Did something a bit silly at work

[Saracopp]

I regularly visit schools for my job. One school had to change premises to a larger school site whilst building works were being undertaken on the original school building.

The support staff of the new building were unpleasant and unfriendly- possibly because they didn’t want to share their building with another school.

Each week for the past nine months or so I’ve experienced unpleasantness with one particular member of staff on the front desk. Things like deliberately keeping me waiting to let me in and out of the building (she would pretend she wasn’t in the office, but I could see her in the reflection of one of the windows, she thought she was out of sight), abrupt manner, unhelpful, not passing on messages, rolling eyes because she has to get out of her chair to press a button to release the door, huffing because my mere presence is an inconvenience etc, you get the picture.

A couple of weeks ago we had a slight altercation, she was scowling as usual as I arrived and I asked her if everything was ok as she seemed quite unhappy to see me. She immediately became defensive and gave me a right mouthful so I calmly told her she maybe should develop some social skills given she was on the front desk 😳

I spoke to the head teacher of ‘my school’ who said she’d deal with it. Miraculously, over the next couple of weeks the doors were unlocked and she was not in the office as I walked passed. Result

Today was my last day as the school are moving back to their original premises after half term and I did something a little immature. In the foyer at the entrance is a photograph of all the school staff and their names, there was no-one around. Without thinking I got out my sharpie and drew a moustache and angry eyebrows on the picture of this person. Under her name I wrote ‘Miss Funsucker’. I did chuckle about it for the rest of the day but now I feel a bit bad and anxious I will get into trouble- it wouldn’t take Sherlock Holmes to work out it was me 😬

should I do nothing or should I do something - if so what? I know it’s a long shot but has anyone else done this?

I get why you were tempted but to follow through was silly. I would have spoken to her line manager. I just can’t imagine actually going through with this. At the max, it’s criminal damage although I doubt the ‘school’ will want the hassle of pushing this and in the grand scheme of things, it’s very minor. I’m invested: let us know if you are contacted about it!

Ok

Oh well. I think some people were last in schools in about 1986.
Good luck OP.

When you train animals, the number one rule is you reward good behaviour, you don't punish them for something after they've started behaving well.

You made yourself a worse person than her.

She came here breathlessly wanting validation for her hilarious story. Do you think everybody should have said how funny they found it? Or shared their honest feelings about it? The OP was under no obligation to share details of her prank; she presumably expected a range of responses from MN other than applause?

Well I thought it was funny, OP. Maybe she'll lighten up a bit.

Don’t be so dramatic. I’m not breathless and don’t require validation from mumsnet. I’m not here to hear how hilarious my post is. It’s quite clear in my op why I posted.
you have no idea what my expectations are, stop presuming and judging

Hopefully 🙏

Still tittering at the description of the moustache 🥸🤣

Great analogy but I’m confident I’m a better person despite recent events

Many thanks

Blimey, is this still rumbling on?

Well I can't swear to it if course but from what you've written you enjoy your job more than she enjoys hers and that could be for any number of reasons in her life that you don't know about.

I'm not sure you've proved you're a better person.

When you did it, did you think that any child in the school could see it and that it will go round the school like wildfire and that will be her name among the pupils now?

I see that @Saracopp you have never posted before.

This sounds like another one of those improbable stories that is probably AI generated bollocks, supposed to be vaguely humourous in a 1970s kind of way that gets posted from time to time. I don't believe any of this ever happened.

I don’t need to prove anything, what I know is more important

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Of course. It’s half term. The children are out.

Some people need putting back in their box.

It may teach her to be kinder to others, because the message was clear - she’s disliked.

I think the word you're looking for is unkind. OP was unkind and unprofessional.

Piety has nothing to do with it

Wow....is this the social good bullies think they are performing?? Wow

It’s not half term for most of the schools I work for.

I remember the absolute dragon on reception at my DDs' primary school when they were young.

Never a dragon to the headteacher, but to parents, children and other staff members she was awful. She wanted everyone to think she owned the place.

I know many of us wouldn't have been sorry if someone had done something like that to her. She had put far too many people's noses out of joint on a regular basis. There would have been none of the faux outrage seen here.

Of course, probably nobody should do this, but by god it would be satisfying!!! 🤣

Not necessarily. That's next week round here.

I have worked in professional environments all my life and if anyone did that, it would result in a sacking. Although I find it hard to believe that a ‘professional’ would act like a 6 year old then come onto the internet to boast about how clever she was.

I hope the woman makes a complaint and that your manager takes it seriously.

I don’t have a manager I’m freelance