| Topic Name: |
Victim of smear campaign? |
| Message Name: |
Injustice |
| Date Posted: |
07/23/2003 |
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One of my family members had been working at a bank for the past 2 years. About a year ago, after a re-org, he found himself working for this 27 year old manager with whom he did not get along. Although his clients loved him, she decided that she didn't like him and would get rid of him. After one minor incident (involving a client misunderstanding, which the client took ultimate resposibility for), she filed formal charges with the HR dept, and had him put on probation. At the same time he retained a lawyer, just in case. Recently, at his annual review, his probation was extended, and his top reviews from a year ago were now at the other extreme, with comments from the HR complaint copied/pasted into the review. Today, he was laid off by the company for 'budget reasons' with a crappy severance package. He has testimony from other colleagues and clients that he was doing an exceptional job, and i think he has good grounds to sue. Even if he doesn't i think it's ridiculous that this one manager can taint his record (making it difficult to find a new job). Has anyone had this kind of experience? Advice? Outcomes? |
| Message: |
Unfortunately, as someone has stated, it is not uncommon. I went through a similar experience with a sick ego and insecure woman who was given the priviledge to supervise employees without being herself an employee for the organization. Actually, she was an intern; however, the woman used to bring her biases to the workplace, and to my surprise, our supervisors recognized that issue, but instead they looked for ways to make me look like I did not understand the project. Although they did not get away with that, I learned a lesson. I should have taken immediate action by reporting the situations to our Local Union, and any other appropriate agency.
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