I really dislike Workplace bullies. The label is actually overused in my opinion. On the whole most people in the workplace who are accused of being bullies are either pushy people, someone a little ranty or stressed senior management who shout a bit, but can be cajoled.
Having gone back into a 'lower' level contract role from the senior management role I've had for the last number of years, I was amazed at how some peoples opinion changes. Some peoples view of your 'opinion' is based on how they perceive your role.
This for me is interesting, because I've worked my way up from a contract role the last few times to Senior Manager and then again to Director.
In month one, I bounced into a PM who is 'mates' with someone very senior. Initially I assumed they were a Snr Perm and I had made a classic bullish Faux Pas. A few days later I realised they were a contractor in an 'in their mind senior role'.
So far I have seen this idiot breach about 6 HR rules across insulting staff, bullying and making racist comments. One he absolutely laid into a colleague who he found out was gay and accused another of being on the take. He has made bad call after another, and seems to have no background in what he is supposed to deliver.
It appears he feels protected by his very senior boss & a few complaints have gone to nothing.
Since my first run in, I have now systematically cornered this snivelling, ex forces, got some training in IT & think I can shout / bully / snipe / escalate into a corner.
As a contractor the rule is to 'take the money and not get involved in politics', but I reckon that I've now gained a reputation as an up & coming player in the game, have now made myself invaluable, plus I've now lined up all the ducks, he doesn;t know what he;s doing and so I'm going to let him try it on with me again. He escalates on every little issue, but I feel I've now made it iron proof, so I'm going to let him escalate an issue on me which is going to backfire then I've got the *****!
Sometimes you can wait, sometimes it's worth giving someone the rope.
Having gone back into a 'lower' level contract role from the senior management role I've had for the last number of years, I was amazed at how some peoples opinion changes. Some peoples view of your 'opinion' is based on how they perceive your role.
This for me is interesting, because I've worked my way up from a contract role the last few times to Senior Manager and then again to Director.
In month one, I bounced into a PM who is 'mates' with someone very senior. Initially I assumed they were a Snr Perm and I had made a classic bullish Faux Pas. A few days later I realised they were a contractor in an 'in their mind senior role'.
So far I have seen this idiot breach about 6 HR rules across insulting staff, bullying and making racist comments. One he absolutely laid into a colleague who he found out was gay and accused another of being on the take. He has made bad call after another, and seems to have no background in what he is supposed to deliver.
It appears he feels protected by his very senior boss & a few complaints have gone to nothing.
Since my first run in, I have now systematically cornered this snivelling, ex forces, got some training in IT & think I can shout / bully / snipe / escalate into a corner.
As a contractor the rule is to 'take the money and not get involved in politics', but I reckon that I've now gained a reputation as an up & coming player in the game, have now made myself invaluable, plus I've now lined up all the ducks, he doesn;t know what he;s doing and so I'm going to let him try it on with me again. He escalates on every little issue, but I feel I've now made it iron proof, so I'm going to let him escalate an issue on me which is going to backfire then I've got the *****!
Sometimes you can wait, sometimes it's worth giving someone the rope.
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