Does this seem like a hostile work environment?

[Robert Munch]

Question.. got a friend that's dealing with a somewhat hostile work environment which for the most part it's verbal abuse coming from the president of her small roofing company that she works for. What would you do in these two scenarios if your boss called you at work from his cellphone and began saying this "I didn't get my fucking voice mail on my fucking phone so I am in a fight with my wife b/c I didn't get her fucking message that my daughter needed to be pick her up and now she missed her fucking track meet and you need to fucking figure something out with this phone or I am canceling the hole thing with verizon and they can take me to court. this is fucking bullshit.' shortly after he then disconnects the call. Now mind you she only ordered the company phone through Verizon on her bosses behalf and does no troubleshooting for any phone issues that her boss may receive as this is not apart of her job responsibility.

Secondly, a few days later her boss then walks into my friends office yelling/cussing blaming her about her VP's mistake regarding a new company laptop that had to be ordered online. Her responsibility was to pick out a adequate company laptop for internal usage and then pass this information to the vice president so that he can then place the order online. She then follow's up with the VP a week later asking if the laptop was ordered and VP responds back he'll get to it later. This goes on for a few weeks with the VP basically saying that he'll get to it later. Things come to a head when the laptop finally arrives 3 months later and her boss now calls her into his office and began to verbally cuss her out and flail his arms up and down asking why did it take so long to get this new laptop. His office door is open and the VP is in the office with them as her boss is basically yelling the word fuck every other sentence while he is scratching his balls and pushing all the blame onto her. She then says the VP was well aware of what was required and asked the VP every week the status of this work laptop that had to be ordered. Her boss promptly says i don't care....


What would you do in this situation if you had to deal with a boss that cusses you out at work twice and it seems these types of confrontations are becoming more frequent and sounds like it's turning into a hostile work environment. Would you say something or let it slide and look for another job?

Thanks.

 

[jlee]

Your topic title doesn't match the thread content.

I would find another job.

 

[Newbian]

Pics of said female friend?

 

[Ns1]

quit

 

[calvinbiss]

Quit.

 

[Juddog]

I would quit.

 

[leftyman]

WTF

 

[Crusty]

I would quit, that's no fun.

 

[ggnl]

How small is the company she works for? Do they have an HR dept?

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Start recording the phone calls.

 

[spidey07]

Sounds like they want her to quit, that way they don't have to fire her or pay unemployment.

 

[punkdork9]

I'm the friend Munch is talking about in the post, it's a small-medium sized company so there is no HR. The VP (my other boss) is of no use he doesn't say anything other then "why are you mad at me" and all i hear from him is "that's just how he is" or "you know how he can be"

 

[sourceninja]

If my boss ever says Fuck, I'll assume that it is an acceptable word to use in the office. I would then use the word fuck with every customer I delt with.

 

[Praxis1452]

sue for verbal harassment/emotional trauma.

 

[lokiju]

I'd tell her to quit.

Lifes to short to deal with assholes on a daily basis IMO.

 

[MovingTarget]

Tell her to start the job search. Nobody can afford to quit anything these days until they have something else lined up. Then she can go out office-space style.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: sourceninja
If my boss ever says Fuck, I'll assume that it is an acceptable word to use in the office. I would then use the word fuck with every customer I delt with.

This.

 

[sourceninja]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: sourceninja
If my boss ever says Fuck, I'll assume that it is an acceptable word to use in the office. I would then use the word fuck with every customer I delt with.

This.

I could just see me calling the old ladies who have worked here for 25 years and saying "I've heard you are having a problem with the mother fucking website I built. What's your fucking problem?"

The would probably die.

 

[krylon]

Originally posted by: punkdork9
I'm the friend Munch is talking about in the post, it's a small-medium sized company so there is no HR. The VP (my other boss) is of no use he doesn't say anything other then "why are you mad at me" and all i hear from him is "that's just how he is" or "you know how he can be"

:camera:

 

[punkdork9]

so to do a quick recap: i should look for a new job, all the while using the word F**k like it's going out of style, and then go out office space style.....i like it! :laugh:

 

[ChaoZ]

Document. Buy a recorder. Sue. Win.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: punkdork9
so to do a quick recap: i should look for a new job, all the while using the word F**k like it's going out of style, and then go out office space style.....i like it! :laugh:

Minus the burn the place down. Just don't show up for work.

I don't think I'm going to show up to work anymore.
You mean you're gonna quit?
Nah, I just don't think I'm going to show up anymore. Yeah...I'm just not going to go.

 

[Fritzo]

Find another job, then quit. The guy obviously has anger/family issues. I bet his wife rides him a lot and he uses work to feel manly.

 

[jtvang125]

Go postal on his ass and then pull a Jerry Mcguire.

"Who's coming with me?"/psychotic Tom Cruise voice

 

[40Hands]

Don't forget to brew up a nice statement for your dick of a boss before you quit. Lay everything down and just walk out the door. Record this for our amusement.