bulling or am i just senstive

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i went to work the on friday and there was a note for me to ring my boss, my boss was on holiday that week. i rand her at home and she told me about a mistake i had made the week previous, and told me not to do it again, (this mistake is a common mistake that is made all the time, however thats no excuse, it shouldnt be made). But my concern is that she wasnt working, so why couldnt she wait till the next time i saw her? She has a history of bullying staff and there have been other occasions a year or so back she has had me in tears.

Advice please

This one instance - you're just being very sensitive. You had made a mistake, she's picked you up on it.

It sounds like she's a workaholic who can't switch off but that doesn't make any difference.

Forget about it and enjoy the bank holiday weekend :)

maybe she wanted to discuss it with you quickly to ensure it wouldn't happen again while she was off. On this particular instance think you need to just take this one on the chin, though appreciate you're probably sensitive to her behaviour if you have previously had issues with her. Try to take each instance as you find it. Sounds like she was being reasonable on this one.

She probably wanted to make sure you didn't bollix up again?

Which, had she waited until she came back from holiday,you might have done no?

Sometimes management have to keep an eye on the shop even when they're on hollybobs.

Keep an eye on this OP, you mention she's had you in tears before so can I suggest you lay the ground for some assertiveness? It would do no harm to read a book on the topic or take a course.

It's not cool to reduce your employees to tears so I think you need to firmly but gently stand up to her and draw a line she needs to know she can't cross.

Good luck.