Is it acceptable to be sworn at by a supervisor?

ohreally

Wouldn't a job working in care be better than this?

dandelionclock30

I would wait till I had left, and then wait a little more and then who knows what could happen.

falko89

ohreally wrote: »

Wouldn't a job working in care be better than this?

I hate to admit it but yes it would.

Mersey_2

falko89 wrote: »

You will already know all the trials and tribulations of my job from previous posts but things just seem to go from bad to worse and I am just feeling hopelessly trapped.

I had to drag myself into work this morning as was having a bad does of the Monday blues but I went in. I wasn't the only one having a bad day the supervisor was making smart remarks all morning looking for a response and I eventually took the bate.

He kept asking had I certain things done yet, I raised my voice which I probably shouldn't off but the conversation went like this.

***Have you that done yet
***Yes its done
***What
***Its done

At this point he must of thought I said something else but he squared up to me and his face went red, I backed down and as he walked away he called me a f**king b**tard.

I was so angry and being the new guy have no support, I really can't be bothered with !!!!! like this anymore and as I say things are going from bad to worse, because I've backed down on this occasion he will think he can bully me, how do I play this?

It's unacceptable. In fact, swearing in a workplace can even be deemed gross misconduct and lead to instant dismissal. Although, this would be more likely if a client/customer heard him.

What type of business is it? It should be reported - anonymously if necesary, or with whistleblowing protection - to HQ/HR or his boss.

falko89

Mersey wrote: »

It's unacceptable. In fact, swearing in a workplace can even be deemed gross misconduct and lead to instant dismissal. Although, this would be more likely if a client/customer heard him.

What type of business is it? It should be reported - anonymously if necesary, or with whistleblowing protection - to HQ/HR or his boss.

Its in a factory with all these tough guy alpha male types, reporting it would do me no favours.

Sambucus_Nigra

Mersey wrote: »

It's unacceptable. In fact, swearing in a workplace can even be deemed gross misconduct and lead to instant dismissal. Although, this would be more likely if a client/customer heard him.

What type of business is it? It should be reported - anonymously if necesary, or with whistleblowing protection - to HQ/HR or his boss.

The OP reports this, the supervisor denies all knowledge and next week the OP has no job.

Reporting alleged swearing in the workplace is not whistleblowing. I've included a link so that you can research whistleblowing for future reference.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ResolvingWorkplaceDisputes/Whistleblowingintheworkplace/DG_10026552

micflair_2

Swearing is obviously unacceptable from any supervisor/boss..

BUT..

I had to drag myself into work this morning as was having a bad does of the Monday blues but I went in. I wasn't the only one having a bad day the supervisor was making smart remarks all morning looking for a response and I eventually took the bate.

You clearly sound like you cant be bothered working full stop. You `dragged' yourself in? You had Monday blues? I hardly class `Monday blues' as some form of sickness as you make it out to be. You had `Monday blues but you went in'. Well thats nice of you! I think its not just your supervisor that needs to check his attitude, your attitude to work sounds very poor from just the wording in that one paragraph.

falko89

micflair wrote: »

Swearing is obviously unacceptable from any supervisor/boss..

BUT..



You clearly sound like you cant be bothered working full stop. You `dragged' yourself in? You had Monday blues? I hardly class `Monday blues' as some form of sickness as you make it out to be. You had `Monday blues but you went in'. Well thats nice of you! I think its not just your supervisor that needs to check his attitude, your attitude to work sounds very poor from just the wording in that one paragraph.

I always go in, I wasn't in great form this morning and didn't need to be dealing with that carp.

marybelle01

micflair wrote: »

Swearing is obviously unacceptable from any supervisor/boss..

BUT..



You clearly sound like you cant be bothered working full stop. You `dragged' yourself in? You had Monday blues? I hardly class `Monday blues' as some form of sickness as you make it out to be. You had `Monday blues but you went in'. Well thats nice of you! I think its not just your supervisor that needs to check his attitude, your attitude to work sounds very poor from just the wording in that one paragraph.

I can see where you are coming from, but I haven't been around all that long and still claim to know Falko of old! And he probably won't like me saying this, but to be utterly objective and fair - yes he can be and does come across as an inveterate whinger at times (don't throw anything at me yet Falko ). I take into account that he has some minor mental health issues - which he owns up to and tries to deal with (although not well at times, I admit!), and if I were honest I think he sometimes uses this forum as a sounding board - which is fine and fair enough. And I'd have to say that he's not with the best of employers (slight understatement there) but the guy has b***'s for doing his best, and actually doing his best to work in very difficult personal and local circumstances.

I give him credit above all for not sitting around whinging about what benefits he can't have (much!!!) and the fact that the guy wants to work and is willing to work when others wouldn't be. I do think he could occasionally do more for himself (like how are we doing on that driving licence - you got your redundancy money eventually didn't you? And you need it!). But oddly I find I actually really quite like him - although I do feel a batting around the head (as my mumj would have said) would stir him up a bit!

On the whole, I do think Falko is in a difficuly workplace and has tried hard because he really wants to work and hates being out of work. Credit where it is due. It sometimes feels to me he is a dying breed.

falko89

marybelle01 wrote: »

I can see where you are coming from, but I haven't been around all that long and still claim to know Falko of old! And he probably won't like me saying this, but to be utterly objective and fair - yes he can be and does come across as an inveterate whinger at times (don't throw anything at me yet Falko ). I take into account that he has some minor mental health issues - which he owns up to and tries to deal with (although not well at times, I admit!), and if I were honest I think he sometimes uses this forum as a sounding board - which is fine and fair enough. And I'd have to say that he's not with the best of employers (slight understatement there) but the guy has b***'s for doing his best, and actually doing his best to work in very difficult personal and local circumstances.

I give him credit above all for not sitting around whinging about what benefits he can't have (much!!!) and the fact that the guy wants to work and is willing to work when others wouldn't be. I do think he could occasionally do more for himself (like how are we doing on that driving licence - you got your redundancy money eventually didn't you? And you need it!). But oddly I find I actually really quite like him - although I do feel a batting around the head (as my mumj would have said) would stir him up a bit!

On the whole, I do think Falko is in a difficuly workplace and has tried hard because he really wants to work and hates being out of work. Credit where it is due. It sometimes feels to me he is a dying breed.

Thanks for the comments. As for my driving, I've had about 10 lessons on and of through out the years, my latest attempt was back in June/July I had a couple of lessons but I get to nervous in the car and it doesn't seem to get any easier so I don't know what's gonna happen there, I am starting to think I'm not cut out for it.