Bullied at Work

I get bullied at work. This is my space for ranting about it. It's also somewhere for myself and others who are being bullied to share ideas on how to deal with bullies at work.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Twenty Minutes

Employers make and cling to stupid procedures ! Today I had to fill in a form for twenty minutes leave of absence to attend a hospital appointment. It took me longer to fill in the form, photocopy my appointment card and get puh to read it and sign it than the time off I was requesting. It will take more time for human resources (personnel) to process this ridiculous bit of paperwork. And at the end of the day I will be making the time up anyway ! Barmy !

At least I recognise that this anal and pedantic procedure is not of puh's making, for once, though.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Gnawing Tricks

I'm on holiday at present. I have had a mixed time off, since 'puh' managed to insert a 'Gnawing Trick' before I left work last week. A 'Gnawing Trick' is something that is done which stops you from switching off fully. In this case 'puh' had a meeting with me the day before she knew I was due for leave and set me an impossible deadline for a task for when I get back off my leave. Whether it's deliberate or not, it's a classic dirty trick.

I've tried not to let it bother me. But the fact that I've had to try indicates it worked, at least in part. It's a tactic 'puh' has used before, and I have been less stressed this time than I have been by previous incidents, mainly because I've had to recognise that it IS an impossible target and I AM going to fail to meet it, so why kill myself worrying about it ? So I've worried, but not to the same fever pitch of worrying I've let other Gnawing Tricks get me to.

I still hate the b*tch for the power I let her have over me. But then I am trying to be kinder to myself these days, so let's recognise that I've been conditioned to give that kind of power to her kind of people, and that I am gradually working my way out of that. Staying vigilant of your own thinking is a big task, but it's cheap for Life Insurance, which is what it amounts to for me.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Guardian Angel


This is an image I created a short while ago. It's the first picture I've ever made on a computer. It's about an aspect of myself and the idea came out of a counselling session. By the way, this image is COPYRIGHT so please don't steal it.