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Ask HN: I'm a New Manager – How to Best Handle Employee Grievance?

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Re: Ask HN: I'm a New Manager – How to Best Handle Employee Grievance?

#41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's always so refreshing to hear about Germany's labor laws. America's pretty much a third-world country when it comes to employee rights.

> America's pretty much a third-world country when it comes to employee rights. Nope, that's not true at all. Not to play the game of semantic-nazi, but that's legitimately offensive when you look at a "third-world" country's employee rights compared to the US. I'll take you for a tour in Phnom Penh, Cambodia if you're interested in seeing what a "third-world" country's working conditions are really like.

There is a difference between working conditions, and labour rights. America has first-world working conditions, and third-world (or worse) labour rights.

Re: Ask HN: I'm a New Manager – How to Best Handle Employee Grievance?

#42

> I was told an employee had filed a complaint ... Assuming the Company is large enough to have an HR Department; expect them to conduct an investigation. Their primary role is to protect the company. As a Manager-- you'll want to align yourself with HR (be politically savvy) seek their guidance and consider the needs of the broader organization first. Understand that lots of people are watching you now. You'll need…

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Talk to HR, discuss this in details.

HR would be on your side (and not on the employee side - even though he/she may be told otherwise).

So HR may propose good plan to resolve it.

Re: Ask HN: I'm a New Manager – How to Best Handle Employee Grievance?

#43

Not cursing is more professional than cursing.

If the guy barged into the new position from outside and cursed his way through meetings in aggressive way - that is one thing.

But if he used a "curse word" once (OMG!) in a meeting and some primadonna filed a complaint - fuck that.

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