Coworker using insulting words on me

I have a coworker, who calls me insulting words in his language, so today I reported him to my supervisor, I felt very childish for reporting him, just wanted to know if this was the right thing to do, or it might just backfire on me?

 

Well, you coulda slapped the taste outta his mouth


But then again, that wouldn't solve anything. Really, if your getting harassed at work then it will likely affect your job performance - which most certainly would be a reason to notify your supervisor.

 

Should've dealt with him yourself. No reason to report him...unless you feel threatened.

 

why dont you beat the shit out of him ?

 

I have before, it didn't solve anything.

 

I want too, but then I would get fired, and arrested.

 

i think it would have been better if you put it into paper first before you submitted it to your supervisor. Nevertheless, you did the right thing!

 

Video tape it. Then report it to your boss. If no action is taken, You'll be rich!

The hell with pell grants!

 

Sounds like you did the right thing. But we don't know all of the details so it's tough judge.

 

What happend was they told him not to say anything to me, and they told me, if it ever happens again, let us know . This is a city job, it will be very hard to sue them. But yes, if next time they do nothing about it, I will get a lawyer.

 

That 's right. As an employee in that company, you have the right to be respected by your fellow employees.

 

You did the right thing. Asking nicely sometimes doesn't help, but seeking help from those placed in charge can help.

Oh, document everything! Having things written down will help you recall items if asked too.

tom

 

This used to happen at the last full-time job I worked at. I worked in a very ethnically diverse environment, and because of that there was a lot of tension between different ethnicities.

There was one European woman who used to cut out newspaper articles written about the brutality in Sri Lanka as a result of the Tamil Tiger confrontations. She would tape it to the desks of the Tamil employees.

The problem is that not much can really be done about a situation like that unless you can prove it. Hidden camera/tape recorder, eyewitness, something...get it captured, and then go to the supervisor.

If that doesn't work, then do what scares most corporate types: threaten to file a lawsuit and go public with your grievance. They'll settle with you to shut you up. They may fire you after, but if it had to go that far for you to get any satisfaction, that's not a place you want to be anyway.

At least, this is the chain of events that I eyewitnessed. It was kind of surreal though.

 

There's no place for that in the workplace - and therefore no reason for you not to go directly to your supervisor. I'm talking from the US point of view - I know that corporate/business environments outside our borders are a lot different.

There are some things you can try to settle yourself - if you aren't getting along with someone, if they are not being cooperative, etc. - but if they are throwing around insults in foreign languages, it's time to bring it up with someone in charge and have it placed in their file.

 

not childish at all.. atleast they knew what was going on and how unprofessional your co worker is

 

You should have told him to settle the issue outside the office instead.

 

He insults you in his language then how do understand his language

 

I asked someone what it means.

 

If they insult you, take care of them outside of the working environment

 

Then its best solution is to insult him in cantonese
Both of you will enjoy insult game.