Work letter of concern

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Does a letter of concern from work mean you will be sacked my anxiety is through the roof

Letter of concern is just a letter to say if something continues or happens again then further disciplinary action may happen. You are not being sacked. try not to worry. They tend to sit on your file for 6 months to 1 year.

I’m still awake I cannot sleep over this letter of concern it states improvements required and also states …please bear in mind that formal disciplinary action may be taken should your conduct / performance not improve to required standards .so does this mean it’s not a disciplinary at the moment I’m so worried

I would think it is not disciplinary at the moment. It is a warning that any future episodes will lead to a formal disciplinary meeting. Even if they had proceeded directly to a formal disciplinary meeting (which they haven't), they would not sack you immediately unless it was gross misconduct.

I was shouted at in work by a colleague who presumably (obviously) had mental health issues at the time. It was very intimidating and it was very difficult to walk back into the office the following day. The person who shouted was called to a meeting where her behaviour was discussed and she was asked to apologise to me. I hadn't reported her but other people in the office had - some people were intimidated by her and many others were fed up at the way she behaved in work in general. She was the cause of many people moving from the areas she worked in and very few areas wanted her to move to move into their area either so she was a difficult employee to manage.

In your case, if your shouting was a once off, then somebody obviously heard and immediately thought it was unacceptable behaviour in the workplace. But if it wasn't a once off and your behaviour is causing people to talk about you, then it may be that management want to intervene. These days they will want to communicate that shouting is not acceptable but they will offer you support as they have to be seen to be supporting mental health in the workplace. I'm guessing you work in education, so it is also particularly important that they emphasise that respect is shown to everyone by everyone.

I'm an HR manager.

A letter of concern documents an incident/ conversation about an issue (you shouting) and the expectation that it must not happen again.

It is documented so you understand what's expected of you moving forward and as evidence that your employer has managed the situation informally on this occasion - but may take formal action if a similar incident happens again.

It is not a formal warning or a formal disciplinary process.

I hope you can get some help for your anxiety- I would suggest keeping your manager updated as to your health and anxiety, the support / treatment you are having and any reasonable adjustments that could be made to help you at work if needed.

You're not going to be sacked. This is your workplaces manner of investigating complaints that have been made. Although you accept that you shouldn't have kicked off, you need to address the incident with your manager because it's not workplace "banter" when it goes too far.

You aren’t going to be sacked. But make sure the manager understands what happened at your review. Don’t play it down to be nice, let them know you were deliberately being wound up for an hour previously. Find out what steps to take next time this happens.

I’m still awake thankyou for your reply’s ….I had the letter of concern how do I know I won’t get a disciplinary letter through my door over the coming weeks while we are on holiday from work I cannot stop worrying that something more is going to come of this ….this is what anxiety is doing to me

They would have given it to you by now.

You need to own what happened and do not blame others, they can be blamed for any bad behaviour as seperate thing but do not do the 'thry made me do it' line you need to own your behaviour though.

Getting worked up about this will not help you one bit and may put you on the defensive which will not help the future

I do own what happened I over reacted due to my mental health extreme axiety

I only got the letter of concern last monday

SourDoughToast how do I know this is not going to a disaplinary I have a review meeting when I go back to work after the summer my boss said it was just to see how I was doing and to sign it off

How long have you worked there?

They're warning you about the incident and how you handled it. They will discuss it with you when at your review meeting.

There won't be another letter because they haven't even actioned the first letter yet.

ive worked there for 18 years

They took me in the office last Monday to say someone rang speak up anonymously they spoke to me about it then next day I got the letter of concern

My boss actually took me in the office the day it all happened and dealt with it but it came to her attention last week someone rang speak up about it so this is why I got a letter of concern

It’s making me I’ll I cannot sleep I don’t know what to do I’m so scared I’m also covered in an axiety rash on my hands and arms

Who saw it happen?

Work colleges in the kitchen

My manager dealt with it on the day

You have to figure out how to calm yourself. I know that’s easier said than done. I calm myself by first figuring out exactly what I’m worried about.

So what are you thinking might happen? Worst case?

ScaredI’m going to lose my job

It sounds like you got mad and yelled I. The kitchen at the 17 year old for winding you up and taking your pen?

Have you been reprimanded before? If so how recently?