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simply leave because you are not valued there enough by the manager so you are going nowhere fast! Take control of your career and life, leave!
simply leave because you are not valued there enough by the manager so you are going nowhere fast! Take control of your career and life, leave!
Document, Document, Document. Every encounter, argument, phone or coaching conversation . If your state allows taping of conversations go for it. If not DON'T DO IT. Talk with your colleagues. Are they experiencing the same or are you being singled out? How are your numbers? re you hitting your call avg and other metrix? If not, you don't have much to stand on. Make sure you print out every call report from polaris, every snapshot report. Most Importantly, get every field contact signed by both you and the manager. Don't accept "I will e-mail it to you and then you can sign it". Have them complete it and you both sign it before the end of your field travel day. Make sure they e-mail it to you before you leave the field. They have air cards. If the DM refuses to do that, document it in a journal. "on x date, I rode with my DM and he/she failed to give me a signed FT report at the end of the day". The more documentation you have the better. Remember, HR is not your friend and your word against your DM will not fly.
Does anyone have suggestions for reporting a manager that bullies all of their employees and threatens their jobs for no good reason to HR? Fear of retaliation is the biggest problem here.
If you have 7 or 8 reps that all report the same harassment, what do you think the odds are that the manager will get fired or demoted?
I was told by a past HR manager that their job is to convince employees they don't have a right to sue, even if they actually do have grounds. I've also been told by HR that as soon as you finish speaking with them, they are on the phone to the manager telling them everything you've said. I've experienced this first hand. - good luck to you. Abbott will always side with the person in the higher position. IMO regardless of Abbott's "position" on retaliation, retaliation is rampant across Abbott.
Ok, so let me tell you something that works sometimes. One thing I learned in the 27 years I was there is a lot males do not have a clue how arrogant, insensitive and stupid they sound when they open their mouths. One thing you can try is to be insensitive back to the asshole manager. It will totally throw the asshole for a loop because the asshole isn't expecting it. It's best to do this when you're in a big meeting so the asshole will be completely embarassed by your gall. Now the secret here is you have to be prepared for the perfect opportunity and you have to think like an asshole so when the time comes you can play the part of an asshole. Remember your manager has been practicing his role as an asshole for a long time so the first time you play the asshole too it's gonna feel weird.
Next time you are driving the A-hole somewhere, drive a few mph under the speed limit. I discovered this trick inflicts a lot of pain on my A-hole manager due to his type A personality. Another thing that works well is to yawn frequently during his tirade.
give the bastard everything he asks for - and use that little known function on email which tells you in the email was ever opened.
I had an asshole who wanted tracker this and report back that. For about two months, I was good on that. Then I noticed, no feedback at all. Ever. Sent the same report in 5 weeks in a row - no response. Used my little function and kept all of the "message received, deleted, unopened, responses." When I was given my review - he went on a tirade, until I showed him my "file". My my, we were a bit white! Its amazing how you can get a PA changed into an AE.
again - give him/her what they want - ask what the BUSINESS reason is behind it - follow up w them on why it matters. Sometimes - you have to give a bastard what they need - manage them! Works every time. They pick on the weak. Do not be weak.
also, just do your job and see what happens. good things usually happen.
Hmmmmm..... Your DM sounds like he could be Ken Mangano