I'm really bad at dealing with stuff like this. If someone says something that's directly wrong, or clearly offensive, then I know how to argue against that. This steady stream of borderline stuff that, taken one at a time, is just irritating, I really can't figure out what to do.
The problem is, if he decides to sue, he's forcing the company to incur expenses to defend our (legal) policy in a frivolous petty lawsuit.
He's not going to sue. He's just an asshole blowhard.
If it were me, I'd take the wimpy route and just be so very busy every time he asked a stupid/offensive question.
I really can't figure out what to do.
At this point, to be honest, I'm with tommyrot.
So, how do I deal with officemate insisting that he's had "unleavened bread" that wasn't crunchy, and therefore, matzo shouldn't be?
Just tell him he should stop talking about things he knows nothing about and turn your back on him or leave the room and go for a walk! You don't HAVE to be nice! You have to be serious, not wimpy, with him or he's going to keep doing it and pissing you off. SHUT HIM DOWN! it's not that hard.
You don't HAVE to be nice!
I'm pretty sure this is where I'm having trouble. Getting out of the "be nice and pleasant to everyone" thing. Especially since it's someone that I have to be in the same tiny room with for several hours each day. (Well, except today. I stayed home today, to work on getting financial aid forms filled out and cleaning my apartment. So far, I've done neither.)
Steph, not a copyright expert, but I think it's more a contract issue. And whether he has a leg to stand on depends on the language in the contract.
That said, I'm also not sure I see where he has any damages. But again, the language of the contract may have something to say about that.
If it were me, I'd take the wimpy route and just be so very busy every time he asked a stupid/offensive question.
That might work with Steph's idiot writer too.
