Guest guest Posted August 23, 2001 Report Share Posted August 23, 2001 Sorry - I've just got to let off steam. The senior partner at work is - quite frankly a bully and has an awful management style. Recently he has bullied a male colleague which included deliberately leaving him off the new company web site. Today he had a go at me and a colleague for taking 10 minutes out for eating our lunchtime sandwich before attending a compulsory education meeting that is held over lunchtime. His argument is that we should eat during the meantime - not take extra time for lunch. Our lunch break is normally 45 minutes. Now perhaps I'm being churlish - but I feel I'm entitled to a lunchbreak. I suppose if I had respect for the guy and goodwill for him - then I would be willing to forego one lunchbreak every two weeks - but at the moment I don't. I was so cross that I told my boss that I wasn't going to agree to do it (my boss is another partner). I said that I'd also had enough of the way this guy was behaving - and then walked out of the office. As I've mentioned before, I am hoping to quit the job anyway, but, another colleague in my department has just quit (the one I mentioned above who's details were left off the web site) - and so it would make it very difficult for my boss if I quit too, so I thought I would keep going to help him out - until they managed to recruit someone else. My boss is a really nice guy, and I don't want to make life difficult for him - but I am rapidly running out of any goodwill. Perhaps I should just count to ten and take some deep breaths. Debbie Slater Perth, WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2001 Report Share Posted August 23, 2001 Debbie what does your contract say about lunch breaks etc?? If they are put in as qualified breaks then they do not have any right to come and say that you must forgo them.. Also it is REALLY important that " bosses " learn that they are dealing with people not cattle (or what ever before I offend someone just using a metaphor ;o) ) so good on you for standing up to him I just hope that more people keeps doing this sort of thing.. Lonnie Phoebe & Eloisa's mama & expecting a Christmas delivery... My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what you start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of chips and a Chocolate cake. I feel better already. A bully of a boss Sorry - I've just got to let off steam. The senior partner at work is - quite frankly a bully and has an awful management style. Recently he has bullied a male colleague which included deliberately leaving him off the new company web site. Today he had a go at me and a colleague for taking 10 minutes out for eating our lunchtime sandwich before attending a compulsory education meeting that is held over lunchtime. His argument is that we should eat during the meantime - not take extra time for lunch. Our lunch break is normally 45 minutes. Now perhaps I'm being churlish - but I feel I'm entitled to a lunchbreak. I suppose if I had respect for the guy and goodwill for him - then I would be willing to forego one lunchbreak every two weeks - but at the moment I don't. I was so cross that I told my boss that I wasn't going to agree to do it (my boss is another partner). I said that I'd also had enough of the way this guy was behaving - and then walked out of the office. As I've mentioned before, I am hoping to quit the job anyway, but, another colleague in my department has just quit (the one I mentioned above who's details were left off the web site) - and so it would make it very difficult for my boss if I quit too, so I thought I would keep going to help him out - until they managed to recruit someone else. My boss is a really nice guy, and I don't want to make life difficult for him - but I am rapidly running out of any goodwill. Perhaps I should just count to ten and take some deep breaths. Debbie Slater Perth, WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2001 Report Share Posted August 23, 2001 Good for you for standing up for yourself. You may do the power of good for others who can't afford to quit. And if you do decide to go make sure that the highest person in the company is aware of what a bully this guy is. Steaming in sympathy, Lesley ANT, tr BFC, Mother, Wife, Friend, Mender of Broken Hearts, Keeper of Secrets, Chauffeur, Cook, Maid, Writer. Overweight, Over thirty, Over here in Worthing.. " Believing Oneself to be perfect is often the sign of a delusional mind! " Star Trek. A bully of a boss > Sorry - I've just got to let off steam. > > The senior partner at work is - quite frankly a bully and has an awful > management style. > > Recently he has bullied a male colleague which included deliberately leaving > him off the new company web site. > > Today he had a go at me and a colleague for taking 10 minutes out for eating > our lunchtime sandwich before attending a compulsory education meeting that > is held over lunchtime. His argument is that we should eat during the > meantime - not take extra time for lunch. Our lunch break is normally 45 > minutes. > > Now perhaps I'm being churlish - but I feel I'm entitled to a lunchbreak. > > I suppose if I had respect for the guy and goodwill for him - then I would be > willing to forego one lunchbreak every two weeks - but at the moment I don't. > > I was so cross that I told my boss that I wasn't going to agree to do it (my > boss is another partner). > > I said that I'd also had enough of the way this guy was behaving - and then > walked out of the office. > > As I've mentioned before, I am hoping to quit the job anyway, but, another > colleague in my department has just quit (the one I mentioned above who's > details were left off the web site) - and so it would make it very difficult > for my boss if I quit too, so I thought I would keep going to help him out - > until they managed to recruit someone else. > > My boss is a really nice guy, and I don't want to make life difficult for him > - but I am rapidly running out of any goodwill. > > Perhaps I should just count to ten and take some deep breaths. > > Debbie Slater > Perth, WA > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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