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Bullying within my team.

  • 11-02-2015 11:36pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    The issue is that one of the women on the team has started picking on another team member. Nothing blatant, loads of small digs, rolled eyes etc.
    I knew things had become frosty between them recently, they were never friends, but on a recent night out the other party just broke down when we were alone. Since then I've kept a closer eye on things and it is constant but very hard to pin down, if that makes sense.

    This is bullying and I hate it, I'm very disappointed in the person who is doing this, I've never seen this side to them in all the years we've worked together.
    I'm not sure how to handle this, it's not my fight but I feel like I need to do something.
    We don't have a direct manager at the moment, which complicates the situation further.


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  • #2
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,473 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Unreg_115 wrote: »
    The issue is that one of the women on the team has started picking on another team member. Nothing blatant, loads of small digs, rolled eyes etc.
    I knew things had become frosty between them recently, they were never friends, but on a recent night out the other party just broke down when we were alone. Since then I've kept a closer eye on things and it is constant but very hard to pin down, if that makes sense.

    This is bullying and I hate it, I'm very disappointed in the person who is doing this, I've never seen this side to them in all the years we've worked together.
    I'm not sure how to handle this, it's not my fight but I feel like I need to do something.
    We don't have a direct manager at the moment, which complicates the situation further.

    Have a word with the person you perceive to be the victim, acknowledge that you support them, encourage them to report it to management and that you will support them. this may be enough to encourage them to move on it.

    But, if you've no stable direct manager whom you'd trust to go to in confidence then I wouldn't go solo on it..


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Have you a HR Department in your workplace or an office manager or similar?

    What I would do is speak to the party that has confided in you. Just let them know you are there if they need support. Don't get into a session discussing the other party. Don't approach the other party about this.

    They should keep a log/diary of incidents marking dates and times.

    It's the employers responsibility to prevent workplace bullying.

    They need to go to their employer make them aware of the situation and it's up to the employer from there.


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