Thread: A letter. Wk plce Hars'm'nt.

I appologise if your sick of this ongoing episode clogging up your forum.
Simply ....you dont read any further. If your not immpressed with my crap, dont read any further and don't tell me please.

Workplace harrassement. Or is it me?

Mitch?????....thankyou for all your advice.

I had another incident at work...... again!
Right now I'm fumming.

Please tell me if I overeacted. Really!. I'd like your thoughts.
All taken with pride intact....

Panel saw person...who tries to cause me trouble nearly every day, was at it again. His behaviour toward me has been quite nice and civil for two and a bit weeks. But!!!!!

Late afternoon today. I was cleaning upper part of a cab. Soon to go and start making kick rails for nxt job going out.

He sais " Boss sais to go and start on this job now cause your wandering around doing bugger all".
I replied " Why does he think I'm doing bugger all " ? That was all.
He then returns to the boss, other side of the factory and sais" Tony said that was uncalled for". Knowing that boss man will get very angry thinking I'm being disrespectfull and march on over to confront me.

Last two weeks boss has been ?????? with me and barely talks to me cause I told him off for harrassing me. He hates that. It's better that way cause I don't get harrassed.

I mean, I didn't hold back. I told him well and truely. I did that during lunch when he kicks me in my shins as he passes out the door, to come out into the sun just before the bell rings, to go back to work.
It means to him that I won't let him have his fun.

Anyway....I over heard panel saw person return to boss and say " He sais that was uncalled for", so I marched on over to tell boss man, " I did not say that " and then I walked up to idiot and fogged up his eyes and waved my finger at his face. Yelling ofcourse. Swearing too.
Boss man sais " I didn't come over and say anything did I?, So get on with your work" !
BUT! If I didn't come over....what do you think he would have thought?????? How dare he respond to me like that. And march on over. Right???????
I told new CEO who also gave me grief this morn and said , " I wanna talk after work".
I was berrated for yelling and told, " if it's about so and so ( panel saw person) , I don't wanna know about it". Walks off.
Now I'm really fumming.
This coming from a CEO who previously said to me.....3 .....times that so and so will try to F me up with my work. Meaning miss lead me into making a stuff up with a cab or bench top or something.
So then, he sais he will try to f me up then DO something!!!!!!!!

I can't leave now till all my debts are paid off. No more car debt....credit card or other stuff. Woo hoo. I'm free. February , March o8.

I will be going down the legal action path. Logistics to be thought through soon. you know....leave after finding new job then action....blah blah.

Again....appologies if you sick of this as I am.

I will not be treated like this. Will not!

Thankyou......Tony. Phew! ....... Cooling dwn now.

Tony,

All power to you, remember document.. Write it all down NOW...

Good,
but start looking for another job now.
You might not need to wait till next year

See what Echidna says?

He knows about this stuff.

Don't even think about legal action! It will just take all you money and what's left of your spirit. What are you going to achieve? What possible damages are there if you haven't been fired, if you left of your own accord after taking notes for a year?

I don't want to rain on your parade, but you CAN'T win, some things aren't fair. DON'T shout. DON'T swear. NEVER be aggressive. They can take notes too you see.

Why not make an appointment after work to see the boss, and ask him how you can sort it out? Just tell him you want to keep working there, but you don't know how to fix the problem. (Make careful notes of that too! )

Good luck with it, but keep looking for another job.

Cheers,

P

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.... or you could take ozwinner to work for a day!


P

Originally Posted by rgum

Workplace harrassement. Or is it me?

Sorry, but either they would be dead by now, or I would be.
Why put up with any crap from anyone?

I always live by the rule live, and let live.

Leave me alone, and Ill leave you alone, anyone who harasses someone else, then complains about the treatment they receive for what they have done are cowards.

Once someone starts on me they either better be good at fighting or good at running.

If more people stood up and fought, win or lose, there would be non of this crap.
Freakin do gooders have brought this on, not too long ago if you had a dispute it was sorted out man to man, now people are too afraid to say anything in case they upset the other party.

Step up to the line and sort it out.

You will find most of the bullies that back stab you or intimidate you are nothing more than chicken tihs when it come down to toe to toe fighting.
Bring it one....

Available for parties, weddings, and work break ups by appointment.

Al

Tony, do you think you should also look at your attitude or let me say more neutrally, the way you percieve and react to situations, life etc? I'm not saying there aren't sphincters out there, but I do know now that in my life many of the people I thought were asreholes were not. Either I misjudged and over reacted to a completely innocent situation or people picked up on this and deliberately had a bit of fun - which at the time wasn't all the much fun. All I'm saying is that many of my apparent external problems were really my own internal problems. Lifes a short journey mate -try and enjoy the ride. Goodluck

Cheers
Michael

Mr. Gum.... I suspect that they are trying to give you a hint.

You can take it or you can turn mean & nasty.

I don't think you are the mean & nasty type.

Find a new job ASAP.

Your own reactions are not exactly agression free, it might just be that you are part of the problem. Pre empting the bosses reaction shows in part you are pre judging and in part very sensitive to what was a conceived threat at best. Perhaps you have good cause but you either walk after finding a new job, or talk to the boss and suggest you find a way to work together.

Perhaps its time you both drew a line in the sand and agreed to make a new start with some understanding on the boundries of behaviour you should both maintain.

Fix yourself first otherwise you will just take the same issues to the next job should you meet a similar problem as you are experiencing currently.

John.

Do something they won't expect........... go up to panel saw guy one morning and kiss him squarely on the lips. . And when he calls you a poof.....grab his jewels and twist em a couple of times....... and...........and don't forget to write it all down.

probably not a good idea trying that until he's off the panel saw though eh.

Hey Jake, is this how you sorted out your problem with the smartasre appie when you first started.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Hey Jake, is this how you sorted out your problem with the smartasre appie when you first started.

no. not exactly. But it be fun watching someone else attempting it eh.

Tony,

I have gone back and re-read your other thread and now this one. It appears you have changed your reaction from one of passive acceptance to confrontational. Doesn't matter, mate. Too little too late. Might have worked in the beginning but now it's just a big distraction to your boss, the CEO, and everyone, including you. Besides, shouting up the boss (if you did) is a one-way ticket out.

Now nobody recommends that you become homeless or a bludger, but if you are not actively seeking another job right now, today, this minute, this second, then mate I don't think we can help you. February my asre. Do you want to get up every morning sick? Shorten your life by years? Hell, I'd sell tools at Bunnies first.

You seem a nice bloke who has gotten into a nasty situation with no hope of remediation. They obviously want you to leave, for whatever reason. But you may need them for a reference, so steady on--don't burn all your bridges, you may need to cross them again.

Consider as well some counseling to help you deal with your apparent anxiety over leaving. The current situation is FUBAR and can't be fixed.