This was back in 2005 so the woke culture wasnt a thing yet. I started with this company in 2000 out in san francisco. The company was ZZZZ heavy equipment rental and sales. After 5 years in san fran working for them i transferred to another ZZZZ branch in my old stomping ground las vegas.
When i was just gettin to know the guys one dude labeled me as a f-g because i transferred from san fran and people think that just because you lived there you must be one.
I asked him to stop calling me that but he didnt. One day we were all in the breakroom for lunch and he called me the label again, everyone snickered and i had had enough.
I told him right then that you really think its funny huh? well heres something you can laugh at, so i pulled out my phone, sittin right across from him i called human resources out east and had a conversation with the hr lady explaining the situation with this dude.
The silence was thick with shock and awe. I finished my call with her and went out to my service truck and went on a call to fix an excavator with a smile on my face.
The next morning when i punched in he walked up to me and asked me if i would like to have his old but new house vacuum telling me his wife just bought a new one.
He had it with him at the timeclock and i didnt have a vacuum and was going to buy one but i accepted his and after that exchange, with no verbal apology for the label he called me by, he nor anyone else ever called me that label again.