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?

yes I do too. Feel a bit sorry for them really

One would hope so but….

Maybe an idea to read updates 👍

And then they get defensive when the rest of us just take the piss

You’re like the gift that keeps on giving 😁

@Saracopp sorry I didn’t mean that you were awful to the children I meant the person who was making everything difficult for you. You get the thumbs up from me. People can’t expect to be horrible to others and not expect some payback. Other people at the school have probably had a good snigger when they saw the photo

Yes agreed. Glad I’m not defensive. Just self assured and pragmatic- imagine letting your personal feelings get in the way of facts

Yes. I've stopped defacing and burning religious texts, except in my imagination.

Ah ok, apologies if I miss understood, thank you 🙏

Stop being silly, I’m sure even you know that bullying is repeated and systematic? I retaliated alone and on the spur of the moment, no bullying there I’m afraid

I think it’s hilarious 😆. She sounds like a real battleaxe and has to realise her behaviour has a consequence

I have the same silly humour as you, I work in the building trade, but do a lot of work for the local schools.
Obviously you end up getting work from staff at those schools, we got a job putting in a bathroom for a headmaster who was a real twerp, so whilst sticking a sheet of PVC board in the bathroom I drew a huge penis with the sealant - a wry smile that only a few mills behind the pristine white board was a rather rude picture. Apparently over time the sunlight has effected the PVC and now the artwork is on show!!

Are you sure there is no cctv? It’s in the foyer of my little ones school 🤣

OP you have been doubling, tripling and quadrupling down over many pages now despite receiving a lot of feedback that people find what you did odd and unprofessional. Do you take any of the feedback onboard or do you maintain this was a great and hilarious thing to do? In which case, why do you need a thread?

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Ok I’m really not going to retype for the fourth or fifth time the reason why I made the thread.

I thought it was rude to ignore posters who had questions? Should I ignore? Sorry if there’s too many pages for you to scroll through but that is indeed your choice on whether you wish to do so or not.

I’ve NOT ONCE said I think it was great or hilarious

I’ve taken on a lot of feedback- agreed with a lot and not agreed with a few posts, not sure what the point of your post was to be honest

I know exactly what bullying is and this was you, the bullied, becoming the bully. It might have been a one-off and on the silly end of the scale, but it was still a targeted action designed to humiliate her. Struggling to see why you are all high and mighty about it.

Ha ha, it made me laugh. I bet no-one even notices your bit of creativity, OP.

Presumably you’ll be telling friends? Given it’s so funny?

No one is high and mighty? Just don’t agree with you that’s all. No big deal is it?

Oh hi again, I feel we are almost friends 😁 I don’t have friends so it won’t be going any further than my husband

Well I wasn’t ashamed of myself. But now that you have said I should be, I have evaluated myself and gone to confession, 3 Hail Marys and sold all my assets to give back to the community 🙄

Did you bully them all? 😂

No I am not a bully, never have been and never will be. What I did wasn’t right but certainly not bullying - maybe more inappropriate and juvenile? What do you think?

🤣 Doesn't look like it.