Manager has openly criticised me on Facebook

Undervalued

andygb wrote: »

No, he is a criminal - is that too difficult to understand?
If he was stupid, then he would have done it in a way which could not have been discovered.
He would still have been a criminal.

Utter nonsense!

Unless the comments are inciting racial hatred or terrorism, an act of blasphemy (or one something very similar) then they are not criminal. They might, depending on what was said, leave him open to a civil claim for damages but that is all.

Onemanarmy

Undervalued wrote: »

I am sure it is but are his comments true? If they are then, however unwelcome or tasteless they may be, there is little you can do.

It's difficult to say if they're true or not because it's his opinion of me rather than saying something that can be factually proven.

Nicki

Onemanarmy wrote: »

It's difficult to say if they're true or not because it's his opinion of me rather than saying something that can be factually proven.

In what sense? If he said that you make a lot of mistakes for example, you would know whether that was a valid criticism wouldn't you? Or that you didn't work well with a team, or that you rubbed customers up the wrong way. If this was said you may or may not think this was your fault, but you'd surely know whether it was a valid thing to say. What kinds of things was he saying about you in 200 words?

angelin77

If he has used personal information about you which identifies you, it may be the case that he has breached the data protection act 1998. I would go on the ICO website (information commissioner's office) which has some very useful information on it. They have an online chat service that you can use to ask them questions.
They do give examples of breaches of the principles of the DPA. They should be able to give you their opinion if your employer has breached the DPA and tell you what action to take if he has.

aife

Nicki wrote: »

In what sense? If he said that you make a lot of mistakes for example, you would know whether that was a valid criticism wouldn't you? Or that you didn't work well with a team, or that you rubbed customers up the wrong way. If this was said you may or may not think this was your fault, but you'd surely know whether it was a valid thing to say. What kinds of things was he saying about you in 200 words?

Whether there is any justification in his comments or not , this is an appalling way for a manager to behave.
I don't know enough about the law to give advice on your situation but I think you definitely have a complaint under the data protection act
A while ago my manager wanted to put up a notice board with names and pictures of our team. I said no , partly because of possible issues with certain clients but mainly just because I don't like having my picture taken. He tried to push it , I queried it with our Information Officer (can't remember his exact job title) and was told I had the right to insist on not having my name and picture displayed. And that was a noticeboard in my workplace , so I'm pretty sure he's not allowed to plaster your details on the internet.
Of course given your situation none of that really helps much.
Does your company have shareholders ? Perhaps you can write and ask them to discuss at their AGM
Is it the sort of business that gets reviews ? Soon as you're out of there , get on every platform going and have some fun

Malthusian

While it may be a breach of the Data Protection Act, even if the company or manager in question was investigated for breaching the DPA the only outcome would be a fine, which would not benefit the OP.

The OP has essentially admitted that it was fair comment, just not something that should have been broadcast publicly (and he's right) so we can forget about defamation.

Onemanarmy

aife wrote: »

Whether there is any justification in his comments or not , this is an appalling way for a manager to behave.
I don't know enough about the law to give advice on your situation but I think you definitely have a complaint under the data protection act
A while ago my manager wanted to put up a notice board with names and pictures of our team. I said no , partly because of possible issues with certain clients but mainly just because I don't like having my picture taken. He tried to push it , I queried it with our Information Officer (can't remember his exact job title) and was told I had the right to insist on not having my name and picture displayed. And that was a noticeboard in my workplace , so I'm pretty sure he's not allowed to plaster your details on the internet.
Of course given your situation none of that really helps much.
Does your company have shareholders ? Perhaps you can write and ask them to discuss at their AGM
Is it the sort of business that gets reviews ? Soon as you're out of there , get on every platform going and have some fun

Thank you for your advice, I have looked into this option and the requirement into making a complaint via the ICO is that I must first raise the concern with my manager and receive a response. I'm going to try and keep the moral high ground throughout even though it is tempting to make a nuisance of myself. I strongly believe that the company make a really positive impact in the community and I wouldn't want my personal problem with an individual to affect that.

PasturesNew

Phone in sick for the rest of the week..... might as well enjoy Xmas with this idiot not on your radar.

Onemanarmy

Nicki wrote: »

In what sense? If he said that you make a lot of mistakes for example, you would know whether that was a valid criticism wouldn't you? Or that you didn't work well with a team, or that you rubbed customers up the wrong way. If this was said you may or may not think this was your fault, but you'd surely know whether it was a valid thing to say. What kinds of things was he saying about you in 200 words?

I'm obviously reluctant to give any information away that would make the identity of myself, my manager or the company away but the message was basically saying that I was incapable of doing my job without special measures and extra support, which wasn't entirely true but just an excuse for my manager to big them self up and show me up to my colleagues and customers.

Onemanarmy

PasturesNew wrote: »

Phone in sick for the rest of the week..... might as well enjoy Xmas with this idiot not on your radar.

It's very tempting but I'm only in a few days over Christmas and I'm very reluctant to burn my bridges before I've got anything to move to.