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Discrimination
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If a colleague acted in a discriminatory way towards a member of the public or another colleague, would you intervene, or would you report it to their line manager ?
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I think in many circumstances it would depend entirely on what s/he had done. What I mean is ... the severity of my response would be guided by the seriousness of their actions.
That said, I can't think of many circumstances where someone would behave in a discriminatory manner and I would think that it was a minor issue.
In general, if I had any reason to think that s/he needed to be disciplined about something then I would pass it directly to their line manager.
Also, although it might seem like quite a minor thing to you, s/he might have been reprimanded about it before (and you might not be aware of it.) In that case it would be very important for the line manager to know about it because clearly the previous poor performance has not improved.
If you are concerned about involving yourself, sometimes organisations have whistleblowing policies to use in this type of circumstance which can protect your anonimity.
That said, I can't think of many circumstances where someone would behave in a discriminatory manner and I would think that it was a minor issue.
In general, if I had any reason to think that s/he needed to be disciplined about something then I would pass it directly to their line manager.
Also, although it might seem like quite a minor thing to you, s/he might have been reprimanded about it before (and you might not be aware of it.) In that case it would be very important for the line manager to know about it because clearly the previous poor performance has not improved.
If you are concerned about involving yourself, sometimes organisations have whistleblowing policies to use in this type of circumstance which can protect your anonimity.
I would say something to the person who said it in the beginning. I would ask why they said it, and say it was a little embarrasing. If it happened again i would probably approach the person it was happening to and see if they were ok (maybe they took it as a joke) then if it happened a 3rd time i would speak to a line manager!
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