@not_for_sale2017 wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
Well if I was a boss, I sure as hell wouldn't want an employee making nasty comments about me in public. I'd be giving him the sack, no holds barred!
So hypothetically, if you were a boss and a bully, and an employee stated publicly that you were a bully, you would sack them? What if the nasty comment was the truth?
It's not an easy black or white situation.
First, if you were a boss, you would be entitled to be shown some public respect by your employees. I used to work in teaching and it was made quite clear to us that we were not entitled to be critical of education department policy in the media.
This is not to say everyone agreed with policies or even with the principal's decisions and there were plenty of lively discussions at staff meetings as everyone was entitled to a voice. Sometimes we caused a rethink, at least at school level. And our principal was influential on a wider level.
If you're not happy about something, you're entitled to ask questions or make queries-but to the people concerned. Undermining others or talking behind their backs isn't going to win you friends.
Our principal (who was a very reasonable man) often used to say-this is our philosophy at this school, how we run things, if you are really unhappy with it then maybe this isn't the right school for you.
The word bully is bandied around a lot these days. If you're in a workplace where you believe any laws are being flouted, you're entitled to take those employers to court of course. Realistically though, you'll rarely get a workplace where there aren't occasional clashes, that's normal.
But if you're in a powerful position-and US president is right up there- then you'll want some unity in your team. I'm not necessarily a particular fan of Trump's by the way. If he oversteps the mark he will pay for it, I'm sure.
In Australia we saw how undermining it is when you get members of a party clashing. I don't think the whole Rudd/Gillard saga did either the Labor party or Australia any good.
