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Anyone ever work with a Snitch?
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SamuelSupreme
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Story of being the Token Black guy in an office setting....you always lose the vote.
I do know two stories and the persons involved, both in different organisations and fields of work. But I fully agreed with said "snitch" persons, as the workenvironment had become a potential hazard, and apparently nobody gave a shit. In one case, it had severe consequences for a whole department for a while, but that is much, much better than having a very dangerous calamity and having to cope with the fallout to that.
That said, there are limits and it always should be discussed with the offenders first. And then maybe the supervisor to assess potential unwanted situations without mentioning names. I think that is very important, to prevent a total backstab.
That said, there are limits and it always should be discussed with the offenders first. And then maybe the supervisor to assess potential unwanted situations without mentioning names. I think that is very important, to prevent a total backstab.
How many white people other than this guy are in your branch? Is he the token white guy?
I worked in an office full of them. Same thing as you described. It used to be a laid-back environment until someone from our department snitched and our manager started sending out these near-threatening emails. From then on, the place sucked ass. work colleagues started to feel a bit paranoid. Nobody cared about working at all. The office morale took a massive dive. So snitching coupled with blatant favoritism made me want to get out. I left 10 months ago and never regretted it.
SamuelSupreme
Banned
Theres a white woman but her boyfriend is Black so Im not sure she counts....
Can you not see how he might feel a little singled out?
So tell on everyone, that will get you in. haha
Yah, I get it, but he was already singled out when any voting with a predictable outcome was done, lol.
Is it good rap at least, or do you guys listen to Kanye, too?
lol, jk
So it could have been a coincidence?
To be honest, I'd complain too if my co-workers listened to Hip Hop all the time, it's his office too, maybe you could let him choose the music every other day? "We voted and he lost" is a shitty argument, you're making him an outsider by excluding him and have you tried talking to him instead about Basketball? Maybe you have common interests, finding them could improve the situation and maybe even his work performance.
He's probably dreading going to work every day, I wouldn't be surprised if on another board he's making a thread about his co-workers who make it impossible for him to be part of the team.
Yes, a lot of them. Teaching tends to draw snitch personalities. I find it repulsive and do everything I can to avoid them.
My father has worked as a school headmaster for 30 years and he tells me most teachers have no idea how often teacher snitches go to admin to snitch on their colleagues about anything and everything big and small.
My father has worked as a school headmaster for 30 years and he tells me most teachers have no idea how often teacher snitches go to admin to snitch on their colleagues about anything and everything big and small.
Crabernacle
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"There was a time when we'd take a guy like you in the back and beat you with a hose. Now you've got your God-damned unions."
How funny would it be if the snitch loves hip hop but whole issue with you guys is he is (extremely specific like one of my boys), a east coast early 90s guy. haha
SamuelSupreme
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Black people go through this all time...so I can..and I don't care.
Does anyone else vote against rap, because they prefer hip hop?
Anyway, this guy may or may not feel singled out because you guys just don't care for whatever the hell this guy likes. You guys work in an office, so the good times never last. Corporate can come in any moment and just change everything. Maybe things will work out, maybe they won't. I can't offer a solution to this problem. Tattles suck, though.
Does this make his job easier or harder?
Anyway, this guy may or may not feel singled out because you guys just don't care for whatever the hell this guy likes. You guys work in an office, so the good times never last. Corporate can come in any moment and just change everything. Maybe things will work out, maybe they won't. I can't offer a solution to this problem. Tattles suck, though.
Does this make his job easier or harder?
Well, that's why you got "snitched" on. Good luck with that.
I have experienced some "intense" music discussions at work before and there race had nothing to do with it. Same goes for soccer over here, not everyone enjoys it when some people talk about that whole day long. Hell, my own group of friends can never agree what to put on, with people loving either rock, dance, hardstyle, r&b. Some people just do not fit in specific companies/groups due to drastically varying personalities. And some workplaces can be unprofessional and unaccessible as well. A balanced workplace is very important, but I can't comment on op's situation at all, as I don't know the people involved nor do I have insight to their workplace.
This is so true! And he is the new guy its his job to try and fit in. I mean that's what I would do.
Smooth Operator
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ClosingADoor
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So the whole department should change its ways because one guy can't fit in? That doesn't make much sense.
QuantumZebra
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^
Ever seen Office Space? The printer scene?
Yea that'd be him instead if it was our biz
Gravy Boat
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"people do this to me so I don't care if I do it to other people" is a lousy attitude to have.
I'm curious if they played rap music during the audit.
At least can try to show a bit of consideration. And not be a total dick about it. It is also stupid to behave like op did to the snitching guy, being fully aware that that guy has the power to fuck up your nice work environment. You were not willing to make small sacrifices so you have to make bigger ones now. Next time try to think a bit ahead.
quickwhips
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Why do people hate snitching? yet we always want cops to snitch on each other.
Snitches are the outcome of a competitive job market in which people are competing for jobs, thus people making gains on one another for said job its a fucked up system but its not the system everywhere where you also have teamwork, comradely and looking out for one another.
The try-hards who try to get other people in trouble, man I feel sorry for them, really.
The try-hards who try to get other people in trouble, man I feel sorry for them, really.
QuantumZebra
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pretty sure most people hate snitching
if you've got issues with somebody, you say it to them, you don't go behind their back like a weasel
Karsticles
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Amen. Some teachers are serious tattlers.
Maybe he has, but kept getting outvoted?
No, GAF loves snitching. It's the reason why "backseat modding" is even a thing.
I don't think GAF isn't full of literal snitches (e.g. they're all PMing mods for every little post they don't like asking them to ban those people).
But there's passive aggressive shit like repeatedly quoting a post to bring attention to it in hopes that it gets the user banned or something like that.
Ayyyyyy lmao
JetForceGemini
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With the music situation... How about you let everyone pick one artist to listen to... Put those artist in Pandora and put it on shuffle. Make sure it's a diverse list though so its something for everyone..
See how simple that was
See how simple that was
Some worker at Pandora shouts to his co-workers "Holy shit, someone just mixed Rap with the Starland Vocal Band!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo
PlayALLtheGames
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That's more on your higher-ups than the guy. Yeah, he's a tool but if his complaints about a culture that was presumably known about and accepted is sweeping in change, then your higher-ups must never have believed in the culture to begin with.
Marky Mark
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Black OP:
White snitch:
White snitch:
QuantumZebra
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Listening to music you don't like at work is the worst. Even though I don't mind rap for the most part, I feel for the dude. I once worked in an office where a dude would play a Grateful Dead bootleg at least once a day. And I had a retail job that played the same shitty Maroon 5 song once an hour. Drove me fucking nuts
So yeah, as others have said, ease up on the music or at least diversify it.
So yeah, as others have said, ease up on the music or at least diversify it.
ebullientprism
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Maybe the guy just feels excluded. Take him out drinking or something.
Whenever we have the radio on its pop shite because that's whats ok to the majority of people here. If you don't like it you can listen to your own music on headphones (which I do).
On the other hand that's a rarity, maybe I'd feel differently if the radio was on more often. In that case the other reasonable solution is to find a new job that's a better fit.
Of course this assumes he really has been going to HR and is responsible for the audit, which sounds like a bit of a stretch
On the other hand that's a rarity, maybe I'd feel differently if the radio was on more often. In that case the other reasonable solution is to find a new job that's a better fit.
Of course this assumes he really has been going to HR and is responsible for the audit, which sounds like a bit of a stretch
can't speak for OP's situation but generally speaking workplace snitches are the worst
Last five years I've been working with a guy who thinks that's his way to promotion, not speaking up about shit that matters but bogus stuff mostly in his head... and to make matters worse I had some drama with his in laws (long story) so he had a bullseye on my head. I nearly got fired so many times but thankfully common sense always prevaled in the end every time.
Dude finally moved to another department thank god. I'd like to think it's because management was fed up with his bullshit
Last five years I've been working with a guy who thinks that's his way to promotion, not speaking up about shit that matters but bogus stuff mostly in his head... and to make matters worse I had some drama with his in laws (long story) so he had a bullseye on my head. I nearly got fired so many times but thankfully common sense always prevaled in the end every time.
Dude finally moved to another department thank god. I'd like to think it's because management was fed up with his bullshit
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
maybe the employee isn't the right "fit" for that "environment"
nah but dry snitches can die in a fire. There's always one. Just telling on folks and gossiping about stuff that ain't got nothing to do with them.
nah but dry snitches can die in a fire. There's always one. Just telling on folks and gossiping about stuff that ain't got nothing to do with them.
SirRattleBalls
Banned
Ahh i was with you right until that comment OP. I think it's up to the team to try and make people feel included and part of something. Having a I don't care attitude is what made him snitch most likely. Do you guys try to have any sort of conversation with the guy?
SamuelSupreme
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We did. King Kinta by Kendrick Lamar was playing specifically.
SENPAIatLARGE
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What kind of hip hop do you guys listen to? I'm black myself but I couldn't work in an environment that was playing trap for more than 10 minutes. Is it censored or not?
The audit seems unrelated to me, then, especially if that's what he presumably complained about. If that was a problem you would have heard about it by now.
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