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So what's up with all of these weak, frightened people lately?
I'm a "middle manager" at work. In the last couple of weeks I've rec'd these reports.
1. Two employees had a minor disagreement 2 weeks ago. Emp 1, middle aged male, laid back and quiet guy. Emp 2, young female, recent hire. By all accounts, amiable situation at the time. Now, two weeks, later emp 2 claims that emp 1 was uncooperative and "intimidating". Wants to file a formal complaint and is raising a stink with the big bosses. 2 witnesses agree that he did nothing to illicit such a response .
2. 2 separate instances of complaints against employees where the complainer felt the employee was rude, and that they felt "threatened" and/or "intimidated". In neither case could the complainer pinpoint any language or action by the employee that made them feel that way. In both cases it was a "look" or "how they carried themselves" that resulted in the feeling. In both cases video shows absolutely no action by the employee that appeared outside the norm. In both cases the complainer/victim was the aggressor.
It's a little spooky considering that threatening people can land you in the pokey or get you fired, and people seem willing to falsely accuse others of this behavior very quickly lately.
So are all of these claims a result of the anti-bullying thing? Are people becoming soft little chickens scared of their own shadows?
Is "strength" and "power" being confused with aggression?
I'm a "middle manager" at work. In the last couple of weeks I've rec'd these reports.
1. Two employees had a minor disagreement 2 weeks ago. Emp 1, middle aged male, laid back and quiet guy. Emp 2, young female, recent hire. By all accounts, amiable situation at the time. Now, two weeks, later emp 2 claims that emp 1 was uncooperative and "intimidating". Wants to file a formal complaint and is raising a stink with the big bosses. 2 witnesses agree that he did nothing to illicit such a response .
2. 2 separate instances of complaints against employees where the complainer felt the employee was rude, and that they felt "threatened" and/or "intimidated". In neither case could the complainer pinpoint any language or action by the employee that made them feel that way. In both cases it was a "look" or "how they carried themselves" that resulted in the feeling. In both cases video shows absolutely no action by the employee that appeared outside the norm. In both cases the complainer/victim was the aggressor.
It's a little spooky considering that threatening people can land you in the pokey or get you fired, and people seem willing to falsely accuse others of this behavior very quickly lately.
So are all of these claims a result of the anti-bullying thing? Are people becoming soft little chickens scared of their own shadows?
Is "strength" and "power" being confused with aggression?