Boss shouting at work

trollopscarletwoman

lemontart wrote: »

Fork wrote: »

Good lord, what kind of offices do you people work in where you can't pop to the post office?

I have never worked anywhere in over 30 years where was considered acceptable to leave my post without permission and leave the premises for personal business during my actual paid hours of work other than my allotted breaks.

As a employer I would expect my staff not to do so either

from what I can see of this event the employee should not have left work without permission. Not a sackable offence in any sensible workplace with no previous.

But a manager shouting at an employee and being deliberately overheard by other staff is reprehensible. They both need a reprimand.

lincroft1710

trollopscarletwoman wrote: »

lemontart wrote: »

from what I can see of this event the employee should not have left work without permission. Not a sackable offence in any sensible workplace with no previous.

But a manager shouting at an employee and being deliberately overheard by other staff is reprehensible. They both need a reprimand.

Very much a "sackable offence" in the real world.

I've known employees who needed to be shouted at, as sometimes it is impossible to make them see sense. I didn't do the shouting though or suggest that they should be shouted at. But they got the message.

trollopscarletwoman

lincroft1710 wrote: »

trollopscarletwoman wrote: »

Very much a "sackable offence" in the real world.

I've known employees who needed to be shouted at, as sometimes it is impossible to make them see sense. I didn't do the shouting though or suggest that they should be shouted at. But they got the message.

How did you do it then-grapevine?

I have no problem with proper disciplinary procedure however skewed it might be. At least its there.

PlymouthMaid

I have never worked anywhere in 30 years where it would have been acceptable to wander away in working hours outside of a lunchbreak. Shouting occasionally happens but an apology is normally enough to sort it not a blooming grievance procedure unless it is habitual. I expect the boss shouted because he/she was just so astounded that somebody had the barefaced cheek to go and do personal chores in paid time!

lincroft1710

trollopscarletwoman wrote: »

lincroft1710 wrote: »

How did you do it then-grapevine?

I was not involved in the disciplinary process, just knew the people.

trollopscarletwoman

PlymouthMaid wrote: »

I have never worked anywhere in 30 years where it would have been acceptable to wander away in working hours outside of a lunchbreak. Shouting occasionally happens but an apology is normally enough to sort it not a blooming grievance procedure unless it is habitual. I expect the boss shouted because he/she was just so astounded that somebody had the barefaced cheek to go and do personal chores in paid time!

No excuse for shouting.

Please stop excusing it.

I'll put it another way.

Would the boss shout at somebody in the same way in the street?

Peter333

He should not have yelled at her. She should not have left without permission. If she is not getting a disciplinary, she got off lightly. She needs to let it go. And don't leave the workplace again without asking!

She should have said (firmly) 'I am sorry, I was wrong, but please do not shout at me in this manner, especially in front of people.'

Peter333

trollopscarletwoman wrote: »

No excuse for shouting.

Please stop excusing it.

I'll put it another way.

Would the boss shout at somebody in the same way in the street?

Probably yes. If he was annoyed at someone. Most people would shout, if they were annoyed enough. There is NO case here for the OP's friend to take 'action' against her boss.

Peter333

Is it just me? It seem on this page, that peoples posts are being quoted, and the person quoting the post is somehow quoting the wrong person!!! It's happened a few times on this page. Weird.

trollopscarletwoman

Peter333 wrote: »

Probably yes. If he was annoyed at someone. Most people would shout, if they were annoyed enough. There is NO case here for the OP's friend to take 'action' against her boss.

Doubt it.

They'd get a good hiding.

Cowards reside in the workplace behind positions of supposed positions of power.