I'm in sales and a coworker of mine sold a deal in my territory, which he was not allowed to do. When I brought this to the attention of my manager, he made us split the commission. It would have been fine if it ended right there, but because of him it didn't. My coworker is obviously a spaz and started getting real loud with me and caused a scene and said you don't know who you are f***ing with. He said this really loud in front of like 10 people who are witnesses. He was totally out of control, but I kept my cool and never raised my voice. He was also talking trash about me when I wasn't at work yet that morning, saying really loud "All he does is spend his money at whore houses, now I'm going to f**k him in the a*s!!", trying to deface me. Should I go to HR and issue a formal complaint? What are the repercussions to me if I do this, if any? Does it go on my record that I issued the complaint? I work for a very large company that is a Broker Dealer and have my NASD Series 7.
2006-09-22 03:06:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Yes, absoultely go to HR. But first speak to your manager. Every work has their heirarchy to follow, overstepping it looks unprofessional.
Tell your manager all this and demand thathe do something about it. Then, wait a few days if nothing happens then lodge an official complaint with HR and indicate that you spoke to the manager about this.
2006-09-22 03:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by The First 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you should go to your HR department. I am a former HR manager myself and this constitutes as a hostile working environment. If it is the policy of your company that co-workers are not authorized to make a deal in your territory then he broke a company policy. Also if you feel threatened, or if he has publicly threatened you, I would not hesitate to seek a legal route if your HR Dept. cannot help you out. You should have all employees that witnessed this incident and have them write statements as to what happened. Take those statements, along with your own and any complaint paperwork you may have and see your manager first. If your manager does nothing to solve this situation then by all means see HR.
2006-09-22 03:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by stackman71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well think of the repercussions if you don't file the complaints, this guy seems to be a violent person, and it is always good to have things down on paper. Yes I think that you should file the complaint. I think that co-workers may fear this person, so ask them if they would write a statement as to what they have heard or seem. Perhaps you could ask for a meeting with your boss and this guy, to find out the company rules on the use of both threat and profane language. Also watch you back this person seems to have anger management problems.
2006-09-22 03:28:55 · answer #3 · answered by Cats Mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you most definitely should file a complaint. The most glaring reason is this. If something does happen between the two of you, it is on record that he has threatened you. Make sure to document the entire situation as well any future contacts between the two of you. The law protects you from any repercussions for filing a complaint. Finally, sure there will be a record in your personnel file for filing the complaint, but that should NOT be public record and will not effect your license. Good Luck!
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2006-09-22 03:13:11 · answer #4 · answered by YamonTW 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should make a formal as well as written complaint to your HR department. Ensure all courses of action between you and HR are documented. This is one of the resons why there is a Human Resource Department. Your collegue should then be contacted by the HR department about his behaviour. He is attacking your character and should be penalised for it. Just remember to keep your cool, do not sink to his level, and keep your head held high. Good Luck!
2006-09-22 03:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by daisy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would, but first inform your manager of the situation and request that he/she accompany you to HR. This way your manager will know exactly what is said to HR, and your co-worker can't tell him/her that they don't know that was actually said. It's juvenile, but many adults that create hostile working environments are that way. You may even consider asking a few witnesses to given written statements as to what this co-worker has been saying/doing. Best to cover all the bases at once, that way the person has little, if any, room to worm their way out of the situation.
2006-09-22 03:19:22 · answer #6 · answered by Misty S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of the consequences, yes by all means go to HR. He obviously has a problem and need to have some discipline brought upon him. If you don't, there could be problems down the line for others in your office.
2006-09-22 03:18:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would - that's inappropriate behavior for the work place. It creates a "hostile" environment, which nobody should be subjected to.
There shouldn't be any repercussions toward you. Normally, the person complaining's identity is kept confidential, but since you're his target, I don't think that's possible.
2006-09-22 03:12:20 · answer #8 · answered by alisha_kelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to bring this up again with your manager. the manager should meet with the coworker and make sure it doesn't happen again. in the meantime don't say anything bad about your coworker in public, and don't talk to him or aggravate him. because your coworker got out of control the manager should take of it. if he doesn't then you might have to go higher up. i don't know what Human resources is going to do for you, but they might be able to suggest a conflict counselor
2006-09-22 03:11:32 · answer #9 · answered by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
by making use of all ability, you're able to address this with HR. First is the infringement of your territory. in the journey that your supervisor accompanied technique, they could already word of it. 2nd for his abusive language, with corroborating witnesses if mandatory. If it incredibly is the form of language he makes use of, think of of how his purchasers could sense. His attitude and language is costing no longer purely himself, yet your enterprise. whether he would not act that way together with his purchasers, they're going to finally see his actual hues. If he's the norm of the region you paintings, i think of it's time to pass on. no longer purely are you extra effective than that, yet life is purely too short to be caught in an abusive workplace. In revenues, the workplace is the hub. You get your assignments, regroup for practice to fulfill your purchasers. and not making use of an excellent atmosphere, you' ve already lost the sale.
2016-10-01 06:04:01 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋