WIRTW #513 (the “Murica” edition)

I've been reflecting this week about what it means to be American.

We used to welcome tired, poor, huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. Now we lock their children in cages.

We used to foster global democracy with our allies. Now we shun our allies and cozy up to those who seek to undermine democracy.

The 12th nominee for the “worst employer of 2018” is … the soulless supervisor

I did not intend to run back-to-back "worst employer" nominees. And then I received this reader submission (thanks Suzanne Lucas).

The headline says it all:

Manager fired after her callous texts with a mom whose son is on life support go viral

The 11th nominee for the “worst employer of 2018” is … the supervisor supremacist

Last week, I asked why anyone is still using the N-word.

Which brings us to today’s nominee for the Worst Employer of 2018, which apparently did not receive the “Thou shalt never use the N-word, ever!” memo.

WIRTW #512 (the “war pigs” edition)

I spent last Saturday night at Crocker Park, in Cleveland's western suburbs, watching Fake ID rock that luxury shopping mecca harder than I dare say it's ever been rocked before.

I could have watched Norah and her bandmates play all night long. I had to settle for an hour and 40 minutes of dad-pride.

Including this one—a scorching cover of Black Sabbath's classic, "War Pigs."


Here's what I read this week:

As our workforce ages, age discrimination is only going to worsen

Happy Golden Birthday, Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

On June 13, 2018, the ADEA turned 50.

To commemorate this milestone, the EEOC just released a report entitled The State of Older Workers and Age Discrimination 50 Years After the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).

Court upholds Postal Service's termination of employee over fear of "going postal"

What do you do when you learn that an employee may pose a risk of violence to your workplace?

Does your opinion change if you learn this information on the eve of the employee returning from a leave of absence for depression or other mental illness?

Mitchell v. U.S. Postal Service (6th Cir. 6/21/18) answers these questions.

Netflix demonstrates it has zero-tolerance for the N-word

Netflix has fired one of its top executives for his use of the "n-word" at work.

 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources say that Jonathan Friedland, Netflix's (now former) chief communications officer allegedly used the n-word in a meeting with other Netflix staffers, in which they were discussing the use of sensitive words in public relations communications. Friedland then allegedly exacerbated the problem by again using that word during a meeting with two of the company's African-American HR employees counseling him on the original incident.