Stupidity is another word for it.
Apr. 8th, 2014 04:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
piploverSo, I've probably done something stupid. But it was something I felt that had to be done.
The situation at work has been getting pretty ridiculous. Gossip flows like water, and I hate having to listen to them disparage whoever happens to be out of the office that day. Lord knows what they say about me when I'm not there.
But things reached a head yesterday. I just... I couldn't deal with it anymore. One of the ladies, her grandma died, and she took three days bereavement, plus an extra half day. She had the time, we haven't been super busy, it wasn't a big deal. But they were sniping about her, questioning why she took the full three days, saying she couldn't do her job, that she wasn't doing her job right so it was a good thing she was gone because the gal who was covering her was finding all her mistakes, and so forth and so on.
It was just too much, so I wrote to the HR director, and told her point blank that the office was a den of absolute unprofessionalism, gave her examples of some of the things which had been going on, and explained I just wanted to bring it to her attention. Now I have a phone meeting scheduled with her tomorrow, after I get off work, and I have no clue what to expect. I've never talked to this lady, as she works out of Seattle and our office is 4 hours away.
I'm afraid of the repercussions, of my boss flying off the handle and making my life even more miserable than it already is, or even losing my job.
But I don't regret it, and I won't apologize for it. It may have been a stupid move on my part, and I will admit that up front. But I hope something good comes of this, that maybe things will change, and even if I do lose my job, it will be for the better. I don't know. I do know that I couldn't stay quiet any longer.
My dad always said my mouth would get me in trouble, and he was right. But honestly? Sometimes I welcome a little trouble, if it means I can look myself in the mirror and know I did the right thing.
The situation at work has been getting pretty ridiculous. Gossip flows like water, and I hate having to listen to them disparage whoever happens to be out of the office that day. Lord knows what they say about me when I'm not there.
But things reached a head yesterday. I just... I couldn't deal with it anymore. One of the ladies, her grandma died, and she took three days bereavement, plus an extra half day. She had the time, we haven't been super busy, it wasn't a big deal. But they were sniping about her, questioning why she took the full three days, saying she couldn't do her job, that she wasn't doing her job right so it was a good thing she was gone because the gal who was covering her was finding all her mistakes, and so forth and so on.
It was just too much, so I wrote to the HR director, and told her point blank that the office was a den of absolute unprofessionalism, gave her examples of some of the things which had been going on, and explained I just wanted to bring it to her attention. Now I have a phone meeting scheduled with her tomorrow, after I get off work, and I have no clue what to expect. I've never talked to this lady, as she works out of Seattle and our office is 4 hours away.
I'm afraid of the repercussions, of my boss flying off the handle and making my life even more miserable than it already is, or even losing my job.
But I don't regret it, and I won't apologize for it. It may have been a stupid move on my part, and I will admit that up front. But I hope something good comes of this, that maybe things will change, and even if I do lose my job, it will be for the better. I don't know. I do know that I couldn't stay quiet any longer.
My dad always said my mouth would get me in trouble, and he was right. But honestly? Sometimes I welcome a little trouble, if it means I can look myself in the mirror and know I did the right thing.
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Date: 2014-04-09 01:35 am (UTC)*gentle hugs*
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Date: 2014-04-09 02:18 am (UTC)Sometimes it seems that we can't stand up for ourselves, but seeing (or hearing) someone else being put down will draw us out and make us speak up! I think that this is a good thing, and I pray that there won't be bad repercussions for you, but even if there are, you did what was RIGHT!
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Date: 2014-04-17 03:16 am (UTC)Thanks, hon. It was... and ordeal. I'm still waiting to see what will happen, but at least I think the hard part is over.
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Date: 2014-04-17 03:18 am (UTC)I think part of the problem is that I was raised to be pretty passive. My mom was always urging me to keep my head down, to just compromise and put up with stuff. So I usually put up with a lot of stuff when it's directed my way. But when it comes to other, well... I don't like bullies, and that's when I can't stay quiet anymore.