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Isn't that against the law? If not, it should be.
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Slacker007 wrote: Isn't that against the law? If not, it should be.
I would think so, but I don't know of any laws that address that issue, though of course that is not my area of expertise!
Marc
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I bet HR or a money hungry lawyer does.
Jeremy Falcon
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How about discrimination?
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Being illegal has never stopped those in power. Getting away with illegal acts, nearly always makes those in power worse.
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It's extremely against the law.
So much so that most HR departments would immediately drop kick that manager out the door.
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I'd change it to I Am Being Racially Oppressed Wallace.
'Ray', to my friends/non-oppressors.
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modified 6-Sep-16 18:30pm.
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Marc Clifton wrote: use a nickname.... Tell him to use Obama for his nickname.
Seriously, the manager sounds like a chimp.
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jeron1 wrote: Tell him to use Obama for his nickname.
Seriously, the manager sounds like a chimp.
So your response to this post is to throw out racism?
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How the hell did you arrive at that conclusion?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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You may not be aware of it, but "chimp" (used derogatorily) is commonly considered a racial slur. ("Chump", by contrast, has no such connotations as far as I know.)
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Never heard of it used as racial slur, I meant 'chimp' as in lower on the evolutionary scale, knuckle-dragger.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I can understand the manager asking for a employee to use a nickname if their name is inherently difficult to pronounce but because it sounds Islamic? GTFO! That's like asking someone who is named Jesus to use a nickname not to offend Christians.
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Osama - O'Hanlon. Oh hell. I'll be on a watch list somewhere.
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For writing that comment you probably are already. :-p
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Don't foul fool yourself Pete, you already are
[EDIT]fixed typo[/EDIT]
Tom
modified 7-Sep-16 5:11am.
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I'll try not to foul myself. I've managed to avoid that for nigh on 50 years
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Damned, that's what I get for blind typing before coffee.
In my defense: English isn't my native language, but still no excuse ...
Fixed it in original post
Tom
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That's terrible...
...how dare you confuse you're with your!
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- Homer
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I resisted mentioning that.
/ravi
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Most HR departments would fire that manager on the spot.
I'd double down and have everyone else use the nickname Mohammad. (And just say they are honoring Mohammad Ali.)
Or Mustafa - you like Lion King.
Omar - you like Omar Bradley.
Another option: ask the manager to change his name so customers don't associate the rest of you with "sh*t head."
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Joe Woodbury wrote: Most HR departments would fire that manager on the spot. IMO, HR departments shouldn't be empowered to hire or fire anyone.
It's his manager that should kick his @rse six ways to the unemployment line.
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But isn't he called Mufasa?
Hassan
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Marc Clifton wrote: ...because it sounded "Islamic" and he doesn't want customers to "make associations", what would you do? I think I'd be tempted to go with the nickname Bloweyup MacTerrorist
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It's all in the reason.
Several jobs ago I had a workmate from Hongkong with the name Barry. It wasn't his real name. They all tend to westernize their names to make it easier for us. No one asked him to change his name, AFAIK, but it's even in his passport.
Anyway, if I were your workmate I'd get in contact with either a lawyer or the union if there is one.
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