| Topic Name: |
What Would You Do? |
| Message Name: |
right back at them... |
| Date Posted: |
02/04/2002 |
| In Reply To: |
I need advice.
Several of my coworkers are in abusive situations with their supervisors. I use the word abusive in part because I know no other way to describe it. Examples include: namecalling (stupid, dumbass, idiot), comments on their weight (if you lost weight you wouldn't have headaches all the time and you'd get some work done), sending them on personal errands (washing boss's car, picking up dry cleaning). In each circumstance, the supervisor is male and the employee is female, typically either with an associates degree, some college or a h.s. diploma. ALSO in each circumstance, the supervisor is either an attorney or a ph.d. To top off this situation, our executive director is aware of their behavior and ignores it OR blames the employees for staying in their jobs.
I am fortunate - kind of - in that although I disagree with my supervisor on occasion, and she is sometimes less than pleasant, I am not privy to this kind of treatment.
I cannot in good conscience, however, work for a boss who condones this kind of environment in the workplace, whether it happens to me or not. What can I do? |
| Message: |
childish as it may be, if they're up to it, tell them to turn the tables and next time they're called an idiot, tell them to call the boss a name right back at him - something that won't get them fired, but would make the boss either sit up and take notice or say something. Perhaps faced with a similar feeling caused by bullying, they'll be less likely to do it again.
Otherwise, write a letter to the local paper, then leave them high and dry, ensuring the reason why they quit is clear in the resignation, and making sure all the bosses and MDs have a copy. That might put a stop to the entrenched bullying culture you seem to encounter.
|
|
