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Employees Demeaned when Treated as Children

Posted By Elisa On 22nd February 2006 @ 12:55 In rankism at work, rankism and race | No Comments

A recent Supreme Court decision determined that a white manager could be sued for referring to black employees as [1] boys. While the legal system is focusing on the racial slur, perhaps this is also an opportunity to consider whether it’s appropriate for managers to reduce any subordinate employee to the dependent and disregardable status of a child.

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