I can say I had many "missed opportunities", mostly with female customers not co-workers.  But I also never got myself in trouble!

Burgermeister wrote:

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jimhenry2000 wrote:

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So what was said to her?

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 The unfortunate thing about this case is the lady sort of made it ok. She set the precedent and this poor guy paid the price. Maybe she was having a bad day. Maybe she didn't like this one individual. Maybe it was payback for the manager who wrote her up unfairly (which I can understand and agree with under the right circumstances). Maybe she set up a situation for a big payday? (supposedly this wasn't her first lawsuit). It was a plan? I don't know how these two got along. That's important. Sometimes what's ok for almost everyone else isn't ok for him. I was around when she told at least one joke involving sex. I liked the joke. No one was offended.  Super fun to work with and have around. This lady was very flirtatious, at least with me, and it even made me question my judgement for not asking her "out for a drink" like Jimhenry suggested. "surely (just maybe) she might like me and want me" I thought. "no not me" I reassured myself. Have you ever regretted a "missed opportunity"? Well, that was one of mine. I'll never know.  I know she loved attention and I wasn't sure if she was just being herself, or was interested in me.

One day off she day off, she came in with tight thin super shear T-shirt/no bra. I don't know how often that happened. I appreciated it, but didn't say anything stupid. The manager in question was the type who was just one of the guys. Easy going, and will tell jokes and (when it's safe) will join in on conversations about how pretty the customer down the aisle is. He was cool with almost everyone. It's not what he said. It was what he did. The manager and employee were walking towards each other, or facing each other, and from several feet away, maybe 40, the manager stretched his arms out in front of him and made a squeezing motion with his hands. He didn't touch her, but he did make the motion. That's what got him in trouble. This wasn't on the day when she came in with that nice shirt. And even if it was, that still wouldn't have made a difference in what your allowed to do or say.

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Just ONE reason why I would not hire anyone without a high school diploma. (Yes I know there are exceptions, but I wouldn't mke them.)

Burgermeister wrote:

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This might be part of what Coalcraker means on item 10. Super simple math, you'd think. But we have a new clerk that needs help figuring out what three quarters of a pound is when a customer asks for it, or eight ounces, or 4 ounces. I'd think it's common knowledge that you get from life experience, but this guy has to keep asking. The ounces, maybe that's excusable, but why doesn't he know that three quarters (of 100) means?

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