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What are my options? |
My boss is really mean and hurtful sometimes, especially when he is in a bad mood. He calls me names like "****" and "Whore" on a joking basis but it is now becoming just a bit too much for me to handle. I have just bought a house and Im getting married shortly and cannot afford to change jobs at the moment... What can i do? do you have a human resources department, or does your boss have a boss? If so, then you need to go to them and let them know of this behavior. Even in a joking manner, name calling with those kind of words is over the line. Only address that issue though, and make sure that you have examples of when this behavior has occurred and if there is someone that witnesses this, then you may have to name them to back yourself up. Don't go in acting as if you want to get your boss fired, just as a person concerned about his behavior. After all, if he treated customers this way, or treated the staff this way in front of client, it could be detremental to the business. if there is no one above him, then let him know that although you respect him as a boss, that you are having a hard time with the name calling. Sometimes bosses don't realize that they are hurting feelings or "out of line" of your sense of humor...especially if you don't speak up for yourself. This may help, and at least you can say that you were as diplomatic about the situation as you could have been. As for him being mean...well..alot of bosses are like that..especially in certain fields (lawyers, engineers, doctors to name a few) They are very stressed, and tend to think that they are entitled to be grumpy and take it out on others. If you choose to work for someone like that and keep working for him, you may have to build up a tough outer skin.....as long as he isn't harming you physically or sexually harrassing you, very little can be done to "punish" him for acting poorly towards you. If you don't feel that you can handle it, then look for another job on the sly, take your time to find one that matches what you have financially and then make your move at the right time to get out of there. It may take a few months, but at least you can keep making that housepayment and get the wedding taken care of without having a gap of time off from work. |
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