. unless you have personal knowledge of what he did, like as for instance you witnessed the infraction, all you have is hearsay evidence. when management checks with previous employers, they cannot ask why an employee left the job. all they can ask is if the employee is eligible for rehire, what the dates of employment was, and what the salary was and that is it. if your friends come forward and let the current employer know why he was terminated, they set themselves up for a lawsuit if they have no evidence. all you can do is keep an eye on the guy, and document any unacceptable behavior by this guy. but even there you have to be careful that it doesn't backfire on you. if you do choose to document any unacceptable behavior, do it discreetly, and avoid creating a hostile work environment otherwise you will get into trouble.
2007-09-21 16:25:59 · answer #3 · answered by richard b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep it to yourself. Everyone deserves a chance to get their sh*t together. he wasn't arrested and he should be able to support himself and he shouldn't be punished for past behavior that isn't even verified so until he shows some creepy behavior leave it alone. . Did you ever play telepone? The story is completely different by the time it comes to you.
2007-09-21 17:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by uknowme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he wasn't charged then the company should not know. he has not broken any law. If you tell them and he finds out you told them and they let him go on your word he can sue. On the other hand though I definitely would not be going out and getting drunk if he is around.
2007-09-21 16:17:58 · answer #5 · answered by Nathan 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my friend got fired once for sexual harrasment...but I know him and he would never mean to mistreat a woman...it was just a misunderstanding because he thought she was someone else not long after they met, and in a conversation which resulted in her feeling offended and pressing for sexual harrasment...and my friend was fired lol...It could be serious if he's like a habitual womanizer...but also think about how many oversensitized woman there are who are trigger happy with sexual harrasment claims.
2007-09-21 16:21:57 · answer #6 · answered by T-monster 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't say anything at this point, but I sure would keep my eyes open and on the alert. One misstep and I'd go to management. 'til then ,see if he's learned his lesson.
2007-09-21 16:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by Wildflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't go around telling every body. I would just be care full and not get drunk around him and keep my distance. he does sound like a perve though!
2007-09-21 16:20:12 · answer #8 · answered by tookoolfool 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they don't already know, I'd probably tell them.
2007-09-21 16:17:38 · answer #9 · answered by Taitu 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋