Workplace racism againsed Scots forces me to quit.

**Dreadbelly** · 24th January 07, 05:59 PM

Waitacottonpickinminute...

Don't we have Texans on this board? I'd say a visit to this workplace is in order. Kilted. Maybe even angry looking.

The only way to deal with this nonsense is to confront it directly. And peacefully.

If you let stuff like this slide, it does nothing to fix the situation. The problem continues.

That said, not all fights are worth fighting. There are occasions where it is best to just move on and wait for a better place to make a stand.

Edit.

From personal experience. Everything for me usually ended in a fight. Any slight against me, my person, my hair, my kilt, was met with extreme hostility and usually violence. Those jerks, there was a time when I would have waylaid them and pummeled them in to submission. I would have pounded an apology out of them.

This does not work. Anger followed through with hatred does nothing. Solves nothing. I came to the understanding that people feared me, but they did not respect me. Anything established through violence is at best, temporary. I realised that my own actions had not won people to the kilted cause... But had only damaged what I had hoped to achieve. Because of this realisation, as well as a few other personal events in my own life, that violence was not the way. Acceptance had to be hard won through humility, grace, and endurance.

I only added this because when I first read this post, my first mental reaction was "Somebody needs to beat the stuffing out of those jerks." I had to correct my self and rearrange my thoughts before I could make my first sensible post. And I guess I edited this one to try and atone from my past actions and offer somebody a chance to learn from the mistakes I have made. Don't make them.

I meant what I said earlier. The best revenge is a life well lived. Go about your life and don't waste a single precious second worrying your self about what those small minded ignorant eejits think of you.

<-- I'll get off of this now. I hope that I have behaved my self in expressing my opinion and didn't offend, but hopefully enlightened.

**sirdaniel1975** · 24th January 07, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by RockyR

I know that we aren't supposed to get in to legal discussions here, so I'd say check with an attorney, but here are 2 thoughts to ponder:

1. Does the company have a Human Resources Dept? It'd be worth speaking to them about it and documenting the meeting (asking them to document it as well and maybe having them give you a copy of the meeting notes or something to prove you were there).

2. Is your state an "employment at will" state? Some states have the right to fire anyone at any time for any or NO reason... called Employment at will. PA is one. If it is, you may have no recourse...

Great Ideas!

Some cities have their own organizations too.

**bubba** · 24th January 07, 06:54 PM

A lawyer calling HR is the way to go. It'll scare hell out of upper management and likely get those fools demoted at least, if not outright fired.

**Alan H** · 24th January 07, 07:44 PM

They way you wearing a kilt OFF THE CLOCK...and got stupid over it?

OK, now that is REALLY stupid.

**Oldhiker** · 24th January 07, 08:57 PM

Introduce them to your best friend Claymore LOL j/k

**neo71665** · 24th January 07, 11:44 PM

I've seen it said twice now and still agree with Dreadbelly

**Rigged** · 25th January 07, 12:06 AM

What a mess. It's just clothing. I've shown up for work-related function (on my own time) kilted and even though some people have made comments about it, my boss agreed that while I'm on company time I wear what the company wants me to wear. On my own time, I wear whatever I want to. In two situations, group photos were taken and the kilts were hidden behind strategically-placed co-workers. Fair enough.

My advice on this? I have none. You have to do what's best for you. I can't know what that is.

**Navyguy** · 25th January 07, 12:06 AM

Even if the job is not worth keeping, your quiting is just going to leave their discrimination for someone else. Put up a fight, and if you want you can still leave. This is unacceptable behaviour for management, and needs to be reported to higher ups. Discrimination is flat out wrong and illegal. Fight for what is right.

**Mike1** · 25th January 07, 04:37 AM

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'Nuff said?

**Richland** · 25th January 07, 12:04 PM

Is this a part time job?
your direct supervisor is also 20 years old, and a female
concider the source. "Chicks dig kilts" so the problem is hers....
was the abuse ribbing, or direct venemous abuse?

My boss has seen me kilted a few times, and continues to make a bit of a joke of it. We both laugh. Honestly, "Get used to that" if you are going to continue to wear a kilt. I can bet we all on this site tend to get some ribbing from folks from time to time.
Lastly, sexual orientation is not an issue here.
"KILTS are a Man Thing, regardless!"