Supervisor is a Bully - Please help
Lori1
29 Posts
I work for a small organization and I have been having one heck of a time with one of the female supervisors. I have had several complaints and I have complained myself to the president about her attitude. This supervisor is very rude and screams and yells at the employees. She has been with the company for several years and feels that she owns the joint. Also, the president of the company adores her, even though he is very aware of her attitude. How can the employees protect themselves from an abusive supervisor. Please let me know. Thank you
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However, if you are careful and are doing your job well, and she yells at you, that would be the time to say "Pardon me, I will not accept this type of behavior from you or anyone else in this company. If you have a question or comment, you can discuss it with me in a calm manner. If you have a problem with that, I suggest we discuss this with the president right now."
Let her know you won't be bullied. Stand up for yourself. Just make sure you have solid ground to stand upon.
I once had a boss raise his voice to me and I told him calmy that if he continued I would walk out of the room. My personal feeling is that I am paid to work hard not be someone's whipping boy.
Paul
Cinderella
James Sokolowski
Senior Editor
M. Lee Smith Publishers
Call your unemployment agency and ask them.
You are in a difficult situation, but if the the workplace is sufficiently toxic, there is only one option, and that is to leave before it starts affecting your health.
The president should be made aware that the company may be sued by an aggrieved employee for constructive discharge if the employee
has to leave because the stress caused by the supervisor makes it impossible to stay on the job.
Piano
If this supervisor yells at an employee for doing something unsafe or losing a multi-million dollar account, its going to be a tough sell to convince management that the supervisor is wrong. Thats just a reality.
However, if you address the issue when your case is strong and the supervisor is clearly out of control, you can focus the attention on the supervisor's action not your own. Its not a perfect world, but its the one we get to live in.
Also I am amazed at those who are encouraging Lori to quit. Should we all bounce around changing organizations every time we encounter a difficult personality? I have been with this organization 10 years and I am proud that I didn't run at the first sign of adversity but stuck around and tried to make this a better place to work.
Would you guys really follow your own advice and quit a good job just because of a pain in the butt supervisor? What guarantee do you have that there won't be someone equally as obnoxious at your next job?
Paul