Judge Rules Boss's "Firing Contest" Created a Hostile Work Environment

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 3, 2011 @06:16AM from the take-this-job-and-shove-it dept.

Branded the "boss from hell" by his employees, 57-year-old William Ernst lost a court battle with ex-workers over unemployment benefits. An Iowa judge has decided that Ernst's "firing contest" memo wasn't the best management strategy, saying, "The employer’s actions have clearly created a hostile work environment by suggesting its employees turn on each other for a minimal monetary prize. This was an intolerable and detrimental work environment.” The memo reads in part: "New Contest – Guess The Next Cashier Who Will Be Fired!!! To win our game, write on a piece of paper the name of the next cashier you believe will be fired. Write their name [the person who will be fired], today's date, today's time, and your name. Seal it in an envelope and give it to the manager to put in my envelope."

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Re:value is now OBJECTIVELY DEFINED by the market by RightSaidFred99 · 2011-10-03 08:44 · Score: 1, Troll

"Fair" - isn't that something children and incompetents believe exists? The government exists to protect our basic rights, not enforce "fairness". It's hardly fair that good looking guys get all the best looking women - I will make this a major campaign point when I run for President.