Work is such a hotbed of weirdness. Some people have a difficult time maintaining professionalism, resorting to childish power games and weird social dynamics. I've quit a job with no back-up plan, just because my coworkers had gotten so hostile, resorting to scapegoating and actually lying so that I would have to do hours of additional, meaningless work so that they could watch me and laugh. Even in my current workplace, I've overheard statements such as, "Isn't that just like a man?" and watched as coworkers actively plotted against other coworkers. And I've also tried to remain as placid and unemotional as possible when others made comments about my weight or made it a point of telling me all about their sister's weight-loss surgery, all the while implying that I really should get myself a good surgeon. While it seems ridiculous that a supervisor would make such obnoxious statements, I fully believe that Aaron Ferguson was suffering from some asinine comments. Whether he actually gets awarded any money or not, perhaps it will give that manager and supervisor pause the next time they open their mouths.
I wonder if Mr. Ferguson isn't suffering from another form of discrimination as well. Would his situation been taken more seriously if he had been a woman?
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