[2009.10.4] 직장동료의 부적절한 행동/멜라민파동

[Gina(진아)]

* 첫번째 시간*  

직장동료의 부적절한 행동  (출처:코리아타임즈 Dear Abby)

CRUDE ENCOUNTER IN BARROOM DESTROYS CAMARADERIE AT WORK

Dear Abby:

My fiance, "Tim," and I were having dinner at a bar and grill one night last week when some of my male co-workers walked in.

We exchanged greetings and I introduced them to Tim.

A short while later, one of them approached us and said, "Don take this the wrong way, but the guys and I were taking a survey, and wed like to know what size bra you wear."

Tim and I were dumbfounded at the crude remark.

I told him to tell the guys it was none of their business, and he went away.

On our way out, Tim made it clear that we were not happy with their rudeness, but only one of them had the courtesy to offer an apology for the remark.

I work with these men every day.

We always had a good rapport.

There was never any disrespect prior to this.

I have seen these men every day and had work- related discussions with them.

Two of them have made reference to the incident, but neither has apologized.

I discussed the incident with a female co-worker who is in a supervisory position over these men. She as livid and recommended I report it as sexual harassment.

However, their actions have made things here at work very uncomfortable for me.

Im afraid if I make it a workplace issue it could be detrimental.

Should I let this go away on its own, or confront the people involved?

I usually avoid socializing with co-workers where alcohol is served for this very reason.

-- HURT AND OFFENDED IN DAYTON

Dear Hurt And Offended:

You have nothing to gain by confronting the men who harassed you.

As to the matter "going away on its own," as long as your harassers continue to allude to the incident without apology, the matter will not die.

I'm casting my vote with the co-worker who advised you to report the incident.

If your company does not have clearly written sexual harassment policies, then it's behind the times.

* bar and grill : a restaurant that also serves alcoholic beverages 식당 겸 바, 술도 파는 식당

* dumbfound : to fill with astonishment and perplexity 말문이 막히게 하다

* rapport : relation characterized by harmony, conformity, accord, or affinity 관계, 접촉

* livid : extremely angry; furious 격노한, 노발대발한

* detrimental : causing damage or harm 해로운, 불리한

* allude : to make an indirect reference (암시적으로) 언급하다

Questions

1. If you are a worker/student, are you satisfied with your work/school enviroment? why/why not?

2. Have you ever got stuck with some terrible situation? Tell us the story. And how did you deal with it? 

3. what's your idea about ideal work place?

4.  If you were Abby, what would you say to her?  

*두번째시간*

멜라민파문  (출처:코리아헤럴드)

Health officials derided for melamine inaction

Political parties yesterday blasted the government for failing to cope with the melamine-tainted food scandal.

Top officials of the ruling Grand National Party pounded the government for its failure to forecast the problems involving melamine-tainted food products and draw out an appropriate plan.

"The government should take some time to reflect back on the fact that they didn't take the issue seriously," GNP Chairman Park Hee-tae said during a meeting of the party's decision-making Supreme Council. "It's a shame."

Vice Health and Welfare Minister Lee Bong-hwa and Yun Yeu-pyo, head of the Korea Food and Drug Administration, were present at the meeting. GNP floor leader Hong Joon-pyo also lashed out against the food safety authorities for their attitude in dealing with the international crisis.

"Melamine is explained as if it is no big deal in this report. However, it could cause kidney failure and bladder stones, and infants have died in China due to this," he said. "We urge you to run the agency for 24 hours a day, if you have to, to free citizens from the melamine scare."

Opposition parties also denounced the government and the ruling party for their late move to devise food safety measures.

"The melamine scare comes only 10 days after Cheong Wa Dae said their set of food safety plans was one of the biggest achievements since President Lee Myung-bak took office," said Rep. Song Young-gil of the main opposition Democratic Party. "They said no problems existed at first, but then their actions against (the problem) came late."

Melamine is added to milk formula by suppliers or manufacturers to artificially inflate protein-level readings. Health authorities have stressed a small intake of the chemical poses no danger, but it is known to cause kidney failure and even death when consumed in large doses.

The government and the ruling party agreed to look into merging the food safety inspection system, which is run by two different government branches, at a meeting attended by Health Minister Jeon Jae-hee.

"The two parties reached a compromise that it will be more effective if we unify the food inspection network in the long run," a GNP official said.

Yesterday, the nation's food watchdog released a sales-ban list covering a total of 385 products produced with dairy products from China, as of yesterday.

The list, however, included names of products that were deemed to be safe earlier.

"We request the related companies to control manufacturing and selling of 123 products -- excluding 43 of them that are confirmed to be completely free from melamine -- which were labeled to be safe earlier," a KFDA official said. "This is because melamine could be extracted from the same product, depending on its manufactured date."

The agency, affiliated with the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, is currently examining 428 local products that are made with milk and dairy products from China and it has completed 40 percent of its inspection so far, its officials said.

On another front, a total of 3,500 employees of the Haitai Confectionary and Foods Co., a leading local manufacturer that was found to have imported two Chinese-made products tainted with melamine, joined in the government's effort to collect those products nationwide.

So far, about 98 percent of the distributed products have been collected since the discovery of melamine on Sept. 24, according to Haitai officials.

Regional government branches also beefed up their measures against the chemical, forming supervisory group to take away food products that contain melamine in their areas.

Seoul City officials yesterday said they seized 34 kilograms worth of seven Chinese-made snack products, including Haitai's Misarang Custard, and sealed about 3,200 kilograms of products that are currently being examined by state food authorities. A total of 285 teams visited department stores, large-scale grocery chains and stores around the school zones during this process.

North Chungcheong Province also announced they had taken control of 6.6 kilograms of melamine-tainted products and sealed 2,667 kilograms of food that could contain the toxin.

By Cho Ji-hyun

(sharon@heraldm.com)

  Questions

1. Can you explain what is melamine and what is the reason many people worry about it?  

2. Does the melamine scare make you change your choice of food?

3. What should be done to prevent this happening again?

4. Now some people trying to make their own snacks at home. Do you know any recipe that we can enjoy without the melamine scare? 

[Gina(진아)]

질문이 허접ㅡㅜ 하지만,.. 많은 참여부탁드려요~^^;;ㅋ

[동희]

굿굿~ㅋㅋ

[오렌지나무]

맘 먹고 갈려고 했는데~~넘 어렵네요~~그래도 뽑아서 나름대로 열씨미 해가야겠어요~~ 지나언냐~~역시 언냐~~짱짱짱!!

[Gina(진아)]

ㅎㅎㅎ 화이팅~ 오렌지^^

[소야]

안녕하세요!^^ 보통 강퇴 당하는데(감사함당~꾸벅!!!) 약 1년인지 2년인지 모르겠습니다. 올만에 참석 할게요!^^ 기대많이 됩니다. 그 날 뵐게요!^^;

[Gina(진아)]

네, '화담'으로 오세요^^

[Kiss]

토픽 준비하느라,, 수고 많으셨네요,, 이번주는 육아를 뒤로하고 참석할 수 있을 듯...ㅎㅎ ^^ see u then.

[Gina(진아)]

Good to hear~^^ C ya~

[Hank]

I will join~

[Gina(진아)]

Yeap, bro~

[Myra]

언닝~~ 수고하셨어용^^!

[Gina(진아)]

☆말씀!!^^