I have witnessed with my own eyes the petty victimisation carried out by supervisors; they gave certain employees of theirs a hard time because they hated them for some reason.
Then there are those who are good with the managers; they carry all sorts of news back to the manager about one or a few of the employees and the manager sees to it that those employees who the informer spoke about are given tough tasks at work to do (which is not within their work portfolio or their workloads are increased) or if they are hourly paid workers, the manager would do his or her part to have those employees’ working hours shortened.
Some of those who are victimised are aware of their rights, so they take legal action against the company in which they are employed. Whereas, some simply leave and find jobs elsewhere.
Luckily, oppression doesn’t happen in every work environment.
However, it is my belief that oppression in the work place should not be tolerated. A person should write a letter or send an email to their human resources manager explaining their situation and if that doesn’t work, one can take it to another level by taking legal action against the company.
I have been the target of bullying managers when I first started in work. I have met good and bad managers and this wisdom serves me well now I am self employed.
[ Smiles ] Thank you for mentioning that to me.
So very true..in a lot of ways work ismjust like high school with cliques and so forth. People so often victimise and criticize others to make themselves feel better or powerful…such a hollow thing. Good on you for shining a light on this issue.
[ Smiles ] Thanks for your input.
“They” are everywhere !
[ Smiles ] Apparently so!
yes, it is true …the things you write…and i thought the “chalkboard background” was totally appropriate! I was a teacher for 36 years–and damn good if I do say so myself, and it was “oppression” that stopped my life…my life as a teacher…and I have seen it happen to many of my fellow worthy teachers—if you care about kids, you are eliminated…i fought for 7 years…then the union was destroyed by Gov. Walker…if people only knew and really understood what is happening in schools…hopefully, they would fight for their children!
I work for a law firm. There are several individuals who have threatened lawsuits over trivial made up things (the single most frightening prospect to any attorney). Therefore, those individuals get catered to and get whatever they want (including hardly ever doing any work). One of them was even bought off — she got a generous severance package just to get the hell out. She did absolutely nothing except use the color copier to print recipes and threaten to sue the firm by going as far hiring a lawyer. Even though it was a bogus charge, law firms don’t want the publicity and they will pay just to make it go away. To those of us that work hard, this practice feels like passive-aggressive abuse and we feel like chumps. The bottom line is, you have to be wired a certain way to seek out frivolous lawsuits. I guess you hit a nerve with this post!
[ Smiles ] Thank you for sharing that with me.
Always an important awareness … interesting. And, thanks for the visit and like on my blog.
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Reblogged this on moon soup (no bowl, no moon) and commented:
This is a subject close to my heart. Mobbing, oppression and shunning of co-workers who have mental illness are rampant.
[ Smiles ] Thank you for reblogging!
You are welcome; love your writing, have been enjoying following your blog. Thanks for what you do.