To think this contractor at work is a cheeky sod.

[UghWaitingForTheSugarCrash]

I'm absolutely kicking myself for not saying something at the time but I was so shocked I didn't say anything at all. Just sat there with my mouth gaping open. A colleague said "meh it's nothing" but I'm livid. 

I'm a HR manager but I also recently started looking after the maintenance of the building. Apparently we have a contractor who does all our odds and ends around the building, I called him last week and he didn't answer. We ended exchanging texts and I told him I will next be in the office Weds/Thurs/Fri. He said he'd try get in Wednesday but never specified a time or let me know he was coming.

My diary is usually full up on the days I'm in the office but I was in a meeting, potentially dismissing someone. My office door was firmly shut, my office is completely frosted glass but you can see whether I am in a meeting or not.

Contractor (who I've never met) stands outside my office mouthing "are you X?" and I nodded (still in the disciplinary) and said I am in a meeting. Didn't think anymore of it.

About 5 minutes passes and without even a polite knock, contractor barges the office door open and says "I'm sorry, I'm not waiting any longer" and proceeds to engage in full blown conversation, telling me in a sarcastic tone about the stuff he'd fixed. You can clearly see there's someone very upset and two managers!

AIBU or is this totally unacceptable? I feel stumped on how to bring this up the next time I see him! He looked like he'd cave my head in with a spoon and I feel really silly getting worked up about approaching him. But it needs sorting, right?

Sorry, what a boring AIBU

You are making all sorts of assumptions and excuses for soemthing that is not, in anyone's world, a normal thing to do!

You are also making the correction of his thinking^ her issue! He is not her employee!

@Tiktaktoe you're apparently a human being with feelings? You must be spectacularly shit at that.

Having worked in facilities management I've come across this kind of attitude/approach from contractors before. You have to be firm with them and have boundaries or some will take the piss. Unfortunately being a woman in this kind of role is not easy either.

I would set a formal meeting with this contractor before you decide what to do about keeping him on or not. Set those boundaries. If you don't think the relationship will work then start looking elsewhere. You can't have a contractor on site that you can't work with.

I'm more concerned that a HR professional is also dealing with facilities management. This is very unusual unless you have the right experience/qualifications and without them you could sink fast. Is this something you have experience in? Why has this role been passed to you alongside your HR job? Are you qualified or going to get the training you need?

If you have the authority to hire and fire contractors and he is in the building still, I'd ask to have a word. If he isn't I'd call him.
Explain to him that his behaviour is entirely inappropriate and you were in the middle of a very sensitive meeting with an employee and a closed door means do not disburb. Then let him know he can either respect boundaries or you will be terminating the business relationship with him, choice is his. If no apology or he gets arsey thank him for his services get the invoice and no longer use him. There are some fabulous tradies out there desperate for work. You don't need to feel obligated to this twat.

YANBU. I've been dealing with a work man like that today, its bloody infuriating. No manners or respect.