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racer1
04-29-2006, 06:22 PM
:confused: I have spent a few hours reading different areas on this site. So I now know that although my boss is rude, nasty, foulmouthed, and degrading to myself and all other employees, it sounds as though he has that right.
But there something he does that I question. Texas
I have been employed with this part of the company for 2 years. All other employees have been there only 5 or 6 months. We are one of 20 companies owned by a single person. Our HR department is in another state, no one at our office.
The boss (60 yrs old) has run off many employees, mostly female. It is an office situation, but he has lowered us to getting on our knees to scrub floors, clean his bathroom, do his laundry, and put medication on him. There is no saying no, as a person is either fired or belittled to tears.
In January he hired an 18 yr old that is very pretty. He has paid for implants, buys her jewelry, pays most of her bills etc. Some of this has slipped out and some is overheard when she is on the phone with her friends.
He continually tells everyone, including the men that he is going to marry her. He also tells everyone about the other women in his life or who had been in his life.
He talks about the new girls implants to others and 'don't she look nice in those sweaters...etc.'
Sometimes when he is joking around he makes up songs to sing that always have some sort of derogatory meaning.
Everyone is scared of him and needs their job. So no one is brave enough to do anything or say anything. If someone quits or is fired, everyone in the office has to hear him say, well they were no good anyway, probably something wrong with them, queer or something, or just wanted to lay up with men/women and not think about work...blah...blah...blah.
I am trying to stay on one subject as I don't want to cross forums, but this girl that he is so attracted to and calls by a pet name gets paid more than other women, is the only hourly person that does not have to punch in and out for breaks, and is allowed to violate all company polices when others are screamed at if they should violate one.
Another new girl was hired recently who has a tattoo on her upper arm. He told her it needed to be covered, but the other girl has one on her lower back and is allowed to wear short shirts and it is always visible.
He takes pictures of her with his camera phone and shows everyone how pretty she is. 'Look at the pictures I have of 'so and so'. Isn't she beautiful? One day I am going to marry her.'
Do we have anything here? There has been no physical touching between them in public, although they do spend a lot of time behind his office door or long lunches. Even the men working there do not like what is going on.

mitousmom
04-29-2006, 07:23 PM
Do we have anything here?

Probably not anything that violates the federal EEO statutes. Here's EEOC's views on the subject:
It is the Commission's position that Title VII does not prohibit isolated instances of preferential treatment based upon consensual romantic relationships. An isolated instance of favoritism toward a "paramour" (or a spouse, or a friend) may be unfair, but it does not discriminate against women or men in violation of Title VII, since both are disadvantaged for reasons other than their genders. A female . . . who is denied an employment benefit because of such sexual favoritism would not have been treated more favorably had she been a man nor, conversely, was she treated less favorably because she was a woman.

See http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/sexualfavor.html.

However, if he carries on about his sexual activity or discusses his "paramour's" sexual attributes in your presence and you find that objectionable, you should ask that he stop. If he continues, you could claim that you consider those statements to be sexual harassment. You should complain to HR even if it's in another state.

Even though his treatment of his "paramour" might not violate federal law, the owner of the company and HR might not consider it appropriate workplace behavior. A complaint to them might put an end to his behavior.

ElleMD
05-01-2006, 10:52 AM
Agree that this is probably not SH as it is based on nepotism and he appears to be equally unpleasant to everyone else. The things he buys for her have nothing to do with the job and you can't stop him from buying her either gifts, jewels or body parts.

You can complain to HR but if this guy is the owner, I don't see him changing his behavior anytime soon. if it were me, I'd be dusting off the old resume. Life's too short.

Blue22
06-05-2006, 04:30 AM
With all do respect if your listen in on phone calls and private conversations dont you think your kind of violating his privacy.

Marketeer
06-05-2006, 04:56 AM
With all do respect if your listen in on phone calls and private conversations dont you think your kind of violating his privacy. Blue, this post is over a month old and I doubt the OP is checking back for responses. In any event, in most office situations it's impossible not to overhear phone calls and conversations. This is not a violation of anyone's privacy.

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