This is for all the people that have been put down at work. This is for everyone from Harry_Potter to AmerikazMost. A lot people just don't have it in them to go up to their boss, but here it is.
I am not exactly standing up to my boss, but I am complaining about how she treats me. Here's a letter that I wrote to her, and will give her some day soon (if you want the complete letter, let me know):
There's more, but I'll leave it at that.
I am not exactly standing up to my boss, but I am complaining about how she treats me. Here's a letter that I wrote to her, and will give her some day soon (if you want the complete letter, let me know):
I wanted to say that I’ve been extremely uncomfortable around you. I say this because of how you speak to me, what you say, and how you address me. I will elaborate on what makes me feel uncomfortable around you. For the sake of ease, I’ll give an example out of the innumerable times I have been disrespected and quite frankly been put down. I came to you one time, and I said “I will use this product” in reference to a product that had more than one manufacturer. Quite simply, you replied “No, you won’t.” It wasn’t “Oh no, that’s the wrong one.” You said “No, you won’t,” with an extremely bad attitude. I’ll give another example because I feel I won’t run out of examples any time soon. Another day, I was talking with a patient on the phone and told that patient I would check to see if we had it in stock. You overhear me, and you say “Don’t be ridiculous!” suggesting that we did have the product. Whether we had it or not is a completely different story. It the manner you spoke to me that bothered me beyond belief. Perhaps you weren’t feeling well or your day wasn’t exactly fun. No, that wasn’t the case. You are like this so often that it could not possibly be how you’re feeling that day. Besides, everyone has days when we’re upset but we don’t let it get in the way of our work or how we treat co-workers.
Because of your ways, I constantly wish that I am not scheduled on the same days as you are, or I think to myself “I wish someone else would come in for Stacey.” I nearly beg Ellen to stay after her hours so that I can ask her questions without having to be embarrassed or ridiculed. I hate to say this to you because I am sure it makes you feel bad, but what else can I say? I cannot sugarcoat anything that’s on my mind.
All this time, I was hoping you’d start treating me better, but nothing has changed, and I know nothing will change. I don’t think its simply how you treat me. That’s for sure. I’ve seen it with others and even with your own fiancé. I am not sure if he’s used to it, but I’ve even seen you treat him like dirt. The only persons I’ve not seen you disrespect must me the ones that are either on your level (pharmacists) or your supervisors (Jean, or others that have firing power).
I ask you, Stacey, may I wake up one day without fearing how I’ll be treated at work that day? May I actually look forward to going to work? May I be at peace with myself when I am working? Please, allow me to do my work without making me feeling like an idiot, sub-human, or unworthy of being amongst my colleagues.
There's more, but I'll leave it at that.
