agreed, its insecurity on the part of the Linos and DOMs that causes this bullying culture, like anybody with such insecurity, being in control is important to them. if you stand up to them, eventually they will give up and move on to somebody easier to intimidate, I find that distasteful, I have never bullied or intimidated anyone in my life, thats why I refuse to be a Lino, you get the same in the Army, theres always one.norbert wrote:Some people simply get worn down by the system & nobody is immune , there are idiots that are too thick , stupid , arrogant - whatever ! to get depressed etc . The weak jibes sounds like childish macho B/S .NWpostie wrote:something to be said for doing the job properly there mate.
to the original poster.
Ignore Calpsy, he is just a stirrer who loves to take the rise out of anybody, I wouldn't give him the steam of my shite, so do not let him get under your skin, I just think of the cash and ignore the bull, get a good Union Rep involved they can make the difference.
There was a comment about prisons , unless you've been in the army or public school you might as well be on another planet . RM offices are institutions too , there's people in both white and blue shirts that should never be let out of one ! .
The important thing is that someone get's time out , gets things in proportion and perspective and comes out better at the other end . Those ar**holes will always be the same but that's their problem .
Bullying / confrontation / pressure etc is in proportion to the amount of poor management or the inadequacy of the person doing it .
true everyone needs time out and most importantly a social life away from work doing something you enjoy doing, thats how I deal with work, I don't go to any Sports and Social events, I see enough of them in work, I don't want t see them outside of work, I have about 6 people from work that I am happy to see outside of work, the rest.......no.