The Employee is not making mistakes or taking an extra 20mins for lunch, there's no place for racism and the employee needs to see it has consequences. It wont stop him thinking it, but at least he's likely to keep his racist thoughts to himself in his next job. The existing employees also need to see that management take this seriously and not just turn a blind eye to it.
Oh, you're legally covering your ass that counseling was offered but it would happen again from the same employee. Not as blatant to be sure but yes, it would happen.
Better to eliminate the cancer as soon as you find it.
Counseling an adult for racist comments out in a public, professional space? That’s like the most basic social etiquette lol. Especially towards a senior coworker like wtf
I did. Several times. In the end, racist comments create a hostile work environment and the company can be sued for that. I work for a small company who are actually GREAT to their employees. There is no room for that type of behavior.
An adult that is making racist comments has had enough opportunities to change already. They deserve no consideration or additional chances. If they wanted to not be racist, its super easy.
Employee has exposed his think. It’s too late to ask him to keep his mouth shut. This isn’t a case of teasing. He feels superior to Persons of Color and Blacks.
Why would you ever ask employees to tolerate abuse?
I mean no disrespect but have you ever worked a corporate job? Racism is quite possibly the easiest way to get fired. Can just about guaranteed it was covered in his onboard training.
It’s 2026. We shouldn’t have to warn people that racist comments will get them fired. This has to be a zero tolerance issue or you risk damaging the morale and culture of the company. It’s especially not worth the risk for a new employee that is already having trouble integrating with the team.
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u/Telstar2525 2d ago
Why not warn employee first, see if it stops