Hi all,
first time I have posted here, but I wanted to ask people’s opinion on an issue that I am having at work, and really would like to hear guidance from others.
1. When I arrived I became the IT person for the whole organization I work for, this includes acting in all capacities (IT, security, helpdesk, server…etc, you get the idea!) Now during that time, some people took a dislike to me (something personal on their part – didn’t have much to do with them) and one of them, before going on extended leave actually made an official complaint about me to the managing director (they are buddy/buddy.) Now, I have had all my training suspended, am having to detail and document all my daily activities (down to the minute,) have been told to raise my ‘attitude’ and have been told that I am ‘affecting everyone’ with the way I do work. (That everyone is unhappy with me… in a 50 person organization.) Now, when they sat down with me, I gathered that something was going to come up – but I had not seen this coming.
2. Since that time, I have had to do this – ie: let it lie, and just work with them – blow over quicker…. BUT: Now I have been told that it has escalated from a simple one on two with me, a HR person & my immediate manager – to one on three with the addition of our Executive Manager being involved. (Talk about escalation!) Frankly I am becoming very unnerved about this all, and as much as I am trying not to get it down – it is starting to affect my work. COnsidering that the person who made this complaint (unspecified, but I KNOW who it was) has left, it is extremely aggravating that this is being ‘carried’ by others, to do this original person’s dirty work. (The person who left disliked me I believe because I had to ask them to cleanup their PC, in accordance with our company policies, I think…)
3. What do I do about this? I just saw the EA for our Managing director quit, when something similar happened to them. (no listening to their side, just guilty = punishment!!! END!)
They quit – since they couldn’t work for someone who was like that (in that close a proximity.) In my case, I have been trying to stick it out to see the end of it – but now it is becoming bigger (Escalating, involving more people – becoming threatening to my job!!!!)
Comments anyone?