worriedatwork
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I am a regular here, but because of the story I'm about to tell you, I hope you understand why I'm posting on a different account. (yes I'm aware admins/mods can tell who I am, but I'm worried about "anyone" who might view this forum publicly)
With the upcoming changes to wisconsin and the addition of CCW, I decided to ask at work what the company's policy would be regarding non-employees. My company already has a ban on employees carrying weapons, so it is what it is, but I wanted to know about people who come into the buildings and are NOT employees. Today, I was basically accused of being an unstable employee and that there is this concern that I "want to bring guns into work", because of the question I asked. Apparently all they heard was the word "gun" and they made up the rest in their heads. I explained the situation and clarified the misunderstanding. I again said I was simply trying to understand policy, and when I asked the question I was asked how that could possibly even be a concern and that I was crazy to think anyone would be carrying a gun around. They said I was silly if I actually thought someone might bring a gun into the buildings. They said that I have to be careful about asking such political questions because the impression was that I am possibly a "concern" and that there are questions about me now at work, and that they had to check with higher ups to see if any more "follow up" was needed.
After clarifying myself, the person I was talking to indicated they took care of it and smoothed over the misperception and clarified what it was I was asking. I've been told now that things are ok now and there is nothing to worry about and that things are all cleared up. But, now I'm sitting here and I have no idea what to even think. Now I'm actually scared I've somehow endangered my job because of asking a simple policy question...
With the upcoming changes to wisconsin and the addition of CCW, I decided to ask at work what the company's policy would be regarding non-employees. My company already has a ban on employees carrying weapons, so it is what it is, but I wanted to know about people who come into the buildings and are NOT employees. Today, I was basically accused of being an unstable employee and that there is this concern that I "want to bring guns into work", because of the question I asked. Apparently all they heard was the word "gun" and they made up the rest in their heads. I explained the situation and clarified the misunderstanding. I again said I was simply trying to understand policy, and when I asked the question I was asked how that could possibly even be a concern and that I was crazy to think anyone would be carrying a gun around. They said I was silly if I actually thought someone might bring a gun into the buildings. They said that I have to be careful about asking such political questions because the impression was that I am possibly a "concern" and that there are questions about me now at work, and that they had to check with higher ups to see if any more "follow up" was needed.
After clarifying myself, the person I was talking to indicated they took care of it and smoothed over the misperception and clarified what it was I was asking. I've been told now that things are ok now and there is nothing to worry about and that things are all cleared up. But, now I'm sitting here and I have no idea what to even think. Now I'm actually scared I've somehow endangered my job because of asking a simple policy question...
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