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    I am going crazy

    Posted by: jools
    Date: 4/19/2006 4:17:45 PM

    Can any one give me any advice on how to deal with the following as I am driving myself crazy and need some perspective on this.

    After being pulled off my usual job for 1 year to work on a project I am due to return soon. The girl I employeed before I was seconded has over the past year progressed and is now almost performing the job I left however this is still with some help from me on a regular basis. My old boss is now worried about me coming back and stepping on her toes!! I myself have progressed and will be coming back still as her supervisor but with new duties. This girl however has made it clear that she would like my job. However my boss thinks she is so sweet and keeps going on about how great she is I therfore can not tell him what is happening. He is also acting strange and when I am around them loudly mentions things he wants to go through with her ect. When I back off carry on with my job and take no notice he hovers round my desk making sure I am ok and making small talk. How do you deal with these sort of people????? I think I am turning into a paranoid freak.

    Reply from: Polly
    Date: 5/7/2006 6:33:00 PM
    Reply: Express your concerns to your superiors in writing if you haven't already. Be as logical as possible, review employment policies, employment contracts, collective agreements and any local legislation which might help you. If you are a designated group member female, aborig[nal, racially visible or suffering from a disability, familiarize yourself with local employment equity legislation to see if that can help you out. Harassment legislation in most places won't cover you based on the grounds you are a designated group unless you can prove it happened because you are a designated group member (not as easy and its not as common), however human rights legislation might. If its a big company, check to see if its an employment equity employer. I know at least in Canada, these companies often receive government grants worth millions on the condition they adhere to certain employment equity goals. See how quick they act if you put that in jeapordy. This is all pretty extreme though. Best just to start off with a letter. But don't be naive and thinking that your bosses know what is right and wrong. The onus on knowing your rights is on your shoulders.

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