<![CDATA[Fuck Douchebags]]>So I began my first welding job about 2 1/2 months ago and I absolutely loved it. Couldn't be more happy at work doing what im doing. Great people and a semi-laid back atmosphere. Im a pretty laid back guy and don't like alot of confrontation so I usually just brush shit off and move on. Well about a month ago shit started going downhill and fast. This guy I work with started harassing me at work and it started to get to the point where its now sexual harassment. Now I put up with for about the last 3 weeks and last night was my breaking point. I had enough. I talked to my supervisor and I filed a complaint and as soon as we get back into the shop the motherfucker asks what we were doing and we came up with some bullshit answer. Well about 10 minutes later he comes up to me with this sheet of paper in his hand. FUCKER WROTE me up for something petty that happened 5 hours earlier. And to top it all off this motherfucker is like 50 years old and has like 30+ years in the welding industry and fucking pulling all this shit. So to all the douchebags out there... THIS ONES FOR YOU... FUCK YOU!

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*Those who know where I work please don't spread the shop name around on this subject.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/12139/fuck-douchebagsRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 11:59:24 GMTThu, 11 Oct 2007 11:33:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:38:35 GMT]]>That doesn't mean you need to file a complaint though. Just talk to the guy...or like I said earlier, shoot the shit back at him.

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D S ohM;189860 wrote:
If the guy was actually gay and coming on to him I could actually understand the complaint. But if its just some guy fucking around, it shouldn't be taken seriously. My .02

If the guy would have said it ONCE and left it at the I would have been fine with it but he has a problem with taking shit too far and I wasn't going to stand for it anymore.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/179124https://fargostreet.com/post/179124Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:12:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:17:12 GMT]]>If the guy was actually gay and coming on to him I could actually understand the complaint. But if its just some guy fucking around, it shouldn't be taken seriously. My .02

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/179116https://fargostreet.com/post/179116Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:17:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:12:47 GMT]]>No you do not <u>have</u> to accept it, its called harassment and that is why there are laws against it. If you don't have a problem with it then its playing around but if someone does its illegal and the petty bs of him writing you up after filing a complaint is grounds for a lawsuit, be sure to let him know that. Just be civil man tell him to dial it back a notch at least with you and he should be cool other wise take it to the next step hire a lawyer and he'll call the owner and the asshat will get fired so fast his head will spin.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/179091https://fargostreet.com/post/179091Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:12:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:49:07 GMT]]>It's just something that you have to learn to accept working in a shop setting. You need to learn to take a joke. Shoot shit at them. Ask them to get naked and armwrestle...thats always a good one. If that doesn't work, tell them you are going to skull fuck them until their rectum bleeds...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178974https://fargostreet.com/post/178974Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:49:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:47:11 GMT]]>I get/give shit all the time. Its called having fun. I get told that "my package is nice" at least once a day. I know its harmless and thats why its funny. The dick in the mouth thing is fucking hilarious IMO. In all reality... I'll probably use that one tomorrow at work.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178972https://fargostreet.com/post/178972Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:47:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:27:29 GMT]]>Sexal harassment isn't just physical. The comments that he was making made me uncomfortable and I put up with it for too long. The comment that threw me overboard was this comment. "Bob* gave me a compliment about Chris today. He said the only thing that that kid has got straight is the dick in his mouth!" This wasn't a one time deal during that shift either. It was said atleast 3-4 time earlier in the night. Go ahead Ohm tell me to man up and stop being a pussy. I don't care. I go to work to make money and become better at my skill/trade. I DON'T go there to be harassed and made uncomfortable. Call it shop play and harmless all you want but thats you. I was fed up with the shit he was giving me and I dealt with it by the book. You got a problem with the way I deal with shit too bad for you. Your not in my position. I finally found a career that I will stay with for a long time and im not going to let anyone fucking bring me down and make me feel like shit. Enough said.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178969https://fargostreet.com/post/178969Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:27:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:03:53 GMT]]>The fact that you filed a complaint and then he retaliated by writing you up, I believe, is illegal. You should have literature made available to you at work. If you have not read it I suggest you do and if you have reread it. If things are really "that bad" then maybe you need yo seek new employment or a consult a lawyer. I can't say I've been sexually harassed myself but I've had people say some rude and rediculas shit shit to me and I now they weren't just kidding around. I usually just chalk them up to ignorance.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178949https://fargostreet.com/post/178949Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:03:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:02:49 GMT]]>I dont have to, I choose to. Its funny to fuck around like that at work. Keeps things interesting.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178948https://fargostreet.com/post/178948Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:02:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:00:04 GMT]]>But some people don't WANT to deal w/ that bullshit. You sure as hell don't HAVE to deal w/ it either.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178946https://fargostreet.com/post/178946Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:00:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:38:44 GMT]]>That was a little redundant...but I made my point.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178940https://fargostreet.com/post/178940Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:38:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:38:14 GMT]]>^I know which manager! Walker!!! Ha, that fucker was crazy. But seriously, deal with it, its harmless workshop play. Unless he is exposing himself, grabbing your junk, or sticking his fingers in places they shouldn't be...deal with it.

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D S ohM;189671 wrote:
You actually filed a sexual harassment complaint against a dude you work with?!?!? WTF? If I filed a complaint for every time I've been "sexually harassed" by the dudes I work with no one would work there...including me. Man up!!! It's called working in a shop. Guys have fun dicking around like that. Get used to it.

There is a difference between joking about it and when someone crosses the line. I'll make sexual jokes all day long with people and we have no issues with it. At the same time, someone who wasn't part of our group would look pretty weird coming in with the same stuff. I had a manger back at McDonalds who was like that, really creepy guy, and I was pretty close to doing something about him. Fortunately he went crazy and left the state.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178932https://fargostreet.com/post/178932Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:55:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:39:01 GMT]]>Everyone deals with some bullshit like that. Some people just take it way too far. Ethan knows all about this ;). Nobdy HAS to deal w/ anything like that. And if it bothers someone that badly, they definitely have the right to file a complaint, or even press charges. Get something on video or audio tape so you have cold hard evidence.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178930https://fargostreet.com/post/178930Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:39:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:40:43 GMT]]>You actually filed a sexual harassment complaint against a dude you work with?!?!? WTF? If I filed a complaint for every time I've been "sexually harassed" by the dudes I work with no one would work there...including me. Man up!!! It's called working in a shop. Guys have fun dicking around like that. Get used to it.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178927https://fargostreet.com/post/178927Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:40:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:38:46 GMT]]>Going into work. I think upper management is planning a suprise visit.

Oh and Groshan, its not that I can't deal with it its just that im not going to tolerate it anymore.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178926https://fargostreet.com/post/178926Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:38:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:37:09 GMT]]>sexually harassed by a man huh? does your butt hurt or what?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178925https://fargostreet.com/post/178925Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:37:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:21:23 GMT]]>If he wrote you up after finding that you signed a complaint, that is called retaliation. I would again go talk to your supervisor, and tell him what happens. If they're smart they'll take care of that, as that is the sort of shit that leads to law suits.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178920https://fargostreet.com/post/178920Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:21:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:09:36 GMT]]>Tell him what he is doing that you do not like.

Also, you can go higher up then just the owner(sexual harassment is a crime and can get people fired). I have had fellow employees and a manager fired for it the one was on the spot no warnings(and its a lot harder to fire people in MN then ND)

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DrifterExtreme;189612 wrote:
or you could just man up and deal with it... is it that bad?
You work with who I would call peers... and have never really worked in a Industrial environment besides SLS. It's hard to grasp the shit thats thrown around in a metal shop unless you've worked it. Having someone who is around your age mess with you is one thing, but some old douche bag who gives you a nickname or does something and never stops because they are above you is hard to ignore for an extended period of time before a. you heat a piece of solid, sharpen it and stab him in the eye. b. stop coming to work. or c. tell someone above them about it. happened to me at DMI...
Dealing with it works if you one up them and do it back, but after a while, it just stops working...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178877https://fargostreet.com/post/178877Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:02:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:37:55 GMT]]>or you could just man up and deal with it... is it that bad?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/178868https://fargostreet.com/post/178868Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:37:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fuck Douchebags on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:07:11 GMT]]>Just go talk to the man, you know, the guy the business is named after. he'll take care of it, he's cool like that. on the other hand, if you go above someone's head, they will not like it. I learned that the hard way. Just tell the person straight up that if they dont stop, you'll talk to their boss. that usually scares them, if they retaliate or dont stop, then you talk to the next tier up.

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KA-T_240;189567 wrote:
what did you get written up for?

Whining :icon_cheers:

j/k

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