Is Your's a Hostile Worplace?

It is unbelievable, there isn't a day that goes by that she is screaming at someone. Today it happens to be Maryann. You have a tough enough time just watching her go through her tirades every day. Even though it is not directed at you, you know it is a matter of time before it is. No one should have to put up with that. You don't want to put up with it. On the radio you heard the announcer ask, "Is your workplace hostile?" and you found yourself having to say yes. Not only do you pity Maryann, you aren't too anxious to go to work anymore yourself. Who wants to enter a war zone every day? You aren't getting combat pay. You would much rather hide out at home and call in sick.

There are workplace laws to protect employees from abusive practices. Do you know your rights? Large corporations have attorneys on retainer to deal with complaints. The best known cases are sexual harassment cases but there are other forms of harassment. In the United States you do not have a right to a workplace hostile or not, but once you have one, the workplace rights grant you more rights than you may know.

You can start by checking your employee handbook if you work for a large enough comany. It will likely have minimal answers to workplace conflict. Most larger companies have set up methods for dealing with disputes. Generally they make you jump throught hoops and offer very little in the way of help. If you are in a position where you need to keep this job because you depend on the income and there aren't many other jobs available where you live, you may wish to tread lightly. A workplace hostile or not, is still a workplace.

According to the Undercover Lawyer site, there are at least four types of difficult bosses. They are:

• The Critic who can find something not done to perfection even in the jobs your clients rave about
• The 2 Face who will be pleasant to your face but stab you in the back by saying bad things about you to others
• The Gatekeeper who has a need to control every minute of your day
• The Screaming Missiles who yell at anyone who steps in front of them at the wrong moment

There are ways to improve your situation. You don't need to create a poster saying, "Caution: workplace hostile and dangerous." The current workforce laws are quite specific. If you are dealing with a mean boss, you will not be able to change them, but uou should document every occurrence of inappropriate behavior along with the date, time, circumstances and any witnesses to the occurrence. For both of your sakes, it would be best if you never needed this documentation but if you should end up in court, you will have a much better case if you can provide detailed descriptions of your boss's behavior.



If you want to find out more information about how to improve your specific situation, check out the UndercoverLawyer site where you will find information, products and services to help you.