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By llimllib
Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 06:57:37 PM EST

I was talking to a girl at dinner tonight. This girl works at a bar near my school. The other day, she was at work, talking with her friends. Behind her, the guy who owns the place said something along the lines of "hey chubby, why aren't you working?" (I don't remember exactly what he said, but it definitely involved "chubby"). When she got mad at him, and told him about it, he shouted to everyone around that he apologized to her, that he had to constantly apologize to her.
Soon after, she found herself magically off the schedule for next week, and presumably forever.

This is not cool. However, she follows this story up by saying that she's definitely going to get a lawyer now.
I know, the dude is definitely an asshole. I'm not going to say whether she's right or wrong, but it was such a foreign response to me; I would have quit, chalked it up to another asshole, and gotten on with things.
Is her response common? Warranted? Legal (i.e. did the dude break any laws? did he have to? what could she sue for?

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A Story | 16 comments (16 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

its not the joke its the job (none / 0) (#14)
by livus on Fri Oct 3rd, 2003 at 09:28:41 AM EST

I agree the joke is nothing to get worked up over but a workplace in which you lose your job unless you take everything that is said to you with nothing but a sweet smile is pretty lame.

I mean, if she never called him on it he wouldve said worse and worse things.

How rich is she, how qualified? jobs don't grow on trees, and sacking her without warning probably means she wont make rent unless she gets a new job pretty damn quickly.

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_{studies have shown: at least 63 percent of kurons would charge for sex if they could}

she's in college (5.00 / 1) (#15)
by llimllib on Fri Oct 3rd, 2003 at 09:42:43 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

so the rent is covered by student loans for now. How qualified is she? She's been a waitress at at least 3 places I can name, does that make her qualified? I don't really know what qualified is for a waitress.

Peace.
[ Parent ]

oh I see (5.00 / 1) (#16)
by livus on Sat Oct 4th, 2003 at 03:07:55 AM EST

I was just trying to work out how broke she is and how hard it would be for her to find another job. I dunno what qualified is for a waitress either, what I meant was, what other jobs can she do.

If she's still in school, presumably she only waitresses for part time work to keep her loan down and will pick up a higher income job when she graduates.

I guess my view is that since her job isnt the only thing keeping her off the streets, she's probably overreacting with the lawyer aspect. If she was a single mom trying to make ends meet and the guy fired her like that, that would be a little different.

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_{studies have shown: at least 63 percent of kurons would charge for sex if they could}
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Hey (5.00 / 4) (#5)
by Richard Stallman on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 07:22:25 PM EST

what could she sue for?

A garbage-bag full of popcorn?

Civil suit (3.00 / 2) (#6)
by omghax on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 07:48:17 PM EST
(onlyihavehandle@hotmail.com)

You can sue for any reason and claiming any damages. It's utterly ridiculous.

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re: Civil suit (4.25 / 4) (#9)
by ZorbaTHut on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 08:29:36 PM EST

This comment is an insult towards my preferred way of making money. By reading it, I have suffered severe emotional damage. Expect a letter from my lawyer.

(In the interests of not getting countersued, I'M JOKING.)

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I don't see why our legal system should defend her (3.66 / 6) (#4)
by rmg on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 07:12:59 PM EST
(the.notorious.rmg@gmail.com) aim:dashbrdgrl45

I mean, presumably, the guy was just joking. If she can't take a joke here and there, she doesn't really have any place in the work force.

With the liberal justice system in America what it is, she probably will be able to extort some kind of payment out of this guy. It is really unfortunate the way America has become so politically correct that such a simple thing could shut down this business and potentially damage the local economy.

I hope that she gets nothing for embarassing her manager publicly this way -- nothing is what she deserves.

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stalinism

dave dean

Hmm. (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by ZorbaTHut on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 08:32:40 PM EST

In some ways I agree with you, in some ways I don't. I think the issue is that I don't know what the situation is. If he had been trying to get her attention and failing, saying "Hey! Chubby!" might have been the verbal equivalent of "Wake up, I'm talking to you!" In that case, this is a totally unwarranted lawsuit. On the other hand, if this was a continuing barrage of insults that had lasted her entire employment history ("hey chubby", "hey fatso", "hey stupid", etc etc etc) I'd say she's got a legitimate case.

Unfortunately, in the throes of "let's see how much money I can make off this", the truth tends to get lost.

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damn it. (3.00 / 2) (#11)
by rmg on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 08:44:38 PM EST
(the.notorious.rmg@gmail.com) aim:dashbrdgrl45

was it too reasonable sounding? i thought the "liberal justice system" thing was dumb enough get someone after me. in fact, that post would have kind of pissed me off if i hadn't written it.

so what can i do to write more inflammatory posts? i thought it was pretty obnoxious, but i guess no one else did... come on, feedback plz!

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stalinism

dave dean
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You should've... (5.00 / 3) (#12)
by JahToasted on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 08:55:56 PM EST
(toastafari at yahoo dot com)

said that it was her fault for being fat, if she was bothered by the insult she should just eat less and exercise some more... etc.

Fatasses are really sensitive about that kinda shit.
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"I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames" -- Jim Morrison
[ Parent ]

(Score: 5, Insightful.) (3.00 / 2) (#13)
by rmg on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 09:05:40 PM EST
(the.notorious.rmg@gmail.com) aim:dashbrdgrl45

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stalinism

dave dean
[ Parent ]

Constructive Dismissal (4.75 / 4) (#3)
by CheeseburgerBrown on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 07:10:40 PM EST
(cheeseburgerbrown+gmail:com) http://mfdh.ca/cheeseburgerbrown

When an employer changes the conditions of your job (responsibilities/hours/whatever) in order to cause you to quit, it is called constructive dimissal...

That being said, waitresses probably don't tend to win a lot of labour disputes, because the money is too meagre for anyone to really care about. That being said, I'm talking out of my ass.

The really important question is this: Did you get her phone number? I like chubby girls.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski. Personally, I prefer a cheeseburger.

Answer (5.00 / 2) (#1)
by KilljoyAZ on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 06:59:18 PM EST

what could she sue for?

Money. Keep in mind that IANAL.

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Creativitiy cannot be SPELT by over 98% of all American troops. - psychologist

You anal? (3.66 / 6) (#2)
by A Proud American on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 07:03:44 PM EST
(AIM: A Proud USian)

How's that going for ya?

:-*

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The weak are killed and eaten...

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Probably about like your vegan diet (3.00 / 2) (#7)
by omghax on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 07:48:50 PM EST
(onlyihavehandle@hotmail.com)

NT

[ Parent ]

Two weeks straight, non-stop?! (nt) (3.00 / 2) (#8)
by A Proud American on Thu Oct 2nd, 2003 at 07:59:08 PM EST
(AIM: A Proud USian)

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The weak are killed and eaten...

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