Annoying situation at work
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oldbanger

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4,328 posts

265 months

Monday 28th September 2009
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Scraggles

7,619 posts

251 months

Monday 28th September 2009
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pity you do not have a competent HR department, if you did it should be fixed

why not speak to the fkwit boss's manager ?

oldbanger

Original Poster:

4,328 posts

265 months

Monday 28th September 2009
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Scraggles said:
pity you do not have a competent HR department, if you did it should be fixed

why not speak to the fkwit boss's manager ?
I'm thinking I need to do just that. Not really looking forward to it though - I hate getting involved in workplace politics though.

By the way, we have a HM Dept, not a HR Depart, so that's a total dead end.

cheadle hulme

2,501 posts

209 months

Tuesday 29th September 2009
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I take it it's a relatively small company if no HR function? No formal bullying at work procedure either?

Can you not speak confidentially to the another manager on the same level as the manager of the guys doing the harrassment?


pokethepope

2,667 posts

215 months

Tuesday 29th September 2009
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Just wait until he goes postal, killing everyone but you because you were nice to him. The bonus is that the management positions will be vacant for you to get promoted to.

This Side Down

203 posts

210 months

Tuesday 29th September 2009
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Stand up for the guy?

HiRich

3,337 posts

289 months

Tuesday 29th September 2009
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Standing up for the guy is a route, but it helps if you have the appropriate standing in the office. Difficult to explain what that means (age, seniority, not being a person they can mess with), so hopefully you can guess.

Otherwise, cheadle hulme is onto something. Private chat with someone you trust, opening with "I have a problem, what can I (not you) do about it". Odds are they would do something about it anyway.

If neither route is available, just keep a diary for the eventual employment tribunal...

Pothole

34,367 posts

309 months

Tuesday 29th September 2009
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what's your position in the company structure? i.e. are you at his level or the managers' level?

BigAlinEmbra

1,629 posts

239 months

Tuesday 29th September 2009
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Flip the problem round. If his work isn't up to scratch then it's bad management and poor training.
He then gets to spend lots of time away from the c**ts eating chocolate biscuits on training courses, whilst making their lives misery because they've lost a productive staff member.

Play the game!