Workplace bullshit!

**jaffaonajappa** · 9th May 2011, 21:35

Originally Posted by cheese

Honestly, I'm in the middle of a moral dilemma. If I bring it up, it causes shit for my techs.

Opinions?

Techs are usually used to handling crap every day - goes with the job, sadly.

Take a sickie or three and get hell drunk. Then you spend the next week feeling sorry for yaself and work probs seem simple :P

**Woodman** · 9th May 2011, 21:48

Follow procedures, they are there for a reason and they work.

Have an informal meeting with the receptionist and the person she was blabbing to about you.

Repeat the accusations directly to her and ask her to confirm or add anything.

Finish the meeting and hand her a copy of the employment poilcies manual with relevant areas hilighted.

It only takes one person in a good working group to completely fuck things up for everyone else. The problem is generally that they are not happy so are dragging everyone down to their level whether they realise they are doing it or not.
Don't quit, you can manage this.

**oldrider** · 9th May 2011, 22:05

Talk to the person who pays your wages and signs your employment contract, they have stake in this too! (your direct manager)

The indiscreet receptionist is undermining and denigrating their competence and authority too!

The person who signs her contract will have an interest in such destructive behaviour too because it undermines their competence to choose, train and control their subordinate staff as well.

Control your emotions and present only concise and correct (provable) facts and just let them deal with it, it will probably just die a natural death and stop occurring in the future.

That is the outcome that you want, isn't it?

**scissorhands** · 9th May 2011, 22:14

If your a bit autistic and she has great people skills tread very carefully.

Sometimes its all just a popularity contest. Dont get emotional, control yourself

**Grasshopperus** · 9th May 2011, 23:08

You use the words 'glorified receptionist'. Does this mean she's not a receptionist and is actually in a position to be a threat? Like is she a supervisor, or sales person or something like that?

If she deals with customer complaints then she's always going to be biased due to the nature of her job; she will only hear about the bad installations or whatever.

Just take it to your manager, use phrases like 'toxic environment', 'still meeting targets', 'feeling pissed off' etc. If they care about the business then they should do something about it. That's what managers are there for.

Good luck pal, don't quit just because some bitch is talking smack. Sounds like other people have your back there too.

**mashman** · 9th May 2011, 23:29

Take it to the boss, but just say you've heard rumours that your professionalism is being called into question, and you would like to know if the only person that really matters has an opinion... the person you're talking to, your boss. If all's well with the boss, let her dig her own grave.

**Eyegasm** · 9th May 2011, 23:37

Originally Posted by Motu

I'd pay someone to spread shit about me - how cool is that! You lucky bastard,your own publicity department.

Have you guys heard about this Motu geezer? Complete fucking tool!!!
That'll be $10 thanks

Originally Posted by Woodman

Follow procedures, they are there for a reason and they work.

Have an informal meeting with the receptionist and the person she was blabbing to about you.

Repeat the accusations directly to her and ask her to confirm or add anything.

Finish the meeting and hand her a copy of the employment poilcies manual with relevant areas hilighted.

It only takes one person in a good working group to completely fuck things up for everyone else. The problem is generally that they are not happy so are dragging everyone down to their level whether they realise they are doing it or not.
Don't quit, you can manage this.

+1 to this.

**eelracing** · 10th May 2011, 02:08

Originally Posted by cheese

So I've recently had a few absolute shitty days at work lately. Been working bloody hard and while we meet our financial targets (8 months in a row!), we have missed on a few of our planned installations. This aside, everyone in my department has been working very well and very hard.

My senior tech told her to shut the fuck up and she has no idea what she is talking about.
The guy that stuck up for me asked me not to make something of it as it implicates him

Honestly, I'm in the middle of a moral dilemma. If I bring it up, it causes shit for my techs.

Opinions?

Ignore her your techs are your priority and you should only care what they think and do.Plus I reckon you have answered your own question.
However if it is affecting your teams work performance then a private (calm)chat with her is all that is needed.

**Scouse** · 10th May 2011, 03:56

Originally Posted by cheese

So I've recently had a few absolute shitty days at work lately. Been working bloody hard and while we meet our financial targets (8 months in a row!), we have missed on a few of our planned installations. This aside, everyone in my department has been working very well and very hard.

Then I went away on a work day trip on Friday and my Techs told me that the glorified receptionist has been telling them that I do a shit job and I'm crap at my job. Something that she is not even remotely involved in, and given that she comes from a hospitality back ground, she has no fucking idea what she is talking about. My senior tech told her to shut the fuck up and she has no idea what she is talking about.

Now I've pretty much had it with this job, but I don't want this bitch to get away with this. The guy that stuck up for me asked me not to make something of it as it implicates him, but fuck I'm so fucking mad to have this cunt try to undermine me infront of my staff. If this is what she has said to them, what does she say to everyone else? Whos next? She has it in for another staff member and talks alot of shit about them openly too.

So options

Go to the Boss, let him deal with it.

Go to her, tell her to mind her own fucking business.

Go to the company meeting tomorrow and infront of everyone have a kick off about "professional conduct".

Just quit.

Honestly, I'm in the middle of a moral dilemma. If I bring it up, it causes shit for my techs.

Opinions?

Just put her on your shitlist. I have a shitlist at work and anyone that makes it onto my shitlist I sack just as soon as they give me enough rope to hang them with.

**Owl** · 10th May 2011, 07:48

Originally Posted by Katman

Receptionists get to hear a lot within the office environment.

If she really has no idea of the work you do I'd be wondering if she's heard it from someone else.

Likewise!

We have no women at work and things run pretty sweet. Unless you count the owner's wife who phones about 10 times a day and hangs up if the boss doesn't answer. But of course, we don't know it's her.

**marty** · 10th May 2011, 08:21

there are 2 options that you missed.

1. contact the waaambulance and get their advice (although you DID post it on KB)
2. just htfu and get on with your job.

**spajohn** · 10th May 2011, 11:18

Originally Posted by cheese

Then I went away on a work day trip on Friday and my Techs told me that the glorified receptionist has been telling them that I do a shit job and I'm crap at my job.

As others said she is possibly in the sort of role that would over hear things. I would approach your manager and say you have heard her claiming your are not doing your job and ask if he has any concerns about you? No need to drop your staff in it, just say you can't name names as it was told to you in confidence.

It'll confirm if you have the right support for what you're doing and drop her in the shit for having a big mouth!