A
female
age
41-50,
anonymous
writes:My manager isn't the nicest of people - well actually he is, if your face fits! He's been with the company for 3 years and has always had an attitude on him.What really bothers me is how he treats people. For example he's only nice to people who have money or from wealthy backgrounds. There's a girl in my team and she is well to do as her father is a Doctor and our manager just constantly banters with her all day- I know what you must be thinking- he probably fancies her - maybe but there's also another guy on the team, whose parents are wealthy and he banters with him all day, every day too.Now there are 2 other girls in the team- 1 is a single mother who works part time and the other is a bit on the rough side - but very nice people and he talks to them like rubbish. If they ask a question he answers in a sarcastic manner or if they need to talk to him about work related issues he would rather chat to the other 2 "wealthy" people about the weekend instead of helping.There's also another guy on the team who the manager has taken an instant dislike to- we have no idea why. He doesn't have much money and rents a room in a poor area of the town however he is the most hardworking person there. Our boss almost take pleasure in humiliating him as last week he came across a word he didn't understand and our boss made such a big deal out if it and embarrassed the guy and continued to mention it for the rest of the week, involving other departments!Fortunately he seems to ignore me an only makes the odd comment now and again- just so you get an idea - I'm not wealthy but my husband and I have a comfortable lifestyle so I'm evidently not important enough for him talk to and not poor enough for him to talk to me like rubbish! It frustrates me having to sit in the office, 9 hours a day, 5 days a week listening to him... Also he's very unsympathetic - a member of staff was taken to hospital with a serious chest infection and when they returned you could see they still weren't 100% better and his attitudes was " well they've had enough time off and they aren't dead so they just need to get on with it!"I doubt there's anything we can do as nobody wants to risk their job by reporting him. Anyone else had to deal with this kind of treatment?
View related questions:
money Reply to this Question
Share |
Fancy yourself as an agony aunt? Add your answer to this question! A
female
reader, YouWish  +, writes (14 April 2013):
 He's not treating you badly? You're just sick of him talking to others in a mean way, right?
The anonymous female reader has good advice, and you should pass it along to your friends that the boss mistreats. As for you, since he's not directly mistreating you, the only thing you can do is to notify your human resource department about the toxic environment.
If he's mistreating a lot of people, then together they can all go over his head to complain about him. In a workplace, there is strength in numbers.
A
female
reader, anonymous, writes (14 April 2013): Start making a note of dates, times and the `bullying` things you witness him saying to others. Ask the victims to do the same. After you have gathered a few weeks of evidence, make a formal complaint to his manager or supervisor stating your reasons. The more of you that can be involved in this, the better. The company is obliged to act on any complaints. All workplaces are required to have a strategy to deal with bullying. You cant lose your jobs over this. You are protected by law. Research employment law, bullying in the workplace and constructive dismissal. You all have powerful rights that protect you from this type of behavior. If he does drive anyone to leave in the meantime, they can take the company to court and sue for constructive dismissal. It happens quite often. Mention bullying in the work place to any savvy boss and it will turn his blood cold with fear and the bully will swiftly be regarded as a potentially expensive liability! So know your rights and use them and you will soon see your manager improve. This man is not above the law. He HAS to behave properly in the workplace. The law requires it.
...............................
A
reader, anonymous, writes (14 April 2013): You didn't mention his background. If he, too, is rich then he is just being condescending for the sake of it. He just thinks he's better. On the other hand, if he isn't well off, he may actually be schmoozing or trying to elevate his status (in his mind at least)
Assuming you need and value your job, a reputable attorney specializing in labor law would be the only person you should take direct advice from concerning such a matter.
...............................
|
