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<blockquote data-quote="bitter to the bone" data-source="post: 787565" data-attributes="member: 11605"><p>Givinup,</p><p> </p><p>I am in a situation much like yours where I have been bullied by a coworker. I have spoken to my supe about it and in turn my supe has talked to his boss about it. They talked to the coworker about it and the bullying was toned down for about a day and a half and started again and has continued. </p><p> </p><p>I finally decided that I was tired of working in a hostile environment and it was apparent to me that no amount of talking to the offending coworker by management (as the behavior by said coworker continues and said coworker has even gotten in the face of supes with no reason at all-which shows a complete lack of respect in my opinion for management and coworkers alike) was making a difference and I went directly to the union and spoke to the president and business agent (only because in past I have tried to talk to my steward about the situation and said steward has told me "I'll take care of everything" and does nothing at all even when i have said I want to file a grievance) about the issues I was having at work. He (president and BA) said he would talk to my shift supervisor about the issues I brought up.</p><p> </p><p>I talked to my shift supe about the issue. He told me that this was gonna be the last time that the matter would be talked about at UPS and that he (shift supe), I, the offending coworker and our union steward would meet and after that if the situation continued, that both I and the offending coworker would be fired and the matter would have to be addressed by the union. The shift supe was also miffed becuase he said I should have talked to him first (I have talked to him about the situation previously with no resolution to the matter) .</p><p> </p><p>So my best advice would be to just grin and bear it because it's apparent that Management isn't going to do anything about it-at least in my case. I was advised by the supe that "we are here to do a job-I agree-and that we must get along with our coworkers-i agree with that also. But at what point do you determine that the bullying is enough. Evidently to management there isn't a point when enough is enough. You do your job regardless of hostile work environment and don't complain because it gets you nowhere but out the door.</p><p> </p><p>I know each situation is different and I'm not condoning that you put up with the BS ( involves physical threats,sexual harrassment,same sex harrassment, etc) but if it's just the coworker making fun of you because you talked to your supe about the situation or any other childish acts by said coworker towards you then the best thing you can do is just be a stronger person and ignore that coworker. I know it's hard- but complaining really gets you nowhere. Eventually it could get you out the door. </p><p> </p><p>I've learned my lesson. Complaining does no good. Just do your job the best way you can.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck and please post how things turn out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bitter to the bone, post: 787565, member: 11605"] Givinup, I am in a situation much like yours where I have been bullied by a coworker. I have spoken to my supe about it and in turn my supe has talked to his boss about it. They talked to the coworker about it and the bullying was toned down for about a day and a half and started again and has continued. I finally decided that I was tired of working in a hostile environment and it was apparent to me that no amount of talking to the offending coworker by management (as the behavior by said coworker continues and said coworker has even gotten in the face of supes with no reason at all-which shows a complete lack of respect in my opinion for management and coworkers alike) was making a difference and I went directly to the union and spoke to the president and business agent (only because in past I have tried to talk to my steward about the situation and said steward has told me "I'll take care of everything" and does nothing at all even when i have said I want to file a grievance) about the issues I was having at work. He (president and BA) said he would talk to my shift supervisor about the issues I brought up. I talked to my shift supe about the issue. He told me that this was gonna be the last time that the matter would be talked about at UPS and that he (shift supe), I, the offending coworker and our union steward would meet and after that if the situation continued, that both I and the offending coworker would be fired and the matter would have to be addressed by the union. The shift supe was also miffed becuase he said I should have talked to him first (I have talked to him about the situation previously with no resolution to the matter) . So my best advice would be to just grin and bear it because it's apparent that Management isn't going to do anything about it-at least in my case. I was advised by the supe that "we are here to do a job-I agree-and that we must get along with our coworkers-i agree with that also. But at what point do you determine that the bullying is enough. Evidently to management there isn't a point when enough is enough. You do your job regardless of hostile work environment and don't complain because it gets you nowhere but out the door. I know each situation is different and I'm not condoning that you put up with the BS ( involves physical threats,sexual harrassment,same sex harrassment, etc) but if it's just the coworker making fun of you because you talked to your supe about the situation or any other childish acts by said coworker towards you then the best thing you can do is just be a stronger person and ignore that coworker. I know it's hard- but complaining really gets you nowhere. Eventually it could get you out the door. I've learned my lesson. Complaining does no good. Just do your job the best way you can. Good luck and please post how things turn out. [/QUOTE]
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