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Have you ever shouted in Work?

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Oywotchadoin · 03/01/2018 09:36

In anger, rather than over the noise of the boiler room?

I have. At a colleague who ate roll mop herring at his desk. I was just pregnant and it made me heave all day.

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RedForFilth · 03/01/2018 09:44

Nope. No need for it imo. Only people I recall doing it were managers and I instantly lost respect for them.

Crispbutty · 03/01/2018 09:45

I’m a chef so yes, it comes with the job.

Birdsgottafly · 03/01/2018 09:46

Yes when I worked in Residential care. I was working with a Man who shouldn't be allowed to Work with Vulnerable adults and just snapped a few times.

One regular occasion was when I was dressing a Female resident who didn't want male carers and he used to come into the room, on some excuse.

I was overjoyed at the new rules about whistle blowing in 2007 but they were completely ineffective.

Shoxfordian · 03/01/2018 09:46

No its completely unprofessional to shout at work

I don't think you've been reasonable to shout at someone for eating food you don't like

AtSea1979 · 03/01/2018 09:46

No never. Why would you?

RedForFilth · 03/01/2018 09:49

Birdsgottafly that's awful. (The colleague, not you). I work in care also but thankfully only since the new policies. I've had to challenge my share of people, never shouted but can see how easily it could happen when you care so much about the residents.

tallwivglasses · 03/01/2018 09:49

Only at the computer.

eastwest1234 · 03/01/2018 09:50

No, I've wanted to though

Theresnonamesleft · 03/01/2018 09:50

Yes once. I had to shout at someone to get their attention to stop them doing something that would have put someone else at harm. I and the other person they were working with tried the calm approach which was ignored.
I explained afterwards why I had shouted. They didn't accept this and an official complaint was made.

Singlebutmarried · 03/01/2018 09:51

Yes, when someone taped an air horn under my chair and I sat down and set it off

Rebeccaslicker · 03/01/2018 09:51

Only at 2am when I was the only one there and the photocopier kept jamming on my trial bundle stuff. I kicked it really hard out of sheer stress and panic - then a load of red lights lit up and it jammed in 7 different places at once. I had to call DP to get a taxi and sneak him into my office to help me as he's good with mechanical stuff like that 🙈🙈🙈

Snowysnowysnow · 03/01/2018 09:51

Once but I was really pushed by a colleague (who was already shouting at me). I agree it's unprofessional but I also think we're all human and have a snapping point.

ghostyslovesheets · 03/01/2018 09:53

Once in 22 years - at an terribly incompetent manager who disliked me a lot - he tore a stripp off me in front of my colleagues for not doing a piece of work (which I had done) - waving the pages in my face

he then flounced off so I shouted after him 'come back here now how dare you talk to me like that' - I followed him into his office, picked up the work and pointed out it had someone else's name on it - and again told him I had done my part - he refused to even say sorry

less than a year later he was frog marched from the building and sacked for sharing sensitive company info with a 3rd party!

whifflesqueak · 03/01/2018 09:54

No. we don’t shout.

We say please and thank you and look out for each other.

I work in a very busy gastropub. Our chefs don’t shout. They know what it’s like to be front of house. We communicate with words and manners.

I have worked in pubs and restaurants where people shout. It’s shit.

HermionesRightHook · 03/01/2018 09:56

Only ever under one circumstance: fire alarm going off, students refusing to move. "oh it's not a real fire is it".

I don't bloody know, matey, and neither do you, so you will be getting up and out immediately. Kind pleasant librarians suddenly developing a giant shouty voice right next to you in the library tends to make people move and it's what our chief fireperson wants us to do.

pluginbaby00 · 03/01/2018 09:57

I'm a teacher try not to make it a regular occurrence but sometimes for safety or serious indiscipline. Don't like it though.

Crispbutty · 03/01/2018 09:57

I’m a chef so yes, it comes with the job.

mishfish · 03/01/2018 09:58

I’ve snapped at someone before

I was job sharing and working more days than my job share and that the more intense part of the role. I had just fled an abusive relationship and my ex harassing me non stop, was using our very very young son against me, as well as poisening everyone against me and my son was very unsettled. I felt on the verge of a complete break down.

Anyway, in order for my colleague to do something, me and my job share had to have done a first bit. I was behind because of above circumstances and she started having a go at me and asking ‘why can’t you keep up with your work load? Daniel can!’ I snapped and told her that it wasn’t her place to question me like that, our manager is fully aware of my circumstances and if she feels there needs intervening then she will do so. I left shortly after

Crispbutty · 03/01/2018 09:59

Don’t know why my post reappeared there!

As a chef I have shouted at two kitchen porters who thought pissing a

Cath2907 · 03/01/2018 10:00

Once a long time ago (15 years ago). My department was rearranged and basically they demoted me and gave my job to someone else (despite giving me top performance credits in my recent past appraisal). They gave me a non-existent job. When I tried to challenge the decision the senior manager in charge said I was making a fuss because I didn't like the guy who was taking on my old job which was stupidly untrue. I lost my temper trying to argue the toss with said manager and shouted at him. In the end my poor unfortunate colleagues wife was taken very ill so I did a lot of his job and my non-existent job for about 12 months to help him out. He was a lovely man and I liked him very much. Eventually I transferred to a different department but I never forgave that manager - he was being a dick. It still boils my piss today but these days I wouldn't shout, it doesn't get you anywhere, I'd be all sweetness and light and go get a new job!

mishfish · 03/01/2018 10:02

In hind site, I should have swapped with my job share and done the two days rather than 3. Bollocks, why didn’t I think of that before? I really liked it there as well!

YouCantArgueWithStupid · 03/01/2018 10:02

Once when I needed back up restraining someone and I couldn't get to an alarm etc. But actually AT someone for being a dick? Nope. And I work with a lot of dickish behaviour

Shenanagins · 03/01/2018 10:03

I have at both my pc and the photocopier which in my mind is evil.

Crispbutty · 03/01/2018 10:04

My bloody phone!

As I was saying, shouted at two KPs who were pissing about next to the fryers. A sous chef who repeatedly ignored instructions and food had to be thrown away. My boss who came into the kitchen when she had flu and was coughing near the food.

I wouldn’t shout at someone for no good reason but it can be a highly stressful job at times and there’s no place for people being incompetent or risking health and safety.

KiaOraAura · 03/01/2018 10:06

No never, and I never will. But I have been shouted at by an idiot of a manager. Most of us had almost lost respect for her, but that was the final straw.

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