Is there anything I do about my boss, he threw a phone at me one day, got in my face screaming, and tried to stand in my way to prevent me from leaving the building. He is the owner of this small bussiness and there is no one else to go to. I love what I do and everything else about the job, but he is just unreal. I have tried to talk to him but i just get told to shut up. i am a single mom living in a very small town with no opportunities. what should or can i do.
2006-07-01 02:48:10 · 16 answers · asked by MyLamb 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Unfortunately, there really isn't anything that you can do which will solve your situation. Sure, you can complain to agencies, sue, etc., but that will not solve the problem. He'll just make life miserable for you until you quit.
He appears to be a man who is not happy and needs to feel important. He will not change. Get another job but do not let anyone know what you are doing.
2006-07-01 03:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by Made in America 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the nearest Unemployment office and explain your situation. Sometimes, you can collect unemployment even if you quit, at least this is my understanding. Then get out of this job, a.s.a.p. They may suggest you file a complaint to Labor Relations, which I think is a good idea. At least it would be a wake-up call to this abusive person, and they may think twice before they do something to someone else. I would not pursue a lawsuit because that is opening a can of worms you may later regret. These days, you never know, you may get your name on some kind of database and have trouble finding future employment. But this boss has no business having a company that hires people. No one deserves the treatment you have received. The best advice I can give you, which is based on personal experience, is just turn and walk away and don't say anything whenever he is abusing you, then do the things I suggested as soon as you possibly can. You may get the unemployment long enough to find another job. I, too, live in a small town where the options are limited, so I know your concerns. Good luck. I wish you the best.
2006-07-01 11:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by galacticsleigh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been in this same type of situation and I found that the only way I was able to get away from the abuse was by getting a different job. I also was a single mom and I couldn't afford to be fired for pissing my boss off and since he was also the owner of his own company, there was no corporate policy. Of course there is always the Department of Labor who would frown upon such treatment but even that would have been a stressful ordeal for me to get involved with. I think it's time for you to look for a different job before you end up like I did - in the hospital with blood pressure over 200 and according to the doctors I was close to a stroke. And being a single mother, THAT was not an option for me. I left the job and that was the end of it.
Good Luck! I know what a difficult situation you are in.
2006-07-01 09:56:25 · answer #3 · answered by Sparky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Face the fact that such a person will never change. Therefore revenge is the best medicine.
(1) Put up with the abuse and learn everything about the business, including the clients, prices, methods and systems. Make copies and consider how you'd do it better.
(2) At home start your own plan on how you'd do a better job.
(3) Identify the people who hate this person, resign and start a competitor business.
2006-07-01 09:59:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately in a small company unless you report him which would risk your job there isn't a whole lot of legal things you can do and he knows it.
It all comes down to you deciding not to put up with it anymore because YOU are worth more and take the chance on having to move to bigger town or smaller scale job for awhile.
I would turn him in and file charges against him for throwing things at me..no way would I put up with that...I was a single mom of babies and I made it just fine without getting degraded. Good Luck...it comes down to its your choice.
2006-07-01 10:10:21 · answer #5 · answered by Sheila S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would contact your state labor board to see if they can advise you of any recourse's that you can take. They are the experts in dealing with nut job bosses such as that. If nothing else, a case will be filed on this person. Yours is probably not the first complaint, but you can make it the last.
2006-07-01 10:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fix your resume, look a a different job, and Call an attorney, harassment in the workplace is illegal. It will only escalate between you and your boss. Then think why you stay in an abusive relationship - get out quick
2006-07-01 09:59:01 · answer #7 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
change your job
if you can't then talk with your colleagues/ friends, so that you can release your feelings
you may try to be a more cooperative employee - do whatever he wants you to (of course only if this is legal); this may influence your boss to be less hostile
lastly, please don't put your boss' hostility in mind
this has nothing to do with you; it's just the ignorance of your boss
as you are more considerate and civilized than he is.
2006-07-01 10:03:38 · answer #8 · answered by bgrt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately, if you don't have any witnesses, it's your word against his. it's going to take him actually injuring you before you could really get anywhere with pressing charges. personally I think you're beyond the point of needing a different job. by staying in this job, you have reached victim status. you're letting him victimize you by sticking around and taking his crap day in and day out.
2006-07-01 09:53:43 · answer #9 · answered by heterophobicgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being disrespected and assaulted are deal breakers. If you found this job you can find another one that will allow you to keep your self-respect. Leave a.s.a.p. or don't complain.
2006-07-01 09:56:14 · answer #10 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋