But I will defend (fictional) Jenny. First, unlike Slater, the boss was the one with the power. He was also the one abusing his position. On top of that, Jenny's (fictional) actions did not pose any real risk of unjustified harm (no 3rd parties were placed at risk).
While I agree it would be best policy for an abused worker to calmly and professionally respond to the boss and go up the chain, I also think that (a) abusers rely on silence, (b) the person without the power deserves the benefit of the doubt and the sympathy, (c) the asshole abuser shouldn't be able to rely on the abused being the mature, responsible one.
So I agree with you 100% with regard to Slater, and disagree about 95% re "Jenny".
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But I will defend (fictional) Jenny. First, unlike Slater, the boss was the one with the power. He was also the one abusing his position. On top of that, Jenny's (fictional) actions did not pose any real risk of unjustified harm (no 3rd parties were placed at risk).
While I agree it would be best policy for an abused worker to calmly and professionally respond to the boss and go up the chain, I also think that (a) abusers rely on silence, (b) the person without the power deserves the benefit of the doubt and the sympathy, (c) the asshole abuser shouldn't be able to rely on the abused being the mature, responsible one.
So I agree with you 100% with regard to Slater, and disagree about 95% re "Jenny".