I have a side job working in a restaurant. It was busy and this coworker was raging the entire shift. At the end of the night he didnt clean after himself and left a huge mess. I said thats not cool, you should clean after yourself instead of leaving it for others.
He began yelling, cursing and acting crazy until we were separated. He motioned to the door and said “Do you want to go outside?” I just said he has a bad attitude and ignored him. He yells “Everyone wants to be tough until its time to be tough! I was going to clean it!”
I havent reported him yet, my instinct is to address the person first. But after thinking about it Im pretty sure he will react the same way again. He yells about wanting to fight someone often. So then I figured Id just skip that and report him. But at best they would just write him up, and Id be stuck working close quarters with a crazy person who hates me.
So I think the logical thing to do is to quit. I have a full time job and can easily find another side hussle. Ill be honest I hate this option, I dont like letting bullies win. But I dont see any other option that gets me out of a hostile work environment.