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When I say my friend, I honestly mean my friend. Here's the situation...
Her boss calls her a lesbian. She sets her up in situations that she knows will get her in trouble, she makes her clock out and go across the street to go buy her lunch. She talks about her personal [sex] life all the time. (She's either a total whore or a pathological liar.) She's rude to the customers and she brings her friends into work. (And introduces my friend as a lesbian).
I know she's talked to her boss and it hasn't worked. She's also talked to her boss' boss, and she told my friend to "loosen up!"
I think this whole situation is totally unprofessional and inappropriate. And I really want to help my friend find a way to stop the harassment she's experiencing at work.
Thank you so much for any help you can give.
--Jack (link)
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I forget about state differences. In Texas it's perfectly legal to tape a conversation so long as one party is aware it's being recorded. It's just also legal for your employer to fire you for taping them cause of the whole "at will" thing.
Check your state. Might be legal, might not.
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Go out, buy a small recorder. Have your friend wear it for a week or two, to build up a background bunch of crap from as many people as possible.
Then have her confront her boss politely about it. When the boss is an ass, take it up to the bosses boss, just like you've already done. If one of them starts doing something offensive or ridiculous, have her try to get them to talk about it.
Get every bit on tape. Take those tapes to a law firm and see if you've got a case for hostile work environment, harassment, etc.
If not, put in a call to the highest person you can find, preferably in human resources, and get them copies of the recordings.
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Thank you so much. I'll pass this on to my friend.
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