I worry about Soph. Or, more accurately, I worry about how The Great British Public treat Soph in her workplace.<\/p>\n
To me it seems wrong that people can (and do) go in to a library and treat the staff in a manner which, if the treatment were reversed upon them, would cause them to complain and (rightly) say such things are unacceptable.<\/p>\n
To me it is wrong that teenagers can verbally abuse librarians, call them names like ‘Fucking slut’, can swear at and be disrespectful to the staff and yet, just get away with it.<\/p>\n
To me it is wrong that my wife has to endure this on an almost daily basis.<\/p>\n
To me it is also wrong that the staff in the library have no sanction – or are not permitted to take any sanction – against people who behave in this manner.<\/p>\n
To me the county council (the employer) is being negligent; is certainly not protecting staff from abuse and harassment.<\/p>\n
To me it is strange that if a member of the public should abuse or harass a member of railway staff, the abuser is automatically ejected from the premises, automatically charged with a public order offence, automatically sent to court and, if found guilty, automatically banned from using that service as well as gaining a conviction and a fine.<\/p>\n
To me there is no difference between a member of railway staff or a member of staff in a library; they are both public servants and therefore of equal value.<\/p>\n
To me, if an employer (either via a combination of weak, ineffective management and a blinkered attitude) fails to protect and support their staff, that employer is being (there is no other description that fits) grossly negligent.<\/p>\n
It seems to me that a grossly negligent employer is open to all manner of legal action.<\/p>\n
Does it seem that way to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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