AIBU to want to throttle this man?

[KateSpade]

HR manager walks past my desk today and enquiries if I am busy, I have met and spoken to this man several times, infact when I was suspended (epilepsy if you remember the thread) he was telling me what a brilliant job I have been doing. Clearly bollocks as I'm not sure he knows who I am? The conversation went like this:

Man: keeping you busy I see, how's things going?
Me: we'll, thank you but if you have any work you would like me to get on with, please sent it down as I have done Xxx & Xxxx so my work for today is nearly finished.
Man: excuse me?
Me: sorry, I just meant -
Man Do you know who I am? I'm not sure if we've met I am Xxxxxx how dare you speak to me in this manner, you are clearly wasting your time and mine don't you ever speak to me again you stupid little girl.

Then flounced off.

Am I right in thinking WTH? If you have a boss who is hard to deal with, please share your tips & wisdom.

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This thread is bizarre.

You're most upset about his asking whether you know him? He owes you an apology because of the misunderstanding in your conversation?

He called you a misogynist insult at your work. That is a big deal. There's loads of free confidential help for you out there.

www.equalityhumanrights.com/advice-and-guidance/guidance-for-workers/how-you-are-managed/avoiding-and-dealing-with-harassment/

Yes, I've been writing down everything that the particular people have said to me.

& Matilda im not most bothered about whether he knows me, I'm just trying to prove that most of what he says is complete bollocks. Thank you for the link. I think I'm going to book an appointment with a solicitor, just to see where i stand, legally.

Ye Gads

Did anyone else hear this? Just to clarify he actually said "You stupid little girl"?

Why on earth would you think you'd be fired?

I'd absolutely be escalating this.

Sorry, posted twice after an embarrassingly long gap

because anyone that gets on his nerves just gets the boot.

My hr manager is also like this with some people, he called a colleague a munchkin iirc, however same colleague also calls my manager a cunt to his face 'in jest' fairly regulary so maybe it's just my workplace?

A woman I worked with had a manager make a similarly shocking remark (think: misogynist and homophobic).

With the out-of-court settlement she was able to retire early.

How dare very he.

Oops.

If your HR manager is a member of CIPD, the HR professional body, then report him for the sexist comment. If he is a difficult person then they may ignore but if you higlighted sexist, racist or any other discriminatory behaviour, then you might get a result. Let him feel the flames of the fire, if he loses his membership then that could only be a good thing.

www.cipd.co.uk/cipd-hr-profession/about-us/code-professional-conduct.aspx

Speak to ACAS & get advice about how to proceed.

I will try & find out if he's a member of CIPD, but I will try and ring up ACAS before I start.

Spoke to ACAS & I've got to raise it as a formal grevance, which I'm not sure how to do, but I can imagine its to do with HR, which makes it more awkward as all the HR staff hate me or are the knobhead man.

I think I'm juts gunno have to keep my head down and work on finding another job.

Your grievance procedure should be in your contact of employment or your company handbook. Please don't let it go - you deserve far better than this, and by backing down you're letting them get away with it!

Oh for pete's sake.

Look in your employee handbook. If there's no formal procedure, then write a letter to the HR dependent just briefly describing the incident and saying, "I write to raise a formal grievance." Of course keep a copy for yourself.

If they do nothing, then you can take the matter back to ACAS so they can help you escalate it.

Lots of people worked really hard to make sure there are laws in place which mean that women are protected from having to hear misogynist garbage at work. He is going to be in huge trouble for doing this, and rightfully so. But you have to make a little move here.

All phones record. Most do it unnoticeably.

Now, under normal circumstances it's illegal to record without the knowledge of the other party to the conversation, but a recent decision by the Employment Appeals Tribunal Vaughan v. London Borough of Lewisham held that as long as recording and transcripts are made available to the employer, they will be admissible in evidence.

Now rip off his head and shit down his neck.

Had a meeting with HR yesterday, after expressing my thought on both the mans comments & my alarm, the man in question emailed me & apologised for 'any offence caused'. I then went back to HR & told them that wasnt good enough. The response I got was 'your not going to get anything else so hold your peace please'

I have booked an appointment with a solicitor on Monday morning & am going to try & take it further., I've never had any problems with any of my previous jobs & the fact that someone would speak to anyone like that at work genuinely surprises me.

My relative at work has said he would have a word with the CEO, who hates any kind of conflict, but I don't want to appear to be running to family members & not sticking up for myself.

Thankyou for all your help/support, it really has made me realise that their is no excuse for me being treated that way!

I would want an explanation as to why you asking for more work, as you'd nearly finished the work you were doing, elicited the response this man gave you. It was bizarre, illogical and incredibly aggressive. It's as though he heard completely different words and that makes no sense at all.

I know! Last week he made one if the apprentices cry, I don't know what he did or said but I heard her say Xxxxx. Is a wanker!

I left a highly paid job to work here, for logistics reasons, how I wish I bloody hadnt now!