I’m afraid to report my bullying manager as I’m in my first job ever
DEAR DEIDRE: MY manager pretends I’m invisible unless he’s being nasty and a bully.
I’m a 23-year-old man and in my first job, working for a security contractor.
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I’m an administrator.
My colleague is 30, confident and thinks he’s all that.
I’ve been in the job a month but this guy clearly has taken a dislike to me.
He gives me menial tasks, then tells me to do the same job again, saying it’s not good enough.
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He treats me like something stuck on the sole of his shoe.
My female colleague says he’s bullying me and I should report him, but I don’t want to rock the boat.
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DEIDRE SAYS: It sounds like he has low confidence and is diverting attention away from himself.
He sees you as a victim, but if you refuse to be cowed he’ll find this difficult.
MORE FROM DEAR DEIDRE
Learn assertiveness techniques, saying, “I wrote notes about this task and I’ve done it just as you suggested”.
When he ignores you, ask a question so he has to acknowledge you.
If things don’t improve, talk to HR or contact Acas, (acas.org.uk, 0300 123 1100) which provides free, confidential advice on workplace issues.