hihowsitgoin
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? massachussetts
I work at a local fast food restaraunt. I was recently reprimanded for sexuall harrassment. The claims were a misunderstanding due to my sometimes hard to read personality but that is not the problem. The problem with the situation is that- a) I was not asked my side of things and in fact there was in no way, shape, or form an investigation- she mearly walked up to me and began reprimanding me in an accusatory tone. She did not enlighten me as to what about my behavior offended and in fact, although there was only one sixteen year old there, I was not told who I had offended beyond "she's only sixteen", b) I was reprimanded in a public environment-i.e in front of my register with a fellow employee and customers all within earshot and c) especially considering the nature of the allegation and surroundings my reprimandation was worded in a vague and misleading manner which could have made me look like a greasy perv as much as the well intentioned victim of a misunderstanding I am. Her actuall wording was somewhere along the lines of "she only just turned 16 and her mother raised her to be aware of men and the signals they put off and she is considering your behavior sexual harrassment and you are not to talk or so much as look at her or you could lose you job". My thinking is that I knew what the real story was and she made me feel like some kind of greasy pervert, so I can only wonder what was happening in the imaginations of any unknowing outside observers.
They have attempted to contact me several times since (I quit right after) to offer me a raise to come back and I plan to talk to them about it but first I would like to know what my rights are in this situation, and whether going back for a raise would be letting them off too easily. Do I have grounds to take this into court and if so what would my next step be?
I feel my rights have been violated, and even if this was more than a misunderstanding they went about it in an innapropriate and possibly damaging manner. I am now too embarrassed to go in with any more than the 3 person night crew (the only people I trust to know me well enough to not hold such a thing against me) and I would like to know what my options are.
Thank you in advance for any help. Have a nice day.
-R.
I work at a local fast food restaraunt. I was recently reprimanded for sexuall harrassment. The claims were a misunderstanding due to my sometimes hard to read personality but that is not the problem. The problem with the situation is that- a) I was not asked my side of things and in fact there was in no way, shape, or form an investigation- she mearly walked up to me and began reprimanding me in an accusatory tone. She did not enlighten me as to what about my behavior offended and in fact, although there was only one sixteen year old there, I was not told who I had offended beyond "she's only sixteen", b) I was reprimanded in a public environment-i.e in front of my register with a fellow employee and customers all within earshot and c) especially considering the nature of the allegation and surroundings my reprimandation was worded in a vague and misleading manner which could have made me look like a greasy perv as much as the well intentioned victim of a misunderstanding I am. Her actuall wording was somewhere along the lines of "she only just turned 16 and her mother raised her to be aware of men and the signals they put off and she is considering your behavior sexual harrassment and you are not to talk or so much as look at her or you could lose you job". My thinking is that I knew what the real story was and she made me feel like some kind of greasy pervert, so I can only wonder what was happening in the imaginations of any unknowing outside observers.
They have attempted to contact me several times since (I quit right after) to offer me a raise to come back and I plan to talk to them about it but first I would like to know what my rights are in this situation, and whether going back for a raise would be letting them off too easily. Do I have grounds to take this into court and if so what would my next step be?
I feel my rights have been violated, and even if this was more than a misunderstanding they went about it in an innapropriate and possibly damaging manner. I am now too embarrassed to go in with any more than the 3 person night crew (the only people I trust to know me well enough to not hold such a thing against me) and I would like to know what my options are.
Thank you in advance for any help. Have a nice day.
-R.