Jenny wrote:Hello,
I work for a a very large, world wide renowned organisation.
I do not belong to a union, so can't ask them.
I'm not in a position to contact our HR department as I rightly/wrongly feel that my concerns may not remain confidential.
My question is that do I have the right to acknowledge a genral, social hello/good morning from another colleague? I am prepared to be approached by this this man and will respond to professional/work related queries and I'm prepared to liaise with him re this subject. however, I'm not prepared to acknowledge his 'good morning' greetings, and i have my reasons for this.
I don't want to be accused of any wrong doing, but I feel it is my right who to social interact with. Is employment law on my side?
Thank you,
Jenny (not my real name)
Jenny wrote:Hello,
I work for a a very large, world wide renowned organisation.
I do not belong to a union, so can't ask them.
I'm not in a position to contact our HR department as I rightly/wrongly feel that my concerns may not remain confidential.
My question is that do I have the right to acknowledge a genral, social hello/good morning from another colleague? I am prepared to be approached by this this man and will respond to professional/work related queries and I'm prepared to liaise with him re this subject. however, I'm not prepared to acknowledge his 'good morning' greetings, and i have my reasons for this.
I don't want to be accused of any wrong doing, but I feel it is my right who to social interact with. Is employment law on my side?
Thank you,
Jenny (not my real name)
Guest wrote:Jenny wrote:Hello,
I work for a a very large, world wide renowned organisation.
I do not belong to a union, so can't ask them.
I'm not in a position to contact our HR department as I rightly/wrongly feel that my concerns may not remain confidential.
My question is that do I have the right to acknowledge a genral, social hello/good morning from another colleague? I am prepared to be approached by this this man and will respond to professional/work related queries and I'm prepared to liaise with him re this subject. however, I'm not prepared to acknowledge his 'good morning' greetings, and i have my reasons for this.
I don't want to be accused of any wrong doing, but I feel it is my right who to social interact with. Is employment law on my side?
Thank you,
Jenny (not my real name)
Firstly "Jenny", your thread title and the question contained in your post are diametric opposites. In the title, you ask if you have an obligation to respond to his greeting but in your post you ask if you have the right. I assume you mean "do I have the right to refuse to acknowledge a greeting?"
It seems odd that you want to refuse to say good morning to this person but you are right to be prepared to speak with him on work-related matters. Having been in a similar position myself in the past myself, my advice to you would be to always ensure that your own attitude to work colleagues is satisfactory and I'd say that in any workplace where you have to co-operate with others, you have to communicate with them even when you don't feel like it. I fully understand that you don't want to chat or make small talk with this person and you are under no obligation to do so but refusing to acknowledge a simple "good morning" would, I think. put you on more difficult ground as saying good morning in this context is an acknowledgement that this person is physically present. Nobody can force you to do more than that but refusing to acknowledge a greeting could (at best) be seen as rude and (at worst) as passive aggression.
It's also possible that over time, refusing to respond to a common courtesy could be seen as you being hostile or disruptive within the workplace and you could find that you ended up being identified as being "difficult" or responsible for creating a bad working atmosphere.
Hope that helps.
Trapezerjohn wrote:If it is upsetting you, you are well within your rights to stab him through the eye with a sharp pencil.
Little word of caution, don't press home the stab, this could penetrate the brain and kill him, you won't be very popular if that happens because people will think you are a nutter, and shy away from you.
hope that helps
LucianDeville wrote:Trapezerjohn wrote:If it is upsetting you, you are well within your rights to stab him through the eye with a sharp pencil.
Little word of caution, don't press home the stab, this could penetrate the brain and kill him, you won't be very popular if that happens because people will think you are a nutter, and shy away from you.
hope that helps
Hi
This poster Jenny is a cyber friend of ours, so shut the fuck up and keep your pathetic, so-called mornoic advice to yourself!!
Best regards
Lucian
LucianDeville wrote:Trapezerjohn wrote:If it is upsetting you, you are well within your rights to stab him through the eye with a sharp pencil.
Little word of caution, don't press home the stab, this could penetrate the brain and kill him, you won't be very popular if that happens because people will think you are a nutter, and shy away from you.
hope that helps
Hi
This poster Jenny is a cyber friend of ours, so shut the fuck up and keep your pathetic, so-called mornoic advice to yourself!!
Best regards
Lucian
Trapezerjohn wrote:LucianDeville wrote:Trapezerjohn wrote:If it is upsetting you, you are well within your rights to stab him through the eye with a sharp pencil.
Little word of caution, don't press home the stab, this could penetrate the brain and kill him, you won't be very popular if that happens because people will think you are a nutter, and shy away from you.
hope that helps
Hi
This poster Jenny is a cyber friend of ours, so shut the fuck up and keep your pathetic, so-called mornoic advice to yourself!!
Best regards
Lucian
If she's a friend of yours, why let her come on here asking for advice?...........I think it's time you apologised to her and admitted to the cruel trick you played on her.
Peace be upon you
LucianDeville wrote:Trapezerjohn wrote:LucianDeville wrote:Trapezerjohn wrote:If it is upsetting you, you are well within your rights to stab him through the eye with a sharp pencil.
Little word of caution, don't press home the stab, this could penetrate the brain and kill him, you won't be very popular if that happens because people will think you are a nutter, and shy away from you.
hope that helps
Hi
This poster Jenny is a cyber friend of ours, so shut the fuck up and keep your pathetic, so-called mornoic advice to yourself!!
Best regards
Lucian
If she's a friend of yours, why let her come on here asking for advice?...........I think it's time you apologised to her and admitted to the cruel trick you played on her.
Peace be upon you
Hi
Indeed Jenny is a close cyber friend, but we do not own her and she has every right to ask advice on a public forum.
some of the resposne will be shit, some sensible, some meaning well but useless and then there is people like you that take pleasure out of other peoples woes.
xxxxx
Jenny wrote:Hello,
I work for a a very large, world wide renowned organisation.
I do not belong to a union, so can't ask them.
I'm not in a position to contact our HR department as I rightly/wrongly feel that my concerns may not remain confidential.
My question is that do I have the right to acknowledge a genral, social hello/good morning from another colleague? I am prepared to be approached by this this man and will respond to professional/work related queries and I'm prepared to liaise with him re this subject. however, I'm not prepared to acknowledge his 'good morning' greetings, and i have my reasons for this.
I don't want to be accused of any wrong doing, but I feel it is my right who to social interact with. Is employment law on my side?
Thank you,
Jenny (not my real name)
Stooo wrote:Tell him that you're a tranny and he can suck your dick Jen.
I find that this often breaks the ice
A cold, curt "good morning" once a day is no great effort is it?? It's more of a strain to keep ignoring him when he greets you.Jenny wrote:Hello,
I work for a a very large, world wide renowned organisation.
I do not belong to a union, so can't ask them.
I'm not in a position to contact our HR department as I rightly/wrongly feel that my concerns may not remain confidential.
My question is that do I have the right to acknowledge a genral, social hello/good morning from another colleague? I am prepared to be approached by this this man and will respond to professional/work related queries and I'm prepared to liaise with him re this subject. however, I'm not prepared to acknowledge his 'good morning' greetings, and i have my reasons for this.
I don't want to be accused of any wrong doing, but I feel it is my right who to social interact with. Is employment law on my side?
Thank you,
Jenny (not my real name)
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