So... At work, I've been sucked up in an insane amount of drama. And I kinda want to vent about it because I'm just so... Angry.
A supervisor, the one who I absolutely cannot stand but, sadly, work with basically every day, told all of the Spanish-speakers at my job, that they are not allowed to speak Spanish anymore. Only English. Because this is, "An American workplace". Even tried to tell another supervisor - who is technically his superior as he's been there the longest, used to be a manager at a different branch, and is right underneath our manager - that he wasn't allowed, either. In the office. Right in front of another store's manager.
All of this, without being told by /anyone/ to do this. My manager, the food court manager, the GM for our area... No one told him to issue this order.
And it's highly illegal.
Even worse, he only told the /Spanish/ speakers. Not the Germans. (Not that I want that! We're in their country, they should be allowed to talk German. Just saying, it's only fair, right?).
He told myself, my best friend, and our other usual morning worker who no longer works with us, that an associate complained and he was putting his foot down. He then told the Spanish-speaking supervisor, and the night-crew who it effected, that a customer complained. We were eventually told who complained, and she tried to say that she had nothing to do with it... Despite other employees coming out to say they heard her complaining to the supervisor who tried to issue the order, and she made incredibly inappropriate comments a LOT about Mexicans (All of our Spanish-speakers have Mexican heritage) and the wall. In knowing earshot of some of those employees. Which isn't workplace appropriate.
My manager was /pissed/, when she found out 4 days later as she left early the day this happened due to being ill, and then had three days off. Thank goodness. The supervisor is getting into serious trouble as this is /illegal/, and /she/ could have gotten into serious trouble for it despite not having anything to do with it. Luckily we all care about her so those effected didn't go to HR right away, they brought it to her attention first.
The supervisor came back to work today, and unfortunately due to being really ill I had to call out. He called in the girl who made the complaint to take over the person's shift who was covering mine, and while my best friend was on break, they were /whispering shit/ about the situation and how mad they were that they were getting in trouble over this.
Oh, how I wish I was there to tear them apart. Though to be fair, if I was there, I probably would have lost my job... I've been really, really upset over all of this, and I can't stand either of the two involved... Would've been really hard to keep my mouth shut.
I have to work with him tomorrow... It'll be just him and I for half an hour til my best friend comes in... This is... Really going to be hard.
I really don't want to wish ill on anyone, even if they do wrong by me or the people I love... But, a part of me, which I'm trying to fight off, is kind of hoping he doesn't last long here. He made a /lot/ of enemies over the last week... I don't think he, or the girl who complained, realize that.
