guys...i need some help on something...

[JoSi's Gurl]

i have a co-worker who's been having some "issues" with a few other co-workers (she works in Customer Service with them). and needs/wants to file a complaint against one particular co-worker who's really been giving her a hard time....basically snapping nastily at her for no reason, dumping tons of work on her desk when she's not here and leaving her to do it all when she comes back and generally being downright mean to her.

oddly enough, the VP gave me a Discrimination & Harrassment Handbook to type up for him about a month or so ago....and i'm going to give this co-worker a copy of it.

i know she needs to file a grievance with the company's President or VP and Human Resources here, but she was already told by both the Prez & VP that they can't do anything about it.
that it needs to be settled between her and the person she's having a problem with.

if she wanted to go to a "higher" power to file the complaint, where should she go? the BBB...? someone in the part of the office i work in said they have something at the unemployment office for this sort of thing, but i'm not so sure....

any help, suggestions, etc. are GREATLY appreciated....

[daisybell911]

You would get in touch with the labor board. I really don't think that they can do anything really for people who are just being treated unfairly. To be able to file a grievance, you must show that you are being discriminated against because of race, religion or handicap. Otherwise it would become crazy with alot of "telling the teacher" type stuff. Most people I know have been that person at some point. There's no real reason why it happens, they just seem to get shat upon more often than others.


Good luck to your friend however.


**edit to say that she does need to confront this person. Even if she filed a grievance, I'm sure that mean person will confront her with why she did it. It may even be a requirement. I dunno. At the very least she could hire someone to give them a kick in the ass in the parking lot.

[jen68]

i agree with everything daisy said. confrontation and then labor relations board.


good luck,
jen

[JoSi's Gurl]

the main reason i asked is - i do this co-worker a favor and drive her either to the bus stop or to her kids daycare school - and last night, while in transit, she called the office from her cellphone to talk to the person she was having a problem with. she told this woman that she didn't understand WHY she was being treated the way she was...that there was no reason for her to snap and get mad at her for any reason and that she does her work, PLUS extra work that gets dumped on her all the time. so they were going to talk things out this morning....(i don't know if that took place or not). all the other 'beeaatch' had to say to her in response was "we'll work it out". um....."WE'LL"? that would be YOU, hunny....cause that witch is the one with a problem. she seems to like to take out quite a bit on this poor girl - all day, every day - and there's no basis for it. AND this woman that's having a hard time isn't the first one to have this problem with her. i was told that EVEYRONE that's worked in Customer Service with this woman (the one who likes to cause trouble and the other woman that works up there with her, not my friend) have ALWAYS done this to those that are hired to work up there with them. the co-worker that's being 'dumped' on just started working here as a full-time permanent employee about a month ago....she was a temp for just about a year here before being offered the full-time position. and this type of shit has been going on with her from DAY ONE....

it just burns me that this beeaatch and her co-hort treat others with NO RESPECT.... and i'd like to see my friend who's in that section of the office with them get some kind of resolution ....cause she does not need this kind of thing.

[brendalou]

Aside from the Discrimination & Harrassment Handbook, is there not a regular employee handbook, outlining ALL the rules and regulations? If so, perhaps there is something there within the guidelines you could use. Otherwise, supervisors, I would think, would be required to counsel both employees, to ensure their job performances are not being effected. No one should have to endure being bullied at work, which is exactly what sounds like is going on. The Prez and VP are being cowardess for not offering their help in the matter.

[JoSi's Gurl]

brendalou said:

Aside from the Discrimination & Harrassment Handbook, is there not a regular employee handbook, outlining ALL the rules and regulations? If so, perhaps there is something there within the guidelines you could use. Otherwise, supervisors, I would think, would be required to counsel both employees, to ensure their job performances are not being effected. No one should have to endure being bullied at work, which is exactly what sounds like is going on. The Prez and VP are being cowardess for not offering their help in the matter.

i'm pretty sure there is one...i've heard that it does exist....but i've never seen it. and i'm guessing not very many others have either.

the reason the Prez and VP don't offer any help is because the two biotches causing the problems have them wrapped around their fingers.

we here in the Accounting Dept. have been trying to tell this girl up front who's having the problems that she needs to speak up more...be a bit more aggresive and let it be known she's having issues with the other two. but, she's a very soft-spoken person and is trying (and not succeeding) to do things without causing a conflict....she's afraid they'll fire her. in which i can understand since she has three kids to support - her ex is an Justin Beiber Fan and gives her very little in the way of child support.



i think her only option is to take this to the labor board.... she's not getting the help she needs here to resolve the issue. and if it continues, she'll wind up having to look for a new job someplace else...in which would mean she could wind up out of work for a short while - something she can't afford to do right now.

[RuthsHere]

have the harrassee leave a dead fish in the back of the harassors desk.

all kidding aside:
the person who is "snapping" for no reason (I've been there as a snapper) probably has issues. as for not doing her share of the work and dumping it on the girl - that is just plain old work place assholiness.

There should be a way that this persons work is accounted for as being her responsibility. (These files belong to girl A, these files belong to girl B)

if Girl A cannot fulfil her job responsibilities (so she dumps them on someone else) she she be fired.

if administration wont help then I think she should stand up to this "bully" - let it get ugly.
I worked with a woman who was cold. The funny thing is she would warm up to you if you were mean with her (or assertive) -that is just plain weird if you ask me.

[JoSi's Gurl]

this is why i'm SO GLAD i was hired on to work in the Accounting Dept. LOL i don't have this problem back here with those i work with.

as for my other co-worker in Cust. Service.....she did have her little "pow-wow" with said aggressor. and according to what she had to say, the company's Prez wanted to let her go ...since there didn't seem to be enough work for her to do (now that's a laugh!). the aggressor told the Prez that she could find more work to do (again...another BIG laugh there) so that they wouldn't have to let her go.

yeah....find her more of YOUR work to do...since you don't want to do it. real nice of her....it still doesn't solve the problem of why the aggressor is being an Justin Beiber Fan and giving her a hard time.



needless to say, i passed along that Discrimination & Harrassment Handbook. there were a few things in there that apply to my friends situation. but...i think she's going to have to take things to the labor board if she wants any kind of help/resolution to the situation.

i feel bad that it's gotta come to that, but hey....i know i couldn't deal with working in a department with people like that. and there's NO WAY i'd wanna be treated like the company doormat....