Bullying boss

Sncjw

jobbingmusician wrote: »

Has the bullying actually stopped? Is there a chance that she is trying to change?

If you are VERY brave, you can even bring it up at the interview. If they ask you for an example of a difficult situation you have handled, you could say 'at one point, a manager made very hurtful personal comments about me - to such an extent it felt like bullying. I used the company's procedures, and resolved the problem to the extent that we were able to move beyond personal issues and work together in a professional way to achieve high standards for the company.' This sends a VERY clear message to the manager (and probably to everyone in the room) that you are determined to work together constructively!

Boom haha.

Seriously good luck. Face the fear and if she try's to intimidate you then she is being a child. Show the panel you can do that job. Good luck .

kiddy_guy

tanya2014 wrote: »

Kiddy guy
Do you have anything constructive to say or do you get your kicks being nasty?
You can see that Cad123 is upset and distressed about this

I'm sorry, but if the OP was clearly that worried about it, they would have either progressed further down the formal route, moved dept's, gone off with stress, resigned, found another job or any other of 10 other things that were potential options.

They've chosen now to go for a job with the same overall dept head, and wants some advice.

You can p u s s y foot around her, when actually tough love is require here. The ultimate answer is go to the toilet or get off the potty, so to speak.

If the boss is sufficiently awful then you should not be working for them. However if you're prepared to work for them, then they cannot be that bad, quite simply.

The manager needs to form part of the interviewing panel. If the OP went to HR and said that the "bully" should not be part of the panel, the HR dept would quite rightly ask the bloody obvious question why the OP would apply for a job working for the "bully." More pertinently the boss has to have the ultimate say on who gets the job - they know the skills of the candidates and what they are looking for from the candidate.

The OP might not like it, but actually the best advice that can be given to them is to ultimately decide whether they can maintain a working relationship with this person as their manager. If not look for a job elwehere.

keyser666

The manager would be a fool to block your application because of past issues, regardless whether it has formally been noted what happened before. Go for the interview, see what comes of it and evaluate after as mentioned before