I just don’t get it.
One of my staff got a call from someone in the company who threatened them with bodily harm. It may have been in jest, but they don’t have a close enough relationship for this kind of kidding.
My staff was unnerved, as I am, and said they wanted to file a complaint. I learned that this may have happened before – not the same language or words, but derogatory statements; indictments, threats.
I wrote it all down, checked with my boss who expressed the same confusion as my own, and I contacted our HR person.
When I sat with the HR lady, she took and finished her telephone call by saying, “I have someone in my office; now I have to deal with something unimportant.”
I didn’t know what to think.
I was unimportant? My complaint was unimportant? My staff was unimportant? Some nut head, way out of balance, said to my employee that she was going “to shoot her” and this was unimportant?
I shared everything I knew with the HR lady. She didn’t take any notes and didn’t ask any questions. She said she would call my employee and the verbal attacker.
She was then quiet and looked over at me with a dismissive glance.
What do you do with that? I shuttered and stood up and left the office. It was horrible.
Who do you complain to if it is your HR person you need to complain about? You can’t win from that – you’re dead meat.
I need a new job.
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