What should my husband do? The office manager at my husbands job is intent on making life miserable.?

Question

She is targeting him and attacking whatever he does.She is lumping him in a catagory of being one that is not doing his job. It is untrue! The employees that are slackers don't get confronted or if they do she includes my husband. If it weren't for him and another employee nothing would get done. Everyone must be intimidated by her as no one seems to want to stand up to her.Even the man in charge has no back bone and lets her do what is not her job.There is no team effort on the job.She came in to my husbands work area and took down pictures he had of his grandson and daughter.Kind of silly...He doesn't know what to do.He doesn't want to talk to her because she seems to hate the world or her job or something. Any suggestions ?

He has been at this job for just over a year. It is an electrical warehouse and doesn't have many employees. He likes the job....The pay is decent. The main supervisor seems to have his head in a cloud and not seeing what is actually going on. He is needs to learn managerial skills.My husband does not want to jepordize his job but her behavior is so unprofessional.Thanks for the feedback!

Answer 1

You don't mention what he does nor how long he has been working at this place. It may be time for a career change. There are some people out there that for some reason or another are not content unless others are miserable. And life is to short to spend the major part of your waking hours around them.

Best of luck to both him and you.

Answer 2

If her boss is aware of what's going on and is unwilling to control it, then probably the best thing your husband can do is continue to do his job, try to keep a low profile, and look for another job. Wouldn't have to be with another company - is there another department he might be able to transfer to?

Has he had a performance appraisal recently? Did it show these issues? That's the time to talk if any. He could ask her what he can do to improve. Then she's kind of stuck with having to answer, and at least has to think about it.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Sounds like a bully. He should confront her about her behavior. He also needs to take notes of her behavior. Info he needs to keep track of are dates, times and actions. He can report her to her boss. She is harrassing him and this is illegal. The boss will have to do something about it or risk being sued. It is very important for your husband to keep very good notes on this behavior. If her supervisor doesn't do something about it report it to his supervisor. Again notes, notes and more not on her behavior and what the boss' actions are in the matter. Good luck to your husband. Tell him to stand up to her.