Today I am here to share a story of a friend who is suffering from chronic backstabbing, cruelty, bias, discrimination, mistreatment, misbehavior that one demonstrates, [toxic co-workers] are intolerable to work with or be around for an extended period. In the beginning, I thought she needed to be calm and cooperative with her coworkers. Nonetheless, in such a toxic environment she could not fix up with these and now she is suffering from some chronic ailments, which has been caused to her due to stress and lack of cooperation by her employer and coworkers.
Now, when She has been prescribed complete bed rest by her Doctor, her Supervisor and coworkers keep on calling her to get the work done. Even if it’s one or two emails a day, this is not a healthy thing to be done by an employee who is sick. These things were not enough to make her sick, one of her coworkers called her today and told her it would have been better if she has been feeling sick due to COVID-19, and mentally harassed her over the call for her condition and threatened her that due to these she can lose her job.
She was so broken by all this, I just want to ask each one of you today, that aren’t we living in a harassment-free nation, where each one of us has a right to raise voice against such incidents, but she is more worried on losing her job. Worse yet, working with a toxic co-worker can negatively impact her personal life, health, and even derail her career if these people allowed to continue their behavior.
So, what’s the best action she can take against such people. Please suggest.
From India, New Delhi
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Now, when She has been prescribed complete bed rest by her Doctor, her Supervisor and coworkers keep on calling her to get the work done. Even if it’s one or two emails a day, this is not a healthy thing to be done by an employee who is sick. These things were not enough to make her sick, one of her coworkers called her today and told her it would have been better if she has been feeling sick due to COVID-19, and mentally harassed her over the call for her condition and threatened her that due to these she can lose her job.
She was so broken by all this, I just want to ask each one of you today, that aren’t we living in a harassment-free nation, where each one of us has a right to raise voice against such incidents, but she is more worried on losing her job. Worse yet, working with a toxic co-worker can negatively impact her personal life, health, and even derail her career if these people allowed to continue their behavior.
So, what’s the best action she can take against such people. Please suggest.
From India, New Delhi
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The aggrieved woman-employee cited in the post must file her harassment complaints before her employer/superior, and she can send a copy of her complaints to the internal committee constituted at her workplace. The aggrieved woman complainant shall be given all reasonable opportunities by her employer and the internal committee towards redressal of her complaints, which shall also serve as a lesson or a deterrent for others who are not aware of the consequences of their actions at the workplace and arising out of employment. Let the truth be ascertained, and the workplace restored as a safe and secure workplace environment.
Harsh K Sharan,
Kritarth Consulting,
28.5.2020
From India, Delhi
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214Harsh K Sharan,
Kritarth Consulting,
28.5.2020
From India, Delhi
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Dear colleague,
This is a mind-blowing case - many individuals coming together to harass a single person. Even superiors are also part of it. Why have relationships ruptured to this toxic extent? Unless all those who have ganged up against a colleague are paranoid, it is difficult to figure out why they are behaving like this.
She should fearlessly escalate this matter to higher-ups, apprise them of the situation, and request them to intervene to prevent serious damage to the well-being of the rest of the staff.
Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR and Employee Relations Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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This is a mind-blowing case - many individuals coming together to harass a single person. Even superiors are also part of it. Why have relationships ruptured to this toxic extent? Unless all those who have ganged up against a colleague are paranoid, it is difficult to figure out why they are behaving like this.
She should fearlessly escalate this matter to higher-ups, apprise them of the situation, and request them to intervene to prevent serious damage to the well-being of the rest of the staff.
Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR and Employee Relations Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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I don’t think any of the above will help her because that’s a start up
Company and they don’t have any internal committee. also, the owner herself is a micromanager she is a part of all this chaos, I guess.
From India, New Delhi
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Company and they don’t have any internal committee. also, the owner herself is a micromanager she is a part of all this chaos, I guess.
From India, New Delhi
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Dear Madam,
Your post does not convey that it is a case of sexual harassment at the workplace, as some are led to believe. Therefore, the reference to the Internal Committee is out of place.
The solution possibly lies in making enough noise against those who are involved in inflicting mental harassment, either by the lady herself or someone capable of taking up her cause, maybe a whistleblower.
Regards, Vinayak Nagarkar HR and Employee Relations Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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Your post does not convey that it is a case of sexual harassment at the workplace, as some are led to believe. Therefore, the reference to the Internal Committee is out of place.
The solution possibly lies in making enough noise against those who are involved in inflicting mental harassment, either by the lady herself or someone capable of taking up her cause, maybe a whistleblower.
Regards, Vinayak Nagarkar HR and Employee Relations Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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