Overheard remarks
You are in the lounge of the residential child care home where you work with several teenage young people and Jim another care worker. Jim is telling everyone about a football match that he attended the previous night and makes a joke about one of the players that you think is inappropriate.
Please watch the video below and decide what you should do next.
What's your next step?
Option 1: Although you felt uncomfortable by the joke, you decide to do nothing, as everyone appeared to find it funny. It was only a joke, and you do not want people to think you do not have a sense of humour.
Option 2: When you have an opportunity, you tell Jim that you felt the joke was inappropriate. You also speak to your line manager about the situation and that young people were present.
Option 3: You tell Jim that you were uncomfortable about the joke but decide to do nothing else.