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There's a guy on the construction crew who is a total asshole.
Evidence:
- When the radio got shut off, and then turned back on the station changed. There was a news program and there were news castor's with non-American accents. They were speaking about Sri Lanka, and interviewed (I'm assuming, I wasn't paying that much attention) a native about the conflict there. He started making fun of the speakers for being "Spanish." He also repeatedly yelled at the radio to shut up, instead of just, yknow, walking over and changing the channel.
- He played lots of misogynist rap/hip-hop. Not good quality hip-hop, which I don't mind cos it doesn't only refer to women as bitches and hos, he played crappy misogynist rap.
- After I changed the rap cd over to the radio, there was a woman singing about relationships on the radio station I selected. I couldn't tell if he was making fun of the woman, the lyrics, the music, or all if it; but he mocked it by "voicing over" a "translation" yelling, "I just wanna get drunk and laid!" The song, surprisingly, was about a serious relationship the woman wanted to end.
- I went to go get water, and brought one other cup back that I handed to one of the other guys. I told the other two (including the asshole) that if they wanted water there was plenty at Orchid Lane next door. The asshole responded "Well I want a cool ice tea." To make light of the implication that I should get him an ice tea since I brought back an extra water, in an I'm-obviously-joking tone I said, "Aw, well that's just too damn bad cos I don't know where you're gonna get any of that." He counters by saying, "Well I'll just have one of those sexy Orchid Lane girls go get me one, cos they're dressed all hot they won't mind saunterin' somewhere to get me one!" The implication is that I'm dirty, and not dressed sexy (I'm moving drywall, I'm so sorry I'm not pleasing to the eye), therefore why would he imply I should get something for him to drink when he has his pick of sexy women (read: servants) to get him whatever he wants. I really dislike him talking about the women there like that, so I say, "I'm sure they have better things to do." He boasts about how they did it yesterday for him, that he's speaking from experience. It doesn't surprise me, the people who work at Orchid Lane are nice. The owners offer to bring back food and water for both the construction crew and the other girls. Later on, after successfully getting a nice girl to get him some ice tea (honestly, I don't think they would have been polite if they'd known how he spoke about them...) he boasted again "See, they're nice!" No, I'm not nice, it's not my job to be nice. It's my job to haul shit around and hit shit until it falls apart.
- "You throw like a girl." "You hit like a little girl." This wasn't aimed at me, it was aimed at someone else, but it bugged the shit out of me.
- He showed Jeff the "Bulldog position." He gets behind him, and puts his arms underneath Jeff's armpits, and laces his fingers behind Jeff's head. Classic hold, everyone knows that one (even myself). He then gets up in the guys face, and humps the guys ass. Not only did he just sexually harass someone (and replay the "victory) but he also perpetuated homophobia.
Yah, all this in fewer than three hours. At some point I just had to clock out and leave (I was becoming more and more useless cos there was less and less for me to do).
I don't want to work with him again. I'm fine ignoring stuff where I'm not involved in the conversation but he involves me in stuff and I just can't stand that. I think I should talk to Leif or Nancy about it.
Evidence:
- When the radio got shut off, and then turned back on the station changed. There was a news program and there were news castor's with non-American accents. They were speaking about Sri Lanka, and interviewed (I'm assuming, I wasn't paying that much attention) a native about the conflict there. He started making fun of the speakers for being "Spanish." He also repeatedly yelled at the radio to shut up, instead of just, yknow, walking over and changing the channel.
- He played lots of misogynist rap/hip-hop. Not good quality hip-hop, which I don't mind cos it doesn't only refer to women as bitches and hos, he played crappy misogynist rap.
- After I changed the rap cd over to the radio, there was a woman singing about relationships on the radio station I selected. I couldn't tell if he was making fun of the woman, the lyrics, the music, or all if it; but he mocked it by "voicing over" a "translation" yelling, "I just wanna get drunk and laid!" The song, surprisingly, was about a serious relationship the woman wanted to end.
- I went to go get water, and brought one other cup back that I handed to one of the other guys. I told the other two (including the asshole) that if they wanted water there was plenty at Orchid Lane next door. The asshole responded "Well I want a cool ice tea." To make light of the implication that I should get him an ice tea since I brought back an extra water, in an I'm-obviously-joking tone I said, "Aw, well that's just too damn bad cos I don't know where you're gonna get any of that." He counters by saying, "Well I'll just have one of those sexy Orchid Lane girls go get me one, cos they're dressed all hot they won't mind saunterin' somewhere to get me one!" The implication is that I'm dirty, and not dressed sexy (I'm moving drywall, I'm so sorry I'm not pleasing to the eye), therefore why would he imply I should get something for him to drink when he has his pick of sexy women (read: servants) to get him whatever he wants. I really dislike him talking about the women there like that, so I say, "I'm sure they have better things to do." He boasts about how they did it yesterday for him, that he's speaking from experience. It doesn't surprise me, the people who work at Orchid Lane are nice. The owners offer to bring back food and water for both the construction crew and the other girls. Later on, after successfully getting a nice girl to get him some ice tea (honestly, I don't think they would have been polite if they'd known how he spoke about them...) he boasted again "See, they're nice!" No, I'm not nice, it's not my job to be nice. It's my job to haul shit around and hit shit until it falls apart.
- "You throw like a girl." "You hit like a little girl." This wasn't aimed at me, it was aimed at someone else, but it bugged the shit out of me.
- He showed Jeff the "Bulldog position." He gets behind him, and puts his arms underneath Jeff's armpits, and laces his fingers behind Jeff's head. Classic hold, everyone knows that one (even myself). He then gets up in the guys face, and humps the guys ass. Not only did he just sexually harass someone (and replay the "victory) but he also perpetuated homophobia.
Yah, all this in fewer than three hours. At some point I just had to clock out and leave (I was becoming more and more useless cos there was less and less for me to do).
I don't want to work with him again. I'm fine ignoring stuff where I'm not involved in the conversation but he involves me in stuff and I just can't stand that. I think I should talk to Leif or Nancy about it.