29th August 2013, 07:58 PM
Now this has returned to the fore... there is an interesting pattern appearing - one that could be dealt with... formalised and used as a policy...
I myself remember being on both the receiving end and giving as good as... back in teh day... childish pranks... harmless banter etc... which could and in the odd occasion did get out of hand.
That was then and this is now... and that is the difference.
Just as it was once acceptable to wear a bobble hat and flairs as reasonable protective clothing. or getting in the JCB bucket to take pictures was fine... now it is reasonable to have guidelines for acceptable behaviour.
When we sit down and give the H&S talk, the site safety, the company policy on harassment must be made clear. and a clear position taken. so nobody NOBODY (PM, PO, supervisor or site archaeologist ) is in any doubt as to what is acceptable., We don't want to live in a humourless environment, but lets remember we are professionals, we should act as such... the 80s have gone now... lets start acting like a profession.
Full-on bullying is rarely a bit of harmless banter or the inappropriate use of language as Kevin says Jack is right in his reversal discussion... and is also right that the old and new of the two worlds can be incompatible. But can be reconciled through discussion and understanding. First however. lines and parameters must be created.. read, agreed and enforced.
Then no-one is in any doubt/
I myself remember being on both the receiving end and giving as good as... back in teh day... childish pranks... harmless banter etc... which could and in the odd occasion did get out of hand.
That was then and this is now... and that is the difference.
Just as it was once acceptable to wear a bobble hat and flairs as reasonable protective clothing. or getting in the JCB bucket to take pictures was fine... now it is reasonable to have guidelines for acceptable behaviour.
When we sit down and give the H&S talk, the site safety, the company policy on harassment must be made clear. and a clear position taken. so nobody NOBODY (PM, PO, supervisor or site archaeologist ) is in any doubt as to what is acceptable., We don't want to live in a humourless environment, but lets remember we are professionals, we should act as such... the 80s have gone now... lets start acting like a profession.
Full-on bullying is rarely a bit of harmless banter or the inappropriate use of language as Kevin says Jack is right in his reversal discussion... and is also right that the old and new of the two worlds can be incompatible. But can be reconciled through discussion and understanding. First however. lines and parameters must be created.. read, agreed and enforced.
Then no-one is in any doubt/