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Abusive Boss
Posted by: reddog123
Date: 6/23/2004 12:23:10 AM
We have a boss (an officer of the company) at my workplace that is in my opinion utterly abusive to some of my fellow employees. At times you can hear him yelling, screaming and cursing at employees behind closed doors. He belittles his empolyees behind closed and in public and has been known to call them stupid. He just can't seem to control his anger. When I first started work there he seemed to do this on a regular basis. He teed of on me once, for what I can't even remember, but realized he was just making me mad and I wasn't going to take it. According to fellow employees he now seems to react like this mostly when I am out of the office. We don't know if his boss knows about this and condones it or not? I am in a quandry because I don't know what to do. By not approaching him or his superior am I condoning this activity? Does his superior condone this activity and therefore I get fired?
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martha |
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6/25/2004 2:11:00 PM |
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My first thought is that yes, by your knowing about and not doing anything about it is as if you condone it. Can you get fired - i dont know. |
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sirlance |
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7/10/2004 1:22:00 PM |
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This man is a bully, and this behavior is unlawful. If you reporthis behavior towards you in writing to your superior, he must investigate it. if you lose your jobbecasue you reported it, you have a legal case. Be sure to doeument everything, including time, place, witnesses and words said |
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ovrdoit |
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7/12/2004 4:12:00 PM |
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reddog-
I would not be at all worried that you could be fired for bringing your boss' behavior to the attention of his (or her) superior(s). I would be much more concerned that such action would result in retailiation of some sort. Are you the kind of employee whose record is so spotless that an angry supervisor couldn't find some actionable infraction? The wheels of office justice can turn very slowly. Don't assume that your boss will be terminated wholly on the basis of your complaint--there usually needs to be an established history of bad behavior before your employer will fire an employee. |
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rgf100 |
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7/19/2004 8:12:00 PM |
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Get that established history started through documentation. Also, inform your peers about what they can do - if they choose not to take action, there's not much that can be done. Bullies get away with this behavior because others let them get away with it. As you said, when he perceived your reaction, he backed off. Share that fact with your peers. Your best bet is not to show fear (even of losing your job) and inform his supervisor. Also, you may want to look into company policy to see if mutual respect is defined or espoused. Worse comes to worse, his behavior can be considered harassment because he is making the workplace non-conducive and uncomfortable. |
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