vicky23
07-11-17, 11:44
Hi all,
So I've worked at a company for 5 years at the same shop. We've had 5 different managers in this time but this latest one I find intimidating.
I had to ring in sick on Thurs, I find ringing in sick agonising but sometimes you just can't work. I spoke to someone else who past the message on to him. I was meant to be back in to work the following thurs but because of the nature of retail work that changed to Tues. They don't let me know they've changed the shift we are just expected to check every day on the online rota.
Anyway this morning I check the rota and I was marked down as sickness so I rang to check that they weren't expecting me in and he was really mean. He said did you ring to let us know you were fit to come back? I said no because I didn't realise that I had to do that as I was off just one day, he said I was meant to have kept in contact and then I'd have a back to work interview. I said that must be new as I've never had to do that before, he said he'd be at the company 22 years and it's always been this way. I said I'd check my contract, he then hung up.
As a social anxiety sufferer I was really shaken up, I am angry that he talked to me like that, angry that he changed the rules but didn't tell me, angry that I can't find my contract to be proved right. I spent a lot of time sobbing and even know I'm still shaking.
I've talked to my representative who is a colleague who also works at the shop and she's going to go with me for my back to work interview. She said she's really sorry he made me feel this way I caught him on a bad day.
I'm dreading having to go back because I hate talking to people in this sort of official capacity I feel like I'm being judged.
I need to look for a new job because even if this gets resolved I don't want to work for a man that treats his employees like this. But in the meantime I don't know what to do. I actually feel like taking it above his head and putting a complaint in because I don't like the thought of other people having to go through this.
So I've worked at a company for 5 years at the same shop. We've had 5 different managers in this time but this latest one I find intimidating.
I had to ring in sick on Thurs, I find ringing in sick agonising but sometimes you just can't work. I spoke to someone else who past the message on to him. I was meant to be back in to work the following thurs but because of the nature of retail work that changed to Tues. They don't let me know they've changed the shift we are just expected to check every day on the online rota.
Anyway this morning I check the rota and I was marked down as sickness so I rang to check that they weren't expecting me in and he was really mean. He said did you ring to let us know you were fit to come back? I said no because I didn't realise that I had to do that as I was off just one day, he said I was meant to have kept in contact and then I'd have a back to work interview. I said that must be new as I've never had to do that before, he said he'd be at the company 22 years and it's always been this way. I said I'd check my contract, he then hung up.
As a social anxiety sufferer I was really shaken up, I am angry that he talked to me like that, angry that he changed the rules but didn't tell me, angry that I can't find my contract to be proved right. I spent a lot of time sobbing and even know I'm still shaking.
I've talked to my representative who is a colleague who also works at the shop and she's going to go with me for my back to work interview. She said she's really sorry he made me feel this way I caught him on a bad day.
I'm dreading having to go back because I hate talking to people in this sort of official capacity I feel like I'm being judged.
I need to look for a new job because even if this gets resolved I don't want to work for a man that treats his employees like this. But in the meantime I don't know what to do. I actually feel like taking it above his head and putting a complaint in because I don't like the thought of other people having to go through this.