Working alone with difficult colleagues

[Leftshitjob]

Any advice working on shifts with difficult colleagues who give silent treatments and do not communicate work related matters? Manager has been informed and just says to keep a record.

Can you be any more specific? The fact is there is some reason why those colleagues are behaving like that - this isn't about blame or who's right or wrong, but there must be circumstances that have made them not want to talk to you.

Have you given the right kind of information to your manager, for example what is the direct impact on your ability to do your job if people are failing to cooperate with you and convey information or include you in team dialogue?

Are they directly and deliberately excluding you? If so the manager needs to use their authority to ensure that everyone behaves respectfully towards each other, for the smooth running of the department.

Thank you for replying Daisychain. Other colleagues have also said that they get the silent treatment from these two colleagues when they work alone with them. They are civil infront of the manager and even go out of their way to be nice to everyone.

I totally agree that the manager needs to use their authority to ensure that everyone behaves respectfully towards each other, for the smooth running of the department!. Unfortunately this manager wants to avoid confrontation

I can't stand slope-y shouldered managers who don't have a backbone.

Do you have an HR person you can talk to in confidence. Alternatively are you able to look for a role in a different Dept? I think you're public sector aren't you. Sometimes it's best to make a sideways move and get shot of a situation that just gives you grief.

I would also keep records of when you informed manager, exactly what you reported, what was requested of you, what you have supplied, etc and then CC HR dept

I’d keep a diary of working with them, when you’ve asked them things, when they’ve ignored you or failed to communicate work related issues

I’d call them out on this point and ask them to explain specifically why they didn’t tell you and note it down.

I’d suggest others do the same and collectively you approach The manager and say that you’re going to speak to hr with regards to submission of a grievance against them.

Your manager needs support (from hr) to take the necessary steps to confront this behaviour

I feel sorry for you.This yr I be told my boss about people speaking to me in a disrespectful way when I request something.He acknowledges they speak to me I a disrespectful.way yet does nothing.
I hope you have colleagues who are.respectful.