I (17F) have a sister (15F) that was the target of harassment at her workspace. For the sake of this story, I’ll call her S.
To set this up – 3 guys walk into her establishment and start complimenting her, asking her questions, etc. Immediately there were red flags with how they were talking, and my sister for safety’s sake was responding with phony answers. Meanwhile, one of her coworkers was clarifying real details about S, which she gave her a look when the coworker didn’t stop. The three people that came in started asking her more questions – where do you live, when do you get off – and then started saying that they would take S to (down south of us) and she would never have to work again. S at this point went to the back, where the 3 could not see her, and approached her manager. The manager essentially told her this:
“We get customers like that all the time. It’s something you have to deal with. Get over it.”
COMPLETE disregard for her safety. Just – simply going over the fact she was made uncomfortable.
Needless to say, that was her last day.
He fired her (after cutting her hours in half) and then had the audacity to say “firing isn’t final” and “the company needs you” while assigning her to work today.
The negligence in the work industry is concerning, especially for vulnerable girls like my sister.