Question

Michael had a severe hearing impairment and worked as the supervisor of a fast food restaurant. Michael’s manager and the human resources manager repeatedly mocked him in front of other employees and said things like "read my lips," "have you got your ears on?" even when he seemed to have no trouble hearing. Michael finally resigned as a result of the mocking and harassment. This is a situation of__________.
A) being too sensitive and not having a good sense of humor.B) constructive discharge.C) giving up rather than standing up to the boss as required by law.D) failing to do something that would have caused the boss to fire him so that he could get unemployment compensation.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is "C) giving up rather than standing up to the boss as required by law.".

Explanation: This is a situation of: giving up rather than standing up to the boss as required by law.

Michael should have sued his boss before the law so that he could instead be compensated for the bad treatment and discrimination and also collect unemployment compensation in the event that the employment relationship is terminated.