Week 8 EOC: 9 to 5

While watching the movie 9 to 5, it's so astonishing that in those days women were seen as second class.  When one woman is trying to make a living going working at an office, everything is taken into consideration.  From what she wears to her cor-denials.  "Many HR texts describe the operation of an organization's HR department.In the hospitality industry, the on-site manager is that unit's HR department in all except the largest of operations. Thus, it is extremely important that hospitality managers be well versed in HR management, including employee recruitment and selection, training, compensation, performance appraisal, and discipline, safety, and other key areas in which they will be personally called upon to make critical decisions. Therefore, this text asks the reader to assume the role of that decision maker."(Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 1st Edition. PREFACE). There was a lot of things wrong in the movie at first their was stealing, bribery, and forgery. The boss was as guilty as the women workers at times. One of the many things the boss did wrong was not promoting from within. Many of the employees that work their, deserve to get a promotion. They have seniority and loyalty to the company. Another thing was he was talking bad about the other employees, not defining job responsibilities, and saying digesting juster words to them like "you girls." “From a legal perspective, if harassment is established under the quid pro quo version, the employer automatically is liable and will be held accountable for whether or not steps were taken to correct the situation…an employer's liability in a hostile work environment case must be established by showing not only that the harassment occurred, but also that the employer did not take appropriate action to stop it” (Hayes, David K. Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 1st Edition. Pg. 351. Wiley, 02/2008. VitalSource Bookshelf Online). Mr. Hart fires a girl for discussing salary. I feel like that should be a freedom of speech, any employee at any given time has the right to say anything about her own struggles that she is going through. As this employee was packing up to leave, a cop is standing behind her watching her so she doesn't take anything. “A commonly used four-step progressive disciplinary includes documented oral warning, written warning, suspension, and dismissal” (Hayes, David K. Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 1st Edition. Pg. 311. Wiley, 02/2008. VitalSource Bookshelf Online).