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Uptown
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I meet with my staff of 7 and asked all of them to monitor their break time better, especially time spent in the break room, that it had been reported to me that some staff were spending a lot of time in the break room, and I had also noticed it (all true). It was simple "reeling in" so to speak. Directed at the group in general.
One of the employees in the meeting got upset, started attacking some of the other employees for their behavior. I tried to step in a handle it the best I could, I acknowledge I didn't do everything perfectly, I am still a new manager. I ended the meeting as soon as I could, informed my boss of what happened.
Next day the upset employee accused me of age discrimination and said she was going to tender her resignation. My boss and the director of our EEO office both say there was no discrimination. The employee may or may not resign. I doubt she will.
If she doesn't how do I work with her now? How do I pretend that nothing happened knowing that any move I make can be seen as age discrimination?
One of the employees complaints is that I spend more time talking to the younger employees than the older ones (I don't), but now that I've been accused of this how do I have casual conversation with someone who accuses me of age discrimination?
Do I have any recourse against someone saying this about me, Same things been done to 2 previous supervisors and HR acknowledges there's a problem, Just what do I do about it?
One of the employees in the meeting got upset, started attacking some of the other employees for their behavior. I tried to step in a handle it the best I could, I acknowledge I didn't do everything perfectly, I am still a new manager. I ended the meeting as soon as I could, informed my boss of what happened.
Next day the upset employee accused me of age discrimination and said she was going to tender her resignation. My boss and the director of our EEO office both say there was no discrimination. The employee may or may not resign. I doubt she will.
If she doesn't how do I work with her now? How do I pretend that nothing happened knowing that any move I make can be seen as age discrimination?
One of the employees complaints is that I spend more time talking to the younger employees than the older ones (I don't), but now that I've been accused of this how do I have casual conversation with someone who accuses me of age discrimination?
Do I have any recourse against someone saying this about me, Same things been done to 2 previous supervisors and HR acknowledges there's a problem, Just what do I do about it?