No Sausage For Miss Viet Cong, Thanks

When I arrived at work today I noticed something strange was going on with Meth and Mr. Mo. Both of them were unusually quiet and acting like polite cardboard cutouts of themselves. It didn't seem right. Meth wasn't running around foaming at the mouth, yelling at Stupid Guy or making inane comments towards everyone else he crossed paths with. Instead, he was meekly silent. Mr. Mo wasn't smiling and jovial like he normally is. He sat quietly at his assembly bench for most of the shift not talking to anyone. I wasn't going to ask what the deal was, but Mr. Mo walked over and gave me the scoop.

Screw Murderer went to Human Resources early this afternoon and made a formal complaint of harassment against Meth and Mr. Mo. I'm not sure how she handled it exactly, like if she complained they were harassing her because she was a vegetarian or if she came up with something more devious and sinister. I didn't care so I neglected to press Mr. Mo for details. Our management team was notified of the incident from the previous evening and got involved immediately. They were waiting for the two of them to come in to work today. Both of them were hauled off separately to conference rooms and royally beat down by their supervisors. During the closed door thrashings they were threatened with losing their jobs, apparently. I'd love to see Meth get fired especially for something as petty and stupid as this. I'd laugh my ass off. Really. If Mr. Mo lost his job though, the whole ordeal would seem foolish. It was juvenile and superficial to say the least. It wasn't like they were sexually harassing Screw Murderer or anything truly serious. She does have a tendency to emotionally freak out. We all know her for the drama queen that she can be so these guys should have seen this coming. I did. This was an entirely predictable outcome.

Bill and Dave's company doesn't mess around when it comes to women who complain about harassment in the workplace. Sometimes I think the pendulum has swung too far out to one side on this issue and it makes working with the ladies very dangerous. A handful of women have falsely accused employees of harassing them just to get back at a coworker for being critical of their workmanship, or because they didn't receive a promotion or a raise when they wanted it. Most of the cases I'm aware of resulted in people being demoted or fired by Human Resources. They see the world with black and white vision. Shoot first, ask questions later. For most of us the real problem is you never know which woman you happen to work with might pull a stunt like that. So you always have to keep the possibilty in the forefront of your mind and act accordingly. It's shitty because it's like walking through a minefield every day at work. Everything could blow up right in your face with little to no warning.

If anything else maybe this deal will cause Meth to shut his fucking mouth for a change. Probably won't last more than a few weeks at best, but I'll be happy to take the peace and quiet around here as long as I can get it.