Problems with a colleague

w00519772

andydownes123 wrote: »

Read: When I Say No, I feel Guilty.


Brilliant advice on being assertive and standing your ground in the workplace.

I don't know what you mean by this. Could you clarify?

nicechap

w00519772 wrote: »

I don't know what you mean by this. Could you clarify?

I suspect they means:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Say-Feel-Guilty-Systematic/dp/0553263900

System

nicechap wrote: »

I suspect they means:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Say-Feel-Guilty-Systematic/dp/0553263900

Yep - that's the kidder

w00519772

Should I be speaking to Unison about this?

k3lvc

w00519772 wrote: »

Should I be speaking to Unison about this?

Why would you speak to Unison ? What do you think they're going to do ?

You've escalated to the Line Manager involved - let them get on with handling the situation

MoneySavingNovice

.....However, this person swears; slams her hand on the table when talking to people; shouts; ignores people and is rude to customers. She has alienated a lot of people within the department who we have to work closely with......

My thought on reading the above is that this person might have symptoms of Asperger syndrome.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome


While this obviously at best a guess this might explain some of the issues.

w00519772

k3lvc wrote: »

Why would you speak to Unison ? What do you think they're going to do ?

You've escalated to the Line Manager involved - let them get on with handling the situation

No reason. My manager has said he supports me. However, I have never been in this position before so exploring all options.

eamon

To the OP you have mentioned your concerns to your manager. We can guess until the cows come re your colleagues personalty etc and still be none the wiser. Its best that you let management do what they feel necessary.

Les79

w00519772 wrote: »

Should I be speaking to Unison about this?

Don't think there'd be any harm in speaking to them if you want. One pro I can think of is that, if this somehow backfires on you (which I'd be very surprised as long as you don't do anything silly), they'll be sort of aware of the issue and can advise.

But I don't really see what they'll tell you beyond what you've been told here.

Smodlet

w00519772 wrote: »

No reason. My manager has said he supports me. However, I have never been in this position before so exploring all options.

"Your manager has said he supports you"... You know him, we don't.

Is he the common-or-garden species of manager who is more than happy to let his reports stick their heads over the parapet while he lies low? This way he gets away with doing nothing and nothing can backfire on him while they (you) are shot down in flames?

I recommend you grit your teeth and just wait until this individual has enough rope to hang herself or ask for a transfer to another department. Good luck.