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Originally Posted by pegasus
Hello Emily, certainly doesn't sound like a healthy environment to be in! Shouting and yelling is verbal abuse. A couple of things come to mind. Is there a whistle blowing line you can ring to alert what is going on? Or is there a higher manager from another branch that you can talk confidentially about this with? And is there a chance of putting in a transfer to another branch?
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Thanks for responding Pegasus. The whistleblowing hotline is reserved for issues such as embezzlement, fraud, and theft. It's really not meant for dysfunctional work environments in which the guilt of all parties is dubious to begin with.
I've mentioned a little bit of the dysfunction to three other branch managers who work at different locations; I have dinner with them sometimes. They themselves have had some minor issues with my one unsavory manager and are thus aware of her being difficult from personal experience. I don't like to try and make anyone look evil, so I've tried to describe a select few of these problems strictly from a policy and procedures point of view [it is the main standard to hold employees to in my line of work]. They don't have much advice for me, although I will admit I haven't asked them directly. they did tell me that many other people have had problems in other branches and have generally been disregarded in HR for "needless drama" and more or less got ignored. Because of this, transfers to other branches are not allowed anymore...A poor policy, if you ask me. It seems if HR is to take things seriously, it needs to be a legal issue.
I must admit, I haven't been well behaved myself. I tend to get upset when my bosses don't follow policy and procedure, and then suddenly decide to follow it and then yell at me or other coworkers when they don't follow. I can't really say anything because I am always responsible to uphold policy and procedure even when superiors aren't doing so. I would essentially be indemnifying myself if I said anything. Then my bosses would be sure to make my life difficult [I complained to the person above my supervisor that she created an environment of gossiping, a week later she writes me up for gossiping about a customer]. In frustration I'll just not follow procedure at times when they decide to, or be slow to change if a procedure changes or requires new steps.
Its a cowardly form of rebellion but I feel like its all I have. Its sort of like a captive animal. I'm fearful so I'm lashing out. I, of course, don't want to be that person.
I ultimately need to learn how to cope, and keep my sanity. But how?