I have been a CNA at a local nursing home and there are a few nurses that like to be the "superior" type. One of the nurses started to talk to one of the other evening employees like that and I wrote a letter to the DON because that is unethical behavior. If it keeps on happening it could be considered workplace harassment or workplace assault. Nobody deserves to be treated like that. Like people before said, have the professionalism to take it behind closed doors. I was unlucky enough to have it done to me when I worked for UPS. I told the union steward about it and he told the management to have the supervisor back off since he was notorious for belittling people in public.