Originally Posted by
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Your pardon sir, he does have record of you threatening his life. As everything exists now, such words could be taken as acts of violence. I know this from experience. I dumbly expressed frustion incorrectly at a place of employment. I was fortunate to have only lost the employment, charges could have been pressed.
What I said was I felt like I could have killed someone (no specific names at all, just someone), if they were to look at me wrong. I was angry in the moment, and felt it was dumb a supervisor ask, "how you feeling?" Thought my expression and countenance revealed everything. Still, my words were cited as violation of zero tolerance policy in regards to violence.
In hindsight, I too would have terminated myself. That noted, roughly a decade ago folks were more understanding. "Oh, he's just blowing off steam. I'll leave him be a while, he'll get through it." And yes, that was my intent, blowing off steam. I also figured in regard to the supervisor, "why ask if you don't want to know?" Seemed dumb they even asked. That was no excuse for my dumb response, though. In fact, their asking was very targeted and well thought.
Consider an Anglo-American caucasian working in a factory full of Hispanic, African, Asain, he works fine and seems to not have any issues with his co-workers. In fact, he seems to befriend anyone, be able to work in any position. Well, there lies a threat. In a few months he'll be moving up to line lead, few more months he'll make supervisor. The big problem is though, he does not seem interested in climbing the ladder. So, how do we get him out?
"Ah, look he gets frustrated over stupidity. Well then, let's show him stupidity. We'll run four times normal for a week, have all the machines go wonky ..." Easy enough to look back and find a common script to things. Easy too, to empathize with you sir. That aside, we sailors need to help each other. We need to get one another back in step at times. Here's my whack on the back of your skull, "get in step mate, you can drag us all under". As I said, he has record of you making a threat. That in itself ought to not have happened.
Granted you now accept you do not need to respond to him. Fine, carry on with that plotting. One suggestion. You sir, need to offer formal a public apology and redaction. I did much the same the day after losing the job. Phoned the local paper and apologized via public notice to the company for my words that violated company policy. It was enough to be generic, yet apologize. The company responded via public notice, they accepted my apology and considered the matter redacted.
I still did not retain the job. Did not want the job back. I had acted dumbly and found the consequences. The company terminating my employment, not pressing charges, was the company showing grace and mercy. That I respected. I goofed and was unprofessional for a minute. They showed me the standard.
"Don't sweat the small shit. It's only shit after all, we all know, shit happens. Keep on keeping on." And this applies directly to trolls and anyone/thing you disagree with, anyone/thing you think is stupid. Getting to the point I am now, took me years. I can see this all too clear now. Try not to take years, eh, mate?
Nota Bena: Please understand that you and pole_smoker are in my ignore list. I'm not the type of person which uses that feature lightly. Placing you both into that was a call from that silly voice in me called "better judgement". He told me to not get involved, that it looked as though you guys were being supremely negative, not merely for yourselves but everyone visiting here. He recently suggested I may say this much, here. He saw a mate going for the rocks. "Mates look out for mates." Beyond this, he says I need to hold fast.
If you desire replying, not sure I'll read it or not. May be better I do, or don't. At times I think some genius exists in me. Other times I easily wear a dunce cap. That's part of being human. Maybe it'll be forgiven, may not be too. All we are granted is to do our best. Now go do yours, s'all I'm saying and asking. I'll hold fast over here. Even if I don't buy into that whole notion of the Rock, I still can firmly grasp a rock to keep steady. Blood is blood, water is water, all the same we manage.
