hazing of new hires

[J. de Bruin]

Came across this story about a trainee mechanic at an Audi dealership in the UK suffering severe abuse. It might make a topical ECTG1 video that could cover something like initiations of new employees in the workshop, hazing incidents, etc.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/24/teenage-audi-mechanic-committed-suicide-colleagues-set-fire/

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[EricTheCarGuy]

Thanks for the suggestion. That’s nuts. Very sad.

I briefly touched on the subject here, but it does not cover that level of abuse.

[James P Grosso]

I must be tired, I though the topic was “hazing of new tires” lol

On a more serious note, I have seen some hazing incidents, and it seems to start with older workers who never got in trouble for pranks, and then the younger workers think it is OK and the cycle continues. This also seems to be more common in smaller un-professional shops, but would likely get you fired at a large professional shop or dealership.

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