I Just Got Threatened To Get Fired Bcuz Of A Jena 6 Sign On My Desk
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If they're trying to talk you out of quitting that means that you haven't quit yet, right? Yet you already said that you told them you quit. SO which is it, did you quit or not?
i feel wat u sayin but u dumb for quitting
Basically you've MASSIVELY changed things at that job and, trust me, it won't be worth staying there anyway.
But don't walk away. NOTHING is wrong with a "Jena 6" sign just like nothing is wrong with a "Support The Troops", "End Global Warming" or "Go Billikens" sign.
A solid law firm would take this case with little or no out-of-pocket expense to you and you could make a huge statement plus hit them where it hurts.
Regardless, you need to polish up that resume because either now or very soon in the future, you'll be looking to work somewhere else.
D-Nice 1 (The Nice One)
But don't walk away. NOTHING is wrong with a "Jena 6" sign just like nothing is wrong with a "Support The Troops", "End Global Warming" or "Go Billikens" sign.
A solid law firm would take this case with little or no out-of-pocket expense to you and you could make a huge statement plus hit them where it hurts.
Regardless, you need to polish up that resume because either now or very soon in the future, you'll be looking to work somewhere else.
D-Nice 1 (The Nice One)
In a sense they got U twice,
1. You quit which is what they probably wanted anyway saving them some paper work. They'll just replace you with a white guy and pay him twice of what you where making for less work.
2. You can't collect unemployment benefits because you quit.
If you had continued working there they probably would have made working conditions for you unbearable where you would've eventually quit.
There are 3 subjects of discussion or conversations that I try to stay clear of on the job, which are Politics, Religion, and Race relations. These subjects stir up emotional responses that lead to very heated debates and sometimes violent outcomes.
There are other possible remedies that you may pursue but thats pending on further information on that sign of yours.
What was the exact wording of your Jena 6 sign?
1. You quit which is what they probably wanted anyway saving them some paper work. They'll just replace you with a white guy and pay him twice of what you where making for less work.
2. You can't collect unemployment benefits because you quit.
If you had continued working there they probably would have made working conditions for you unbearable where you would've eventually quit.
There are 3 subjects of discussion or conversations that I try to stay clear of on the job, which are Politics, Religion, and Race relations. These subjects stir up emotional responses that lead to very heated debates and sometimes violent outcomes.
There are other possible remedies that you may pursue but thats pending on further information on that sign of yours.
What was the exact wording of your Jena 6 sign?
TAKE YOUR ASS BACK TO WORK AND IF THEY TRY IT AGAIN
DO THIS SHIT THE RIGHT WAY
THE ONLY PERSON YOU HURT BY QUITTING IS YOU.
THEY DONT GIVE A FUCK AND YOU WILL BE REPLACWED DESPITE WHAT YOU THINK
THAT COMPANY WIL STILL BE THERE WHILE YOU ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE WITH YOUR CHEST STUCK OUT TALKING ABOUT I QUIT.
FUCK THAT CHECK YOUR EMPLOYEE HAND BOOK AND SEE WHAT THE POLICY IS FOR SHIT LIKE THAT IF THEY DONT HAVE ONE THATS EVEN BETTER.
IF THERE ISNT ONE THEN SUE THE SHIT OUT OF THEM.
IF THERE IS ONE STILL GET TO THE EEOC AND FILE FOR RIGHT TO SUE FOR HARRASSMENT AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
THEY HAD TO KNOW WHAT THE SIGN WAS FOR THEM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.
BE A THINKER
PLAY THEIR GAME AND BEAT THEM AT IT.
Wow! I was just in The St.Louis area (Well the O'Fallon area), and I thought it was pretty cool. I didn't see that many blacks, even at the Walmart.
Had a chance to go to a nice Jazz Club in the downtown St.Louis area.
TAKE YOUR ASS BACK TO WORK AND IF THEY TRY IT AGAIN
DO THIS SHIT THE RIGHT WAY
THE ONLY PERSON YOU HURT BY QUITTING IS YOU.
THEY DONT GIVE A FUCK AND YOU WILL BE REPLACWED DESPITE WHAT YOU THINK
THAT COMPANY WIL STILL BE THERE WHILE YOU ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE WITH YOUR CHEST STUCK OUT TALKING ABOUT I QUIT.
FUCK THAT CHECK YOUR EMPLOYEE HAND BOOK AND SEE WHAT THE POLICY IS FOR SHIT LIKE THAT IF THEY DONT HAVE ONE THATS EVEN BETTER.
IF THERE ISNT ONE THEN SUE THE SHIT OUT OF THEM.
IF THERE IS ONE STILL GET TO THE EEOC AND FILE FOR RIGHT TO SUE FOR HARRASSMENT AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
THEY HAD TO KNOW WHAT THE SIGN WAS FOR THEM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.
BE A THINKER
PLAY THEIR GAME AND BEAT THEM AT IT.
Tell em Trufiction!!!!!!!
BTW Memphis>>>>>>>>>ATL&Chitown.
Get a lawyer with Pre-Paid Legal, take that mofo to the Human Resources
Department (if your company has one) and let them know you will not accept
their decision lying down
Freedom of Speech. As long as your sign is not inciting people to riot, you
did nothing wrong. If you really want to educate the brothas and sistas there
(as well as whites), stand your ground against corporate gangsterism
good luck
Department (if your company has one) and let them know you will not accept
their decision lying down
Freedom of Speech. As long as your sign is not inciting people to riot, you
did nothing wrong. If you really want to educate the brothas and sistas there
(as well as whites), stand your ground against corporate gangsterism
good luck
TAKE YOUR ASS BACK TO WORK AND IF THEY TRY IT AGAIN
DO THIS SHIT THE RIGHT WAY
THE ONLY PERSON YOU HURT BY QUITTING IS YOU.
THEY DONT GIVE A FUCK AND YOU WILL BE REPLACWED DESPITE WHAT YOU THINK
THAT COMPANY WIL STILL BE THERE WHILE YOU ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE WITH YOUR CHEST STUCK OUT TALKING ABOUT I QUIT.
FUCK THAT CHECK YOUR EMPLOYEE HAND BOOK AND SEE WHAT THE POLICY IS FOR SHIT LIKE THAT IF THEY DONT HAVE ONE THATS EVEN BETTER.
IF THERE ISNT ONE THEN SUE THE SHIT OUT OF THEM.
IF THERE IS ONE STILL GET TO THE EEOC AND FILE FOR RIGHT TO SUE FOR HARRASSMENT AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
THEY HAD TO KNOW WHAT THE SIGN WAS FOR THEM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.
BE A THINKER
PLAY THEIR GAME AND BEAT THEM AT IT.
good advice. make no mistake i am not out of line. my job is still there if i want it. their actions were ignorant and the mood that it set is a difficult one to get past. its one of those ugly situations. of course the handbook doesnt say anything about political messages on your desk, as i stated earlier my supervisor has a political satire calender on her desk. anyway this is gonna get ugly before it gets pretty but i wouldnt have even mentioned quitting if i didnt have money coming in from other places. and i admit politics should not be handled at work but there is a right and a wrong way to do everything. oh and i most def know to them im just another nigga easily replaceable. i already know all of that.
Sorry, but you have no right to use your job as a pulpit to express your political views. No more than you can put up a poster of a political figure, or (if you are a white supremacist) a swastika or an Aryan Nation bumper sticker. What the fuck iz some of y'all thinking ?
Nigga, please.
To think that the Jena case is about "supporting criminal activity" is like thinking rape is about getting pussy or that this war is about terrorism. You have truly missed the mark.
If you don't have time to see beyond your own self interests and stand for something, that says a lot about your character or the lack thereof. Get cha money but don't blame real men for standing up instead of bending over for "massa." Shuffle on.
stlredbird - The meeting Friday serves two purposes. They had to consult their legal team to see how much trouble this could cause them. They are probably going to try to offer you your job back so they will have a legal leg to stand on. They will say some shit like "we wanted to give the situation time to cool off; everyone was emotional. Let's be rational now." They also want to see what you are going to do. If you play company man, they'll give you your job back and fire you in a few months for something else. At this point, you have two options; start over and hunt for a new job or stay until you find a new job. If you start over, you can sue. There is no guarantee that you will win, especially if you have previous discipline actions. The odds are against you. IF you go back, you can't sue but you can use the time to get a new job if you have enough in savings to float you for a little while.
ALL IM SAYING IS
BEEN THERE DONE THAT
DONT QUIT
I GOT MY CHECK
YOU GET YOURS,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE OTHER PAPER COMING IN.
I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HIT AND HURT SOMEBODY
YOU HIT THEM IN THEIR POCKETS.
THAT HURTS THE WORST
YOURE MAKING IT TOO EASY TO GET AWAY WITH SHIT
AND YOURE MAKING IT EVEN EASIER FOR THEM
TO FUCK THE NEXT BLACK PERSON THEY FEEL LIKE HURTING.
ITS A GAME AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO PLAY IT.
THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD QUIT...GAME ON !
YOU WILL ALMOST ASSUREDLY GET A CHECK AT THE END.
THE MORE OF A HOSTILE ENVIORMENT THEY MAKE IT THE BETTER
KEEP A RECORDER AND A NOTE PAD.
SNATCH UP ANY DOCUMENT THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH FUCKING YOU OVER.
WHITE PEOPLE DO SHIT IN THE WORKPLACE ALL THE TIME AND DONT REALIZE THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW.
ONCE THEY FIRE YOU COLLECT YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT OR GET ANOTHER JOB
AND LET YOUR LAWYER DO THE REST.
I WOULD PROVOKE THE SHIT OUT OF THEM AND SMILE THE WHOLE TIME.
THERE IS A POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THIS BLACK AND WHITE RAINBOW.
Good advice.... I always say... just like they don't wanna hear what you have to say.... you don't wanna hear what they have to say....That basic strategy keeps everybody all in the same playing field.
Perhaps its the first time some of us have heard it said... but its the truth and everybody needs to keep that in mind...
Also, if you quit or were fired... you can't get unemployment...
Thats right...if other black people ain't up to speed about your causes, its not your "job" to "educate" them at work.
Consider if you had a "gay" co-worker... do you really wanna spend your water cooler time listenin to that kinda shit.
The best way to tell him you ain't interested, is to walk away... and if he's gay.. spending too much time listening to the guy makes you guilty by association... and you don't need that kind of office gossip going on behind your back.
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And think about the message you're sending to your supervisor. You're a militant... while that's good for your personal self esteem... it might not be so good for your wallet...
also.. in case you didn't know... we "all" have certain causes we feel particulariy "passionate" about. While you think everybody should listen to you, do you wanna listen to the office "gay" worker too... or how about the single mommy... they got causes they are equally passionate about as well... I'm sure they would love to spend "hours" talking to you about it...
But if you're like me, I don't like being taken "hostage" at work by someone who wants to me to listen to there political platform.
Take the high road... you don't talk about your personal concerns, and neither should they... and if they do... just walk away... they will understand.... thats how "grown folk" behave at work.
So Now You Should Go Back And Fuck Somebody Up
YOU'RE "IGNANT"
I don't buy it. Sorry. You might have thought about quiting or told your boys you should quit but to quit your job is incredibly stupid.
Smells like bullshit to me.
-VG
If you were willing to lose the job over the sign, then you shoulda let them fire you. Chess not checkers homie.
After time to think about this,the best thing you could have done
is said I will be in your office to discuss this since it seems to be
an issue. Then arrived at his office sat down and put a digital
voice recorder or tape recorder on his desk and said.....
"Now what is this bullshit you're talking about?"
I guarantee you he would have demanded you turn that shit off
or he wouldnt have said shit knowing he was dead ass wrong.
You played it wrong.
is said I will be in your office to discuss this since it seems to be
an issue. Then arrived at his office sat down and put a digital
voice recorder or tape recorder on his desk and said.....
"Now what is this bullshit you're talking about?"
I guarantee you he would have demanded you turn that shit off
or he wouldnt have said shit knowing he was dead ass wrong.
You played it wrong.
Homie,
#1 Documentation. Keep a diary and get yourself a lawyer. Sounds like it about to get hostile and you will have a hard time working there.
Go from bad to worse. Lawyers aint cheap. And if he did leave his job (which I seriously doubt) based on a legal case that requires a legal solution not even involving him personally, I doubt seriously his J-O-B will be worth fighting over. Besides, he already said he quit. A diary would be good for the next gig.
But he's lying. He's already talking shit in another post about how his job is still there if he wants it. Which in english means, he lied.
-VG
i swear some of you guys are fucking idiots
pray you get fired so u can sue the shit outta them for wrongful termination
he wont get any money, I dont know the situation or what happened but im black, i support Jena 6 and I probally would have done the same shit the sign can cause tension in the workplace and cause less productivity, my dude who posted this should have just took the sign down, but he quit so now he has no job and he still took the sign down while he packed his shit dumbass
Son, you are niave if you think they want to keep you around. If you get the chance DO NOT QUIT! KEEP YOUR JOB! You have no case - not with the EEOC, ACLU NAACP, CNN or any other alphabet. No attorney will take your case and your boss can fire you for any reason or no reason at all. Even if you have been a boot licker, they will stuff your file with all kinds of lies and no co-worker will testify for you.
If they ask you to remove the sign - do so and then use the company grievance system while documenting EVERYTHING FORWARD. Unless you record them saying I'm firing you for a discriminatory reason - you lose! Buy a recorder and get them to say you're fired because ... or comply. As a matter of fact, don't go to that meeting alone. They are going to FIRE you that day.
If they ask you to remove the sign - do so and then use the company grievance system while documenting EVERYTHING FORWARD. Unless you record them saying I'm firing you for a discriminatory reason - you lose! Buy a recorder and get them to say you're fired because ... or comply. As a matter of fact, don't go to that meeting alone. They are going to FIRE you that day.
um?????????? homie feeding the fam comes before the revolution
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kwazdog
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dont quit! get money fool!!! sue those bastards!!
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kwazdog
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never that, sometime you gotta starve...I'd rather die than be a fucking slave again...or hit up the devil with the glock!!!
Quitting is a dumb move unless you don't care about the job. Better to take a sick day and chill out. You have no free speech rights on your job, they can choose what to display at their company. If you want to show support for Jena 6, put your sign in your yard.
What will you do for an oncore, hang a poster of Shaka Zulu in that mans office? lol.
Seriously, you better recognize real quick where you are in the business world young blood. Nothing wrong with having passion for what you believe in but it's hard to pull off a serious protest while you're waiting on Kinko's to duplicate 50 of your best resumes.
-VG
Damn man you fucked up a golden opportunity.
To hell with all that ego macho I'm a blackman that takes no shit approach. You quit that job when the right move was to make them fire you. There's ways to deal with that type of bigotry that could've gotten you paid.Similar threads
