Bullying

[funny cat]

remember a while ago I posted about the troubles me and my work mates were having with our assistant manager, well now our manager has announced he's leaving and guess who's hoping to fill his shoes??!! We did lodge a complaint about him....but if he gets into this position we are all walking out for sure.................

[shortylila]

Originally posted by funny cat

remember a while ago I posted about the troubles me and my work mates were having with our assistant manager, well now our manager has announced he's leaving and guess who's hoping to fill his shoes??!! We did lodge a complaint about him....but if he gets into this position we are all walking out for sure.................

Please do not walk out of your job if you enjoy it.. the reason I am saying this is because the guy would have won.

He wants you all to leave and it is obvious the way he is acting. I have been there and walked out before and it has done no good the people left there have had to put up with the shit. We get a mag in work every month and this month was about bullying so I will tell you what they said... You may have gone higher than this person and it may not have worked but still go higher and higher and get more people to do the same.

The more people that complain the better .. if it still dont work sign up to a union and they will do the work for you. At the moment I work with a guy younger than me but is at the same level as me but is the rudest guy you will ever meet... I never used to bite back but it is working....sometimes he is so rude I have to walk out the room for a breather.. I complained the other day to my regional manager and as I thought nothing was done about it.. went higher and it was sorted. You just need to put on the pressure babes and say if it carries on I am out... they wont want to lose you as will cost them more so they will have to do something as legally it is wrong to be bullied!!

Hope you get it sorted out babes

xxx

[shortylila]

if in doubt go to the citizens advice as they are great and is free .. .will advise you what is the best option xxxxxxxxxx

[Col]

Originally posted by skattyasfuk

Hi,
Working to live is my moto and normally when im not there I have a life but recently its all I can bloody think about. I am the assistant manger of a shop (yes I know fantastic job,but I am only 19) My boss
. Talks abot me on a personal level to other members of staff
. Tells other members of staff confidential things about me
. I have been late once, my timekeeping and attendance is of high standard but yet im late once and she ignores me for a week.
. I have absolutely no support from her what so ever
. Another manager (that she is friends with) shouted at me so I complained and she said it was basically childish of me to say anything. Correct me if im wron but i am a human being and do not ever deserve to be spoken to like a peace of dirt.
. She speaks down to me in fromt of custumers and members of staff
. She has once made me cry because she shouted at me for no apperent reason.
. And I was always led to believe that deligating is an efficeint way of getting something done if you are already busy. Not deligating when you are standing around not doing anything yourself?
I feel like I am being victimised harassed and bullied by this person. What do you think do I complain? would they just think it was childish banter? im really getting down about this because I dont no whether people will actually listen to me or not. Does it sound childish to you? had anyone else experienced anything like this? would be great to hear.
Thank you

. Anthing that I do is critisized

not read the thread fully so don't know if anyone else has said this to you or not but my advice

Dont be a victim, confront your manager and tell them that on this occasion you are prepared to resolve any issues they have with you in person and that any further victimisation will result in you taking it further.

say it in such a way that gives the perception it's not something you really want to do but feel you will have no choice if your hand is forced.

If the problem persists then do take it further but make sure you acquire some evidence in case it ends up at a tribunal or whatever.

[globalloon]

i haven't posted on here before because i thought i worked somewhere quite unusual, where the employer's ethos of trust and committment to a cause meant that all staff would be working to many aims, but with a common aim in mind, and doing so in such a way that bullying would never feature

but recently a void of power has emerged... we've always had what's known as 'horzontal management'... that is, everyone gets their own job done and the senior mangers get on with finding funds to keep us in a job and moving the organisation forward in a strategic way... but recently 2 of the 3 managers have had serious personal matters that have left the staff without management or supervision and two staff have tried to take over

their method? undermining everybody else, spreading lies about other staff, criticising the work of other staff without understanding the role

bullying at work is not illegal, but it challengable in an employment tribunal. the difficulty with that is that if you accuse someone of bullying, the can launch a counter sue, for which you are personally financially liable.

I'm applying for new jobs

[Dr Bunsen]

Originally posted by globalloon

i haven't posted on here before because i thought i worked somewhere quite unusual, where the employer's ethos of trust and committment to a cause meant that all staff would be working to many aims, but with a common aim in mind, and doing so in such a way that bullying would never feature

but recently a void of power has emerged... we've always had what's known as 'horzontal management'... that is, everyone gets their own job done and the senior mangers get on with finding funds to keep us in a job and moving the organisation forward in a strategic way... but recently 2 of the 3 managers have had serious personal matters that have left the staff without management or supervision and two staff have tried to take over

their method? undermining everybody else, spreading lies about other staff, criticising the work of other staff without understanding the role

bullying at work is not illegal, but it challengable in an employment tribunal. the difficulty with that is that if you accuse someone of bullying, the can launch a counter sue, for which you are personally financially liable.

I'm applying for new jobs

Microsoft are reputed to fire 10% of their work force annually in order to keep the rest motivated and Enron made their employees vote on which of their peers got the sack or not each year...

[andy ridgeway]

bullying in the workplace is the only thing that makes my job worth turning up for.

i know it might hurt your feelings but try and look at it from your boss's point of view.

[shortylila]

I thought I had a good job until recently. We had 3 staff plus a regional manager however one member left and so did the manager so that has left me working with a 60 year old guy who is stuck in his ways and expects me to do all the meanial jobs which I am not happy about. we both should be doing it.

We are currently doing the job of 7 people and our head office dont seem to care. We have said that we need more staff but there has been a freeze on employment. We have had temps in to help us out but they only seem to last 2 weeks maybe 3 at a maximum and I can not carry on training new people all the time.

I had to call in sick today as I had a major asthma attack this morning. I know it is stress induced and can not carry on like this. I know I am going to get in major trouble tomorrow about being off sick but I really dont care.

I can not carry on like this and am trying to find a new job. The only thing good is we have the go ahead to employ new staff but how long is that going to take.

Why is it managers dont have a clue about what is happening in the actual work place... ours dont as we are up in glasgow and they are down in Surrey and never visit!!!

[Shurik'n]

I think thats the way of things lol, As my manager once said to me, a company is like a bunch of monkeys on a christmas tree, when the one up on top looks down all he sees are smiling faces, and when the one on the bottom looks up all he sees are arseholes, Its the way of it, and it holds back buisness so much.. but hey, In my line of work its full of sexual discrimination.. my advise is if your not happy say something about it if after a while your still not happy then perhaps through no fault of your own the place isnt right for you, Its not your fault that the company you work for is full of norrow minded scum, and think of it this way, If your being victimised at work i think your probably too good for that company anyway.
just my two cents,
anyways
byeeee

[little luke]

i get bullied by other workers. not physical bullying, dont wanna sound like a pussy over it, but its general knock-downs all the time, at the end of the day i jus dont wanna go back

[DaNcInGalaxie]

postive affirmations.forces of thoughts creat our realitys.so simple really.

[devang]

at work place it all happens.

If I sit to write all of those bullies then it's gonna take me long hrs...

[Raj]

A pupil mentoring scheme which aims to tackle bullying and keep children safe in school has been given a cash boost.

The scheme which allows children to report bullying to elected older pupils who work with teachers is being rolled out to one in 10 schools in England.

The full article is found here


Sounds like a great idea to me


Do you guys think it will/won't work?

[globalloon]

Originally posted by Raj

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The full article is found here


Sounds like a great idea to me


Do you guys think it will/won't work?

peer mentoring is effective. simply put, people listen to their own better than 'professionals'employed to tell you what to do / think

i'm involved in a mentoring project for men leaving prison and prisoners find the relationship quite profound for 3 reasons. often a volunteer mentor is the only perosn who has ever listened to them, told them they can achieve their goals. the fact that i am not paid (probation, police, social worker etc) has a real impact. also, the fact that i've been around the block a few times means i'm not judging or sitting on the righteous side of the fence