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workplace bullying anxiety

ogień888 New Contributor

workplace bullying anxiety

hi everyone, I'm currently under a lot of stress and riddled with anxiety, as I'm taking my acting manager (45y/o) to HR for workplace intimidation/bullying and references to my personal social media and sick leave. She's supposed to be contacted this Thursday and I can't even express how horrible this feeling is. I'm not a cryer, but when I say that this emotionally immature vile woman made me cry so hard that my dad thought someone died, I'm not even exaggerating. She's been saying things like "I'M the manager and YOUR the employee." All because I confronted her for using another co worker to stalk my social media on my day off. work has been so awful since. She acts as if nothing happened, and then does it again. I don't know what to do apart from desperately look for a new job. I have 8 years in customer service / receptionist experience and I can't manage to get any call backs in my area. If anyone has any advice that would be much appreciated. I never thought I'd be typing a message on a public mental health forum, but I genuinely couldn't be more lost. thank you xoxo

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DahliaDreams Senior Contributor

Re: workplace bullying anxiety

Hello @ogień888 

 

what you have described sounds very stressful - I hope you will be okay. In my experience, sadly, a lot of employers engage in social media stalking or other surveillance which is inappropriate and intimidating. I'm glad you reported it to the HR person, and I hope that person was supportive of you. I think that under the circumstances, it would be okay for you to take some sick leave to deal with the emotional fallout from of all this.

I have experienced workplace bullying myself. and a few times I left jobs due to bullying. I never reported it, but I should have.

 

If you want to talk about it further, I will be around today. 

DD. 

In response to: workplace bullying anxiety

Sunnysideup Moderator

Re: workplace bullying anxiety

Good morning @ogień888, welcome to the forums! So glad you found this space🌼

 

We can hear how much you have been through at this workplace, it is understandable that you are feeling so overwhelmed and exhausted - having a safe workplace is a human right, and one we all deserve. 

You deserve safety, respect and privacy, and we can hear this was violated. It is wonderful to hear you have taken steps to address this, that takes courage and strength! You deserve support, compassion and care to work through this and to ensure you rights are being protected. There is some information and strategies at Reach Out for this too. 

 

Your wellbeing is important - so we do encourage you to lean into those support avenues, like the steps you have taken with human resources, or reaching out to your employee assistance program (EAP). And if you feel you might need some extra support, you can connect with Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636) for some confidential counselling support, anytime. 

 

Sending warm thoughts to you throughout this, take gentle care 🤗

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