What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Missouri.
I work at a retail store that is managed by the owners (a married couple) and has a staff of about eight college kids. I've been there for about a year, and shortly after I started, all but one employee left (they had all just graduated and were starting their careers). At the time, all employees were female.
When asked to recommend some new hires, I gave them the name of a good (male) friend of mine. They told me that they had "bad experiences" with male employees in the past. They said they "preferred to hire girls" and had done so for the last several years. I told them my friend (let's call him John) was a good, respectful, reliable person who would never do any of those things. They interviewed him, liked him a lot, and hired him. In his early shifts, they regularly made comments about how they'll be keeping their eye on him because of their previous male employees' poor performance, and are very open about the fact that they don't like hiring men.
In the couple of months after they hired John, they hired a few more people. Two new employees (hired after John) were given promotions, John was not considered.
One day my boss told me that one employee was getting a "free pass" for the day to work on homework while on the clock, leaving me to run the store alone. A few days later, my boss complained about John reading a book while on the clock.
Another day, a keyholder completely failed to show up for her shift one day and left town, forcing John to work the entire shift alone until a recently hired employee could come in and help him four hours later. The new employee received a cash bonus for coming in, while John was not even thanked for working a busy and stressful shift alone. The bosses never reprimanded or discussed the missed shift with the keyholder, but reprimanded John for being three minutes late the following morning.
One keyholder is quitting because of the inconsistent and passive aggressive management, and recommended that John be promoted to replace her as he needs the hours and is a good employee. They informed her that they'd "rather not" and would prefer to promote our newest employee (after six weeks) instead of John (an employee of almost a year).
John needs the job, and it's very difficult to find part-time work in our town. He doesn't like conflict and doesn't want to anger his bosses. He is very clearly being discriminated against based on his sex, and I find it infuriating. I do not like seeing a coworker (especially not my boyfriend) treated unfairly, and several of my coworkers agree that they are sexually discriminate and treat him unfairly.
Is there anything I can do without jeopardizing our jobs?
I work at a retail store that is managed by the owners (a married couple) and has a staff of about eight college kids. I've been there for about a year, and shortly after I started, all but one employee left (they had all just graduated and were starting their careers). At the time, all employees were female.
When asked to recommend some new hires, I gave them the name of a good (male) friend of mine. They told me that they had "bad experiences" with male employees in the past. They said they "preferred to hire girls" and had done so for the last several years. I told them my friend (let's call him John) was a good, respectful, reliable person who would never do any of those things. They interviewed him, liked him a lot, and hired him. In his early shifts, they regularly made comments about how they'll be keeping their eye on him because of their previous male employees' poor performance, and are very open about the fact that they don't like hiring men.
In the couple of months after they hired John, they hired a few more people. Two new employees (hired after John) were given promotions, John was not considered.
One day my boss told me that one employee was getting a "free pass" for the day to work on homework while on the clock, leaving me to run the store alone. A few days later, my boss complained about John reading a book while on the clock.
Another day, a keyholder completely failed to show up for her shift one day and left town, forcing John to work the entire shift alone until a recently hired employee could come in and help him four hours later. The new employee received a cash bonus for coming in, while John was not even thanked for working a busy and stressful shift alone. The bosses never reprimanded or discussed the missed shift with the keyholder, but reprimanded John for being three minutes late the following morning.
One keyholder is quitting because of the inconsistent and passive aggressive management, and recommended that John be promoted to replace her as he needs the hours and is a good employee. They informed her that they'd "rather not" and would prefer to promote our newest employee (after six weeks) instead of John (an employee of almost a year).
John needs the job, and it's very difficult to find part-time work in our town. He doesn't like conflict and doesn't want to anger his bosses. He is very clearly being discriminated against based on his sex, and I find it infuriating. I do not like seeing a coworker (especially not my boyfriend) treated unfairly, and several of my coworkers agree that they are sexually discriminate and treat him unfairly.
Is there anything I can do without jeopardizing our jobs?
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