AIBU to ignore a colleague until work on Monday?

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On a Friday I call into a supermarket local to my work and pick up lunch (for myself and others).
Today there was a queue to use the coffee machine and I ended up being 3 minutes late for work.
When I got into work I apologised for being late and my line manager said to not let it happen again and to make up the time in my lunch.
I did my 3 minutes of work and then went to take my lunch in another room.
At my finishing time I got up and left and a member of the team mentioned something about swanning in late and leaving early to which I replied I'd made my time up as I'd been told to by our manager and I didn't realise that they were now my supervisor.
He followed me to my car to try and start an argument but I kept walking got in my car and left.
He's known in the workplace to be hotheaded and very argumentative and management have had to step in/give warnings before now.
He's tried to call me twice on my personal number but not left any messages.
AIBU to ignore until Monday

Did he call again after the 2 times? As someone else has said he may have been calling to apologise? You’re assuming he was wanting a row but may not have been the case (hopefully!), but you’ve not told us what he said in the car park. I’d wait and see what happens Monday but I’d call him out each and every time he’s a dick

I’d be logging that he’d called you after to try harassing you. One for HR on Monday morning.
As for work group chat, I was invited to a WhatsApp work group and encouraged to join, I refused. You’re not obligated to join. I enjoy the peace.

YANBU to ignore him! Not his place to reprimand anyone for lateness and following you out to the car park and confronting you could be construed to be harassment! Kick him in the nuts!

I worked somewhere once that would dock you 45 minutes wages if you clocked in even one minute late. I left after three months

I’m not a fan of colleagues having my private number. It was once given to a manager by another colleague. This manager was not my manager. He rang me once, I didn’t answer and immediately blocked his number

If the idiot colleague ( toaster) approaches you on Monday then just say that you are „choosing to step away from this conversation.“. Keep repeating if necessary and walk away if necessary

We're all in a group chat so he already had my number

Which is just one of the reasons that WhatsApp bringing in usernames is a good move.

What a knob this "colleague" is.

yup. Why is a work group chat needed?

Problem is, this is usually a big issue in retail jobs. A minority make it a problem for the majority. You get a few people taking the piss coming in late and leaving early, or taking extended lunch breaks, and then it has a knock on effect for all other colleagues because management just clamps down on everyone.

He followed you to your car and now he’s calling you…. I’m glad you have booked a meeting with HR.

I’m sorry Op this is awful. It’s harassment to follow you to your car and try to start an argument. I’d ignore him indefinitely unless you have to deal with him in the workplace - then keep it work specific only.

you’ve done the right thing reporting to HR. Good luck

I'm glad you have arranged a meeting. This kind of tosser ruins a good workplace. We had a manager in retail who tried insisting we all had WhatsApp. In the first place my phone at that time didn't support that and all my friends complained every day about him sending figures and other irrelevant nonsense. He kept telling me I had to get it and eventually I said unless the shop has burnt down or someone died I don't need contact from you outside work hours. If there's an urgent issue you can ring me. I have no patience for officious oafs of any kind.

There is a group work chat where I work and it's really useful for a lot of reasons. That's pretty normal nowadays isn't it?

The problem isn't the chat it's the inappropriate workmate

He followed me to my car to try and start an argument but I kept walking got in my car and left.

which bit of this is a joke and who took the situation badly…?

That’s awful OP. He was trying to physically intimidate you and is now harassing you on your personal number. Do not downplay this-he sounds dangerous.

My thoughts exactly! 3 minutes late is nothing!

I would ignore him indefinitely. And I would leave whatsapp workchats. Some people at my work are in them....... Im not! So much easier and preferable to keep work life and home life separate.

This. This is no way to live.

And I would report your dickhead colleague for harassment.

Sorry I would take a screen shot of the call log, block him and then report him to HR.

Even if he was your line manager, he had no right to follow you to your car arguing, let alone call you out of hours. It’s gross misconduct and harassment. I’d ignore him indefinitely and email HR now, frankly.

I would be reporting him!

I'd ignore the calls until Monday.If it was really work related, he could have left a voicemail or emailed you. Following you to car was way out of line. I'd keep everything professional and , if he starts again at work, let your manager deal with it.

I'd make sure I was in early on Monday, then if he starts anything when he gets in say something like, oh didn't realise you'd been promoted to clock monitor, and BTW was there a reason you kept calling me at the weekend, not sure why you would do that?
Hopefully in front of others and he will have to justify his behaviour.

That is pure bullying and harassment.

What kind of people are clock watchers to that extreme? Three mnutes is nothing!

That is unacceptable behaviour. It has nothing to do with him and if he wants to apologise (which is the only reason he should be contacting you) he can send a message or do it in person on Monday. Block his number. Also making up 3 mins? Who insists on that?

So he followed you to your car and was argumentative then tried to call you at home?

Go straight to HR and report his behaviour.

He sounds like a complete nutter and this type of behaviour is totally unacceptable in the workplace.

I bet he was calling to tell you it was just ‘bants’ - let him stew till Monday!