I’ve lost faith in my company after the workplace bully was promoted to manager
DEAR DEIDRE: I’m furious that a workplace bully has got promoted, despite her appalling behaviour.
It’s made me lose faith in my company, and now I want to quit. But I love what I do, and have been there for years.
I’m a 48-year-old man, and work as a sales manager in a local food company.
Until recently, I’ve always enjoyed my job, which involves lots of face-to-face meetings and teamwork.
I get on with almost everybody in my team and consider many of them friends.
But there’s one woman, about 30, who started last year, and whom I cannot stand.
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She is fiercely ambitious and backstabbing, and she frequently reduces some of my female colleagues to tears. She is vile to me too.
Last week, it was announced that she was being promoted to a management role, despite having far less experience than me and several others.
When I complained I wasn’t taken seriously.
It’s made me lose all faith in my company and in justice.
She should be sacked, not rewarded!
What can I do?
MORE FROM DEAR DEIDRE
DEIDRE SAYS: Your anger is valid, but it would be rash to walk out of a job you love without trying to resolve things first.
If you feel forced out, you could be looking at a case for constructive dismissal – in other words, you were made to leave because of this person’s behaviour.
You need professional advice. If you’re a member of a union, talk to them.
You can also contact ACAS (www.acas.org.uk, tel: 0300 123 1100) for free, confidential advice on workplace issues.
You and your colleagues should keep a detailed diary of every incident with the bully.
My support pack about Bullying has more information.