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Re: off topic questions



On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 20:20 -0600, bentley_rhodes wrote:
> does anyone know who i should contact if i have some discrimination, 
> harassment, and slander/ libel going on at work?  i was thinking about 
> the EEOC (equal oppurtunity) people, but i need someone that i can talk 
> to for help if my work center doesn't help me first.

Bentley,

Rule #1: Choose your words carefully. Make them smooth and sweet, lest
you have to eat them later.

Rule #2: Above all, burn no bridges. Most people spend 40-45 years
working for one company after another. In this age of mergers and
acquisitions it's common for someone to find themselves again working
for a company they'd left a few years ago. This is especially true of
consulting and contract work.

Rule #3: If the problem is a co-worker, talk privately to your
supervisor. If your supervisor is the problem, talk privately to his/her
supervisor. If at all possible, and I cannot emphasize this point too
much: KEEP THE PROBLEM CONFINED TO YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND. If that's not
possible, talk privately to the HR specialist assigned to your area. If
you don't keep things private, you'll take away their ability to fix the
problem in a professional and dignified manner. If they choose to fix
the problem by firing someone, don't be the the most obvious target.

No matter what you may hear from friends and co-workers, lawyers and
other outsiders never fix a problem. They just take their financial cut
and move on to the next battle. The only good solutions to problems are
worked out inside the system.

--Doc


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