To dob these men into their work?

[Stickywhitelovepiss]

Not a pearl clutcher in general, but am in two minds on this one...

Yesterday on the (very crammed) train home there were a group of about a dozen blokes essentially effing and blinding and cunting at top volume all the way home, just generally being very vocally laddish and objectionable. Including having a great old joke at the "jumper" who had caused the problems the line that evening.

My little cousin was with me, but I still chickened out in contronting them and as per usual did the very British thing of seething impotently instead.

They were all in their company polo shirts.

Part of me really wants to contact their company and let them know about it. Part of me thinks I'm sounding like a grumpy old women before my time.

Looking to Mumsnetters to give my head a wobble either way on this!

Someone i know had to pick the bits up off a railway line after a poor woman had ended it all, she was desperate for a way to get out of her depression.

I bet those yobs would shit themselves if thay had to do that job and see what happened to the poor driver involved, who is now no longer a driver:-(

This reminds me of the case in the US last week when a commuter saw a Metro employee eating on the job (eating is banned on the trains) and tweeted a complaint about it.

A huge uproar ensued because the employee concerned happened to be black. The commuter, who was an author, was public shamed, sacked by her publishers etc etc. It was utter madness.

If people are working, or in public in identifiable work uniform, they should behave in an appropriate way.

Actually I am not sure you do have the right to fuck and cunt excessively in a public place

No, I'm pretty sure that's illegal! 😂

"I know in the places I work a complaint like that would more than likely be forwarded to the staff to be mocked."
Do you work in the 1970s. I'm old, I worked on a building site in the 90s. This kind of shit wasn't tolerated anywhere the public might here it.

I don't. But I do work in bars and pubs. So swearing and insults is part of the basic conversation. So someone complaining about it would get a good laugh out of everyone.

Did you report it to the train manager at the time? If not, why not? Id have told them to stop but I'm assertive.

Contraceptionismyfriend that's within a specific working environment. Bars and pubs are an entirely different scenario. These men were on public transport behaving in a loud and intimidating manner.

Yes. But for someone to actually go out of their way to contact someone's work to moan about their naughty words. I wouldn't take that seriously. Not in our field anyway.

I believe if this were posted outside the vacuum of MN there would be a very different response.
I can think of several FB pages where OP would not get this shocked pearl clutching response.

The train I was on you couldn't move due to the suicide on the tracks - so also not easily able to move away.

Not sure if our local ones have actually have a train manager to call on.

I reported out binmen once.

Pathetic. Like the job isn't shit enough already they have some busybody grassing them up.

It isn't 'pearl-clutching' not to want my young child to learn the words fuck and cunt.

As explained upthread, trains are a peculiar case - the only one I can think of - where it can be impossible to choose to avoid this.

Omg no! It has nothing to do with their work and I doubt they'd even get into trouble. They'd probably just laugh about it if someone phoned to tell on them that they'd been swearing!

I think you should've done something at the time, whether it was saying something to them or e-mailing the company right away.

For those saying that a company would laugh this off, that's not the case nowadays. The firm my DH works for has implemented new rules on behaviour outside work, there's even certain places that they've asked employees not to frequent (think restaurants, bars where the employees are scantily dressed).

Are you called "Stickywhitelovepiss" as in "sticky white love piss" or am I missing something? If so, I can see you are not that averse to a bit of coarse language yourself.

Mouldy why should I have to step over spit outside my house?

I have done this before. No regrets and companies would rather you told them. It can effect business as they are tarnishing the company name.

Yes to Sticky White Love Piss and no am not averse to a bit of a sweary swear either :)

But I'm not screaming it on the train!

Haven't RTFT, but if I got a phone call like this about my lads they would absolutely be hauled over the coals (construction industry) They are representing the company whilst in uniform/ sign written vans. It's no different from social media policies in corporate firms.
My exh also owns an electrical contractors and he would likely sack anyone who behaved like that. Plenty of people looking for work who are able to behave with respectable standards in a public place.

Are you called "Stickywhitelovepiss" as in "sticky white love piss" or am I missing something? If so, I can see you are not that averse to a bit of coarse language yourself.

Not a League Of Gentlemen fan, I take it.

it would be none of my business what they get up to off the clock

It bloody well would be if they’re wearing your company’s uniform and potentially costing you business. Hence why many companies have policies on what their staff can say or do public while linked to their company either on social media or in uniform.

Had they not been in uniform but someone recognised them and knew where they worked for example, I wouldn’t report it. In uniform I definitely would.

High five @SinkGirl :D

They committed a public order offence: “using words or behaviour in a public place likely to cause a person of reasonable firmness harassment, alarm and distress”

You are not U, OP. They didn’t just let slip with the odd word, they carried on swearing loudly and joking about a suicide victim in front of adults and children.

Why do you feel it necessary to report people for bad driving, they may have worked a 16 hour day and are tired, and duue to your petty and spiteful actions could lose their job or placed on a disciplinary.

@fromdownwest why do I report people for pulling out in front of me at roundabouts or nearly driving into the back of me? Hmm let me think, because it's bloody dangerous and risking people's lives! Too much time on my hands?! Don't make me laugh. If you think I'm wrong for reporting bad drivers, there is clearly something wrong with YOU. Disgusting attitude.

The difference being your livelihood is not in jeopardy because of some busy body.

@fromdownwest What about my life, my children's life, my car, pedestrians, cyclists, other drivers etc being jeopardised? What happens when I can't work because of a car accident? I can't believe people like you exist.