County Must Pay $100,000 To Bullied Employee

[Grasshopper27]

Hmm

Student in school gets bullied, complains to teachers, they do nothing, kid gets gun and shoots bully.

Adult at work get bullied, complains to lawyers, they do something, adult gets $100,000.

...and who said kids know everything these days... Lawyers are marketing themselves to the wrong demographic!!!

News

A public works employee who was bullied by his co-workers will receive $100,000 from Sarasota County.

Grasshopper

 

[PsychoAndy]

I'll bet $99,999 that it gets reduced on the appellate circuit.

-PAB

 

[UglyCasanova]

A county investigation prompted by a complaint made by Fiore's mother last December concluded that Fiore's co-workers had called him "retard," "dummy" and "idiot" and supervisors knew about the mistreatment but did nothing.

Awwwwwww...I almost want to cry .

 

[Dudd]

Great. All I have to do to ensure my future financial needs is to act like a giant nerd around my potential co-workers. Get made fun of, sue employer, and viola, free cash! Screw college.

Seriously though, why can't a 46 year old man stand up for himself? His mom even had to complain for him. It doesn't say he's retarded or anything. Grow a pair.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: Dudd
Seriously though, why can't a 46 year old man stand up for himself? His mom even had to complain for him. It doesn't say he's retarded or anything. Grow a pair.

Dude, the guy makes $11.37 an hour.

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: Dudd
Seriously though, why can't a 46 year old man stand up for himself? His mom even had to complain for him. It doesn't say he's retarded or anything. Grow a pair.

Dude, the guy makes $11.37 an hour.

That is just so sad...

If I'm only making $11.37/hr when I'm 46, please shoot me!!!

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: grasshopper26

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: Dudd
Seriously though, why can't a 46 year old man stand up for himself? His mom even had to complain for him. It doesn't say he's retarded or anything. Grow a pair.

Dude, the guy makes $11.37 an hour.

That is just so sad...

If I'm only making $11.37/hr when I'm 46, please shoot me!!!

Its a deal, but only after you sign a few papers...

 

[Mookow]

Fiore's crew leader and co-workers sat in an air-conditioned truck while he worked in the hot sun, and the crew leader once told Fiore to sit in the truck while everyone else ate lunch in a Venice restaurant, according to the investigation.

WTF? Between that and the name calling, he has no case. I worked outside putting up fence this summer. Sometimes, 1 guy has to do something, and its just as fast if one guy does it or 20, so the others might as well sit in the shade (or truck didnt have AC). And on the lunch thing, who cares? If you're a dumb*** and cause more work for the rest of the crew, they arent going to want to eat with you. In regards to the name calling, WTF? Everyone on the crew called everyone else a dumb mother****er at one point or another.

 

[tcsenter]

WTF? Between that and the name calling, he has no case.

The county commission voted unanimously to award him this settlement. There will be no "appeal", this is the county's offer to settle the complaint. Its a little late to say "he has no case" after the country already voted unanimously to award him this money, wouldn't you say?

I worked outside putting up fence this summer. Sometimes, 1 guy has to do something, and its just as fast if one guy does it or 20, so the others might as well sit in the shade (or truck didnt have AC).

You badly misread the article. This does not appear to be consentual, the county investigation found a pattern of mistreatment and abuse. Four people lost their jobs and another was suspended. Its not 'the guys chumming around being guys' when they conspire to single out and abuse one employee with the blessing of management.

As to why he didn't stand up for himself, I presume due to the name calling, the man is not a higher functioning person, but is probably "slow" in some way. Hey cool, a bunch of 'big and tough' adult men picking on 'the retard'. I stopped doing that in...3rd grade?

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

WTF? Between that and the name calling, he has no case.

The county commission voted unanimously to award him this settlement. There will be no "appeal", this is the county's offer to settle the complaint. Its a little late to say "he has no case" after the country already voted unanimously to award him this money, wouldn't you say?

I dont think the guy's problems are 100K of problems, based on the info I have.

I worked outside putting up fence this summer. Sometimes, 1 guy has to do something, and its just as fast if one guy does it or 20, so the others might as well sit in the shade (or truck didnt have AC).

You badly misread the article. This does not appear to be consentual, the county investigation found a pattern of mistreatment and abuse. Four people lost their jobs and another was suspended. Its not 'the guys chumming around being guys' when they conspire to single out and abuse one employee with the blessing of management.

As to why he didn't stand up for himself, I presume due to the name calling, the man is not a higher functioning person, but is probably "slow" in some way. Hey cool, a bunch of 'big and tough' adult men picking on 'the retard'. I stopped doing that in...3rd grade?

I still say that from what I see in the article, the issue was blown out of proportion. "Oh no, they're calling me names, give me $100,000!"

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Mookow

Originally posted by: grasshopper26

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: Dudd
Seriously though, why can't a 46 year old man stand up for himself? His mom even had to complain for him. It doesn't say he's retarded or anything. Grow a pair.

Dude, the guy makes $11.37 an hour.

That is just so sad...

If I'm only making $11.37/hr when I'm 46, please shoot me!!!

Its a deal, but only after you sign a few papers...

Hell.. That might be considered a Kickass job by then the way jobs and money is exiting our economy.

 

[BDawg]

Make fun of the guy all you want, but no one deserves to be treated like that at work.

How exactly should he have stood up for himself? Knocked the guy out? Brought a shotgun to work?

 

[etech]

No one deserves to be treated like that. I agree with the award in this case.

If a manager knows that an employee is being abused it is his job to stop that abuse. If he doesn't then he is failing in his job. We recently had the same situation at work where a little group decided to pick on one guy. An e-mail was sent saying that those actions were unacceptable. If that had happened in this case he would not have been awarded money.

Moral of the story.

Don't pick on someone just to try and make you feel better about yourself.

 

[NokiaDude]

I agree with etech, no one deserves to be treated like that. That's why I love the law, sue their ass off. Of course in school the only thing you can do is get a baseball bat and beat the bully's ass down!!

 

[OutHouse]

I agree with the decision too. Gown men acting like children on a playground..... He and they got what they deserved.

 

[LAUST]

Lawyer.... I guess the "yer" mean "Bender" I hate em so bad.. piles of friggin junk!