I’ve had some workplace bullying in a few different jobs. Even if they think you aren’t competent, there is never any excuse for it.
I left a role I really liked because of the manager. She treated us like we were naughty schoolchildren, even to colleagues who were 20 years her senior.
When I handed in my notice (in the middle of the school year) she hauled me into her office and told me it was really selfish and unfair on the children. That she had ‘put her back on the line for me’ to get me a permanent role. Out of guilt, I decided to stay. However after 2 months I had had enough and quit for good. She didn’t even acknowledge my resignation or speak to me, just then rudely spoke to me in front of everyone and shouted at me for ‘just sitting there’ when I was actually doing work. I told her that and she said “No you weren’t, you were just sat there!”
I had a colleague who I had barely worked with, she didn’t think I was adequate which is her opinion but I caught her slagging me off to other colleagues In the canteen on 3 different occasions. She then walked past and just gave me an icy glare. She never, ever spoke to me if she had any issue but kept talking behind my back.
I’m doing school agency work atm. I was put in a classroom with 2 members of staff, girls in their 20s. One was not welcoming at all, didn’t tell me anything or introduce herself, I asked her name and if I could help her with anything and she just had a face like a wet weekend and was very off. I then saw her in the opposite room doing an impression of me, how i was standing. It’s not even worth confronting or reporting as it seems very petty, I just do not look at her or acknowledge her in any way. Luckily I’m in a different room to her but she passes by a lot.
Sick of people like this, how do you be assertive without causing a scene and making things worse? Should I just ignore it all?