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Bullying senior staff

publicsectorworker
publicsectorworker Posts: 147 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
A college put a complaint in to their manger that they was being bullied and a third party said the person bullying made a comment which i wont go into detail but they wasnt happy with.

When the comment was checked out the third party said it wasnt said or ment how it was took. When the college found this out they got angry and shouted and now they being looked into for being intimidating a senior person.

Can a senior person do this or shouldnt they just warn him or caution him?
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  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Yes they can - your colleague behaved in a disorderly fashion.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • heretolearn_2
    heretolearn_2 Posts: 3,565 Forumite
    Yes, your colleague can't get angry and shout at anyone at work.

    The disciplinary process may well end up with a warning - this might be verbal, written or final written, but they can't do this without investigating what happened, can they.
    Cash not ash from January 2nd 2011: £2565.:j

    OU student: A103 , A215 , A316 all done. Currently A230 all leading to an English Literature degree.

    Any advice given is as an individual, not as a representative of my firm.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    A colleague is a work mate.

    A College is place of learning.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • Uncertain
    Uncertain Posts: 3,901 Forumite
    heretolearn wrote: »
    Yes, your colleague can't get angry and shout at anyone at work.

    That is overstating it a bit, even these days!

    It is all a question of degree and, to some extent, what is normal behaviour in this particular workplace.
  • publicsectorworker
    publicsectorworker Posts: 147 Forumite
    maninthestreet wrote: »
    Yes they can - your colleague behaved in a disorderly fashion.
    They got angry because they didnt agree with what was being said and didnt think they were being taken seriously.
  • heretolearn_2
    heretolearn_2 Posts: 3,565 Forumite
    That's no excuse for shouting at someone.

    We all get angry sometimes at work. You still have to act professionally. I was quite amused to hear recently that my team always know when I'm angry as even though my tone of voice stays the same, my eyebrows start shooting up and down, lol.
    Cash not ash from January 2nd 2011: £2565.:j

    OU student: A103 , A215 , A316 all done. Currently A230 all leading to an English Literature degree.

    Any advice given is as an individual, not as a representative of my firm.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    McKneff wrote: »
    A colleague is a work mate.

    A College is place of learning.

    Public sector.
  • publicsectorworker
    publicsectorworker Posts: 147 Forumite
    heretolearn wrote: »
    That's no excuse for shouting at someone.

    We all get angry sometimes at work. You still have to act professionally. I was quite amused to hear recently that my team always know when I'm angry as even though my tone of voice stays the same, my eyebrows start shooting up and down, lol.
    No he shouldnt of shouted but that doesnt mean he was bullying a boss which is what there saying.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Tell them to arrange a fist fight at a neutral venue.
    Loser resigns.
    Then stop wasting the taxpayers money with stupid playground spats.
  • CFC
    CFC Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    publicsectorworker wrote: »
    No he shouldnt of shouted but that doesnt mean he was bullying a boss which is what there saying.

    But it might mean that.
    Upwards bullying does exist.
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