¨To send a copied and pasted Facebook Conversation to the superior at somebody's work

[QuintessentialOldDear]

Most of what happens on Facebook just wash over me.
But today I got really really pissed off, and the latent feminist in me made a silent ROAR.

I am a member of a Selling/swap page on Facebook for my home town. A man posted asking if somebody knew a place on Facebook to post a job advert. (Vacant position) He attached a screenshot from his mobile detailing the job. He wrote in slang, outlining it was mostly lifting heavy boxes from delivery vans and putting them in storage, saying "this job is not for women".

A woman posted saying she did not think he could phrase it like that as it was discriminating against women. He replied saying in broad terms "you come and try out this job for a day babe and you will see it is not for women". She replied she worked in health care and did not need another job, she just wanted to point out that she did not think it could be phrased that way. A barrage of abuse from him, and various other men, mocking her being a woman, mocking her working in health care, and saying stuff like "of course, working in health care you have the time to make dumbass replies online" etc

I googled his name. Lo and behold he is general manager of the local branch. He has also taken part in a national reality show similar to Temptation Island, drives a Hot car with a Hot girlfriend in 6th form.

A woman posted saying she did 90kg in weights and would love a job with heavy lifting. He replied, he did not really want to meet a woman who could do that job, as he would not fancy a woman who could do such physical work without problems. He wondered if he should repost on lezbo.org.

His girlfriend posted laughing at all the women who felt affronted that they could not do the job.

He wondered if he should repost and hope that he would not get replies from "half brains" and idiots.

It was most absurd, most of the people posting were trying to help him see that it was against the law to post a job advert that was blatantly discriminating against a specific gender, and that not all men would be able to do that job. He was offensive to all of them.

As he is the gm of the local branch of a privately owned medium sized nationwide company, I am so tempted to email the entire conversation, with 30 comments mocking women and generally just being an arse to head office.

I dont know WHY the whole thing has angered me so much.

Should I just let it go thinking "Just another horrible arse" and be glad I dont actually know him at all.

[CorrieDale]

Generally I would agree with themaltesefalcon and do as I would be done by. But in this case I think it is more apt to remember that all that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing. So well done quint.

[LookAtTheTwain]

Have you sent it yet?

What a knobber.

Looking forward to the update.

[Blueandwhitelover]

Marking place. I think I'd be tempted to send it

[LegoCaltrops]

Send it. Phrase the email that you're letting them know, in case the lady who made the enquiry complains on the grounds of sex discrimination. They can't really accuse you of being vindictive if you put it like that.

[MrsBungle]

Totally agree - send it. Look up the name of the md and the hr director - send it to both.

[msrisotto]

Apparently all web pages are stored on archive.org/index.php, including deleted ones.

[ThisIsaLoooow]

So glad you are sending it. That is disgusting.

[Platinumstart]

Yet another who was going to say don't be vindictive and is now desperately hoping that you send it and that he is dealt with appropriately.

[MakeGlutenFreeHay]

What a twunt. Definitely forward on.

[QuintessentialOldDear]

It would seem "The way back machine" does not work for FB - interesting.

[Gretagumbo]

I was all for 'no way' when I saw the title but when I read the context - do it, do it, do it and report back. This guy needs to know that this is no longer the 1970s. Hope his boss kicks his ass big time.

[AcaciaRoad]

Facebook is hidden behind a log-in, and most if it is not a real "page' as such anyway, but created on the fly: what you see is personal, depending on who your friends are and what your settings are.

[NeoMaxiZoomDweebie]

DO IT! name and shame too....what a tit.

[QuintessentialOldDear]

Good idea to phone head office.

[AcaciaRoad]

If you don't get any response you should go to the press.

Are they on twitter? You could also tweet them, copying in @everydaysexism

(Although possibly worth doing from an account that isn't easily identifiable as you).

[gaggiagirl]

The company will be very interested to learn this information as it will protect them and save their reputation in the long term. They should be very grateful.

I hope that horrible man gets his just deserts.

[MillicentTendancies]

Send it to the workplace and the press too :D

Send it the CEO, anything sent to ours is dealt with in a more serious way than a general complaint.

Daily Wail would love it.

It is for his own good as he obviously needs to be retrained

[SuperiorCat]

Another send it!

You would be doing the company a favour - and him in the long run as it will help him understand that he is in the wrong and needs to modify his behaviour.

[TheNaughtySausage]

Send send send!

[Inertia]

Just thinking that if it's not actually Riverford then MN might want to delete their name from the thread , in case they object to the association ( even though Quint only says it's a company like them ). Or am I overthinking things ?

[CiderBomb]

Send it, send it! Put the wanker in his place!

[Famzilla]

Oh yes send it! What a nasty little toad.

and if you want to send it to the local newspapers I think that would be funny too

[LookingForwardToVino]

Did it get sent op?

[Groovee]

Hope you have found an email to send it too x

[QuintessentialOldDear]

It is a company like river ford, but NOT them, and not direct competitors either due to geography. They are building a brand on similar principles.