Legal Question in Discrimination Law in California
My career is on the line
I work in a very small office with mostly women. All they do is chat up like a bunch of hens in a chicken coop. For months and months I have asked nicely if they could hold it down, not talk on cells phones etc. A young woman that sits next to me is obsessive compulsive to the extreem. When I nicely asked her that her actions were affecting my ability to do my job she, with her arrogant attitude, barked at me telling me to mind my own business etc. Well, I barked back louder! The next morning I told my employer what happened. She went in crying saying whe is afraid of me. Now my career is on the line. I hate going into work, I get incredible headaches and the little girls in the office continue away. It is making for a very hostile work environment for me. Because I am a male I feel that I don't have any recourse or rights. What can I do?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: My career is on the line
You have a worker's compensation stress claim at the minimum, If you are being discriminated against for being male may be determined by the DFEH. Contact me directly.
Re: My career is on the line
Little girls? Hens?
Sorry, your post just drips with sexist comments, unless your employer has some seriously odd hiring habits and you are surrounded by 13 year olds and poultry.
I am sorry if your office is loud and you prefer working in quiet, but that is just something that happens. Would you be complaining the same way if you worked with younger men who talked a lot? (And yes, I am sure every person reading this answer has known some loud males.)
You ask what can you do? I say buy headphones or send out your resume and maybe also try to view your co-workers as valued employees instead of classifying them based on age and sex.
-- Amy Kleinpeter
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