WORKPLACE VIOLENCE POTENTIAL

[brianmanofgod]

Recently, we experienced a potential workplace violence incident take place on yesterday near the end of the day shift. As many of you all know, this person has a history of making off the wall comments, disrespectful to managment, and behaving in a outlandish manner. The person in question even had the nerve to walk around the facility and make references to a movie, " FALLING DOWN", in which the lead role played by Michael Douglas has a nervous breakdown and kills people. It was also stated that the person in question walked around with this movie for others to see. Why? Do we wait around and see what happens? Do we dismiss the notion that this is this persons normal behavior? Well folks, workplace violence is real and should always be taken seriously.

Violence in the workplace is complex. Factors that can cause workplace violence to erupt include alcohol and drug abuse; financial crises related to job loss, gambling, bad investments, or credit-card debt; and mental illnesses that have a wide variety of causes. Emotional strain and mental illness lessen a person's ability to cope with difficulties such as family or relationship problems or mistreatment (real or perceived) by others. Combinations of factors such as these can cause more stress, anger, fear, or despair than an individual may be able to handle in a manner less harmful and more appropriate than violence.

Dana took the appropiate action by dismissing this person and I hope the person in question seeks help in dealing with his bitterness towards the company. Perhaps he could plead his case as being mentaly disabled and the company could recind their decision and allow him to retire. In any rate, I wish him well!

[mad hungarian]

[bewildered]

Sounds like Brianmanofgod needs to spend a little more time in his prayer closet.  Who are you to judge anyone or make crass statements?You do not know what this person is dealing with in his life.  It's not for you to know.  It's between him and his god.  I'm sure you'll be delt with soon enough.   Instead of critisizing this person, why don't you pray for him?  Truth be known, it was probably a butt-lick like yourself that cost him his job.  Be happy you still have yours.  Karma has a way of sneaking up on everyone!KARMA- the over-all efect of one's behavior determines one's destiny in a future existence.

[subassemblythorold]

I think Manof   is a wanna be Psychologist who reads to damn much.And I've found in my 58 years of life a lot of people who claim to be men of god are hipocrits to the nth degree and like this guy are unforgiving unlike his God.No one deserves to get fired for hanging on to a stupid movie.What the H-LL is going on here this is not 1984 and big brother,nor is it the USSR with Stalin..this is supose to be your country USA dont you call it the land of the free.with rights just as in my country?Not the way a lot of you are carrying on here.You cant wait to hang the man.
I'm glad I live where I do..and I'm glad i had the chance to work with men who were your friends no matter what you did

[brianmanofgod]

You people tickle me with your outlandish , redneck, rhetoric! Not one time did I pass judgment on Mad. He brought this all on himself. It was alledged that he had this movie in his hand, which had to be the last nail in the coffin. Forgivness?, Mad has done nothing to me to forgive him for. If anything ,Mad needs to ask God himself for forgivness. What about all of the other stuff over the years he has said and done? Do you think those things had a impact on Dana's decision? Read back on how he totally disrespects management. Then you folks say, he's the only person who has gut's? What about the threats. I remember several montha ago, Mad said he had a bullet for 2 black managers. The 2 females he had problems with were black, what, does Mad have a problem with black people. Read his profile, he said he's from racistvill michigan. Now he wants people to feel sorry for him? I pray that Mad get's the help he needs to overcome his hatred heart for people, and quit trying to play on you guy's sympathy. This is pathetic! Now he's sick and he wants to be taken off the list, boo hoo hoo hoo! Wher's that vigor when he was making the threats, wheres that vigor when he made all those comments about management. Day after day, he's up in hr. What's up with that????

Mad has burn way too many bridges, so all I can do is pray and hope the best for the man. Workplace violence is real, it happens all the time. If Mad had of come back to the plant and killed some folks....., talking about hippocrits! Y'all would have been saying, well, didn't someone have a clue?

[subassemblythorold]

you didnt pass judgement????????

Dana took the appropiate action by dismissing this person and I hope the person in question seeks help in dealing with his bitterness towards the company. Perhaps he could plead his case as being mentaly disabled and the company could recind their decision and allow him to retire. In any rate, I wish him well!

you agreed with the corp. are you a union brother  or are you a company man or are you a union man who has his nose up the companys  ---  

a lot of you so called union workers just dont get do you.

[bewildered]

You need to deal with the bitterness in your heart before you can truly pray for anyone else.  No! I don't think you get it!  You spew all these accusations based on nothing more than hear say.  You need to get with the program buddy!  And YES, YOU ARE PASSING "JUDGEMENT".

[brianmanofgod]

All I said was the appropiate action was taken, because if it was proven to be true that he actually done these things, the appropriote action was taken. The laws are different here in the states bud. We take issues like this serious. I don't care what union brotherhood whatever, whatever, you don't do the things Mad did and expect to get away with it. No, I'm not a union person, I'm in management, and did you guy's know that Mad cussed out the customer recently??????????????

[bewildered]

oooh, I see, you're in management.  Well, say no more, it's become abundantly clear what you're intentions are.  I'm also in the states, bud and I also know the laws.  Sometimes it's people like you that promotes such mental anguish.  This man had been there 44 years.  If he were all bad, he would have been dismissed along time ago.  I know Dana is slow, but come on, 44 years?  And how convenient right before he could retire.

[brianmanofgod]

R u BEWILDERED.............................??????????????????????????

[bewildered]

Only when it come to individuals such as yourself, claiming to be a man of God.  You need to lose that act.

[DanaSmarts]

brianmanofgod what a joke.  

Looks like Mad had it right. His sole is with the Devil.

He pretends to be a man of god when really he is a Dana Company Man looking to cause trouble on this message board.

Burns and Co. stooped that low..  Wow.  What a trip...  LMAO

[slippery]

Brian  (IF) is a small word with a big meaning, (IF ) you are truly what you say you are ,you would never in this life time ,come on here and post what you did.(IF)you know what I mean

[DANAGIRLGONEWILD]

Brian said "You people tickle me with your outlandish , redneck, rhetoric!".

Geez is someone here being racist?
You people?
Redneck?

Thought he was a "man of god"?
No just another.......ok i wont stoop to his level......just another person basically kissing mgmt's butt to move up the corp. ladder. Or he could be taking out his frustrations on us union employee's because we didnt lose out on our overtime wage.......lmao.  

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[mad hungarian]