By Fibericon - 17/08/2009 20:02 - Taiwan
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Wow, didn't expect this many comments. I talked to my boss about it today. The coworker had actually lodged a complaint, but conveniently forgot to mention the whole thing about a lighter that looks like a gun. He doesn't work there anymore. The main reason I thought I was going to lose my job was that he had worked there for a lot longer than I had. I've been there less than a year. I was worried that he could have said anything he wanted and I'd end up with the shit end of the stick just because I was new. As for whether or not I over reacted, maybe I could have taken a moment to analyze the situation, but it's not like he was trying to take my wallet or telling me to do anything. He silently pointed a "gun" at me. The last time I spoke to him I had said to him was that his English sucked and he shouldn't be teaching (I work at an ESL institute). The next time I saw him, gun in the face. I asked a cop friend from the states about it, he said if someone pointed that at him they'd get shot.
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Show it anywayThat's ****** up, he was defending himself. If anything the co-worker deserves to have his nose broken.
Well, at least now that guy knows better than to ever mess with you! Haha!
Don't listen to anyone telling you that you deserve it. They just think they could react calmly in a situation like it's some sort of movie where they can dodge a bullet and face danger down, maybe throw in a cool line like Dirty Harry telling the guy about the gun he's holding and tell him something like, "You couldn't hit a, etcetera." He pulled something out on you like it was a gun. It was shaped like a gun. Guns come in all sizes - some smaller than a credit card. Just tell your co-worker and boss that you have no hard feelings, and at the end of the day, he's the one with the bruised body.
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Well you're retarded if you think 2 paragraphs is too long
#14, QFT!
If two paragraphs make something too long, I don't want you reading anything of mine.
perstephane
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I don't know how it is there, but here in the US, you don't have to actually be threatened to be justified in physically defending yourself - you have to reasonably believe you are. Also, it's assault when someone does that because they've put you in fear of bodily harm. If they fire you because you've been assaulted by a moron, that's ridiculous.
shaZamy
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serves that guy right
I don't know about Taiwan, but here it's a crime to point a weapon (or a replica of a weapon) at someone in a threatening manner. Explain to your employer that you were severely traumatised by the event and may have to sue for damages. Let them know that you may lose your job, but you'll have a nice settlement to live on while you find a new one if you do.
I couldn't have said it any better myself. I would be thinking of doing the same thing, and I would probably on hold waiting to talk to a lawyer while writing this fml
Wait, he pulls a gun on you (fake or not) and you lose your job? *does not compute*
He *might*. Or is at least afraid of. Anyhow...completely understandable behaviour - IF it looked realistic. If it was one of these little lighters that are also used as a key ring...then...not really.
Fridiculously
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it was probably a gun lighter.
akalisser
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That's what I was thinking. And even then, it shouldn't have been pointed in his face. FYL OP for having a moronic douchebag as a coworker.
I agree that it sucks but only if it was in the body of a gun because I would have done the same thing he should be fired for what he did you were only acting in self defense
At first I was going to say YDI, but then I read that you live in Taiwan. Taiwan is awesome.
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Lose your job over it? He should lose his job for pulling such an immature prank at work.
Don't listen to anyone telling you that you deserve it. They just think they could react calmly in a situation like it's some sort of movie where they can dodge a bullet and face danger down, maybe throw in a cool line like Dirty Harry telling the guy about the gun he's holding and tell him something like, "You couldn't hit a, etcetera." He pulled something out on you like it was a gun. It was shaped like a gun. Guns come in all sizes - some smaller than a credit card. Just tell your co-worker and boss that you have no hard feelings, and at the end of the day, he's the one with the bruised body.