Lousy Boss

No but I would actually report him for the retards comment - it's a scummy word and a scummy way to treat people. You probably don't want to cause that much fuss but he sounds like a horrible human being.

Have had my fair share of dealings with people in management who deserve to be smacked in the face...but they often avoid me as I give as good as I get. Those who use their status to bully others often can’t take what they dish out, and with the way the world has changed, those types of people will get their come uppance at some point. Karma will sort them out

You have my total sympathy. I once worked for the boss from hell. In a small company f you take complaints further you know that the company will probably close as profit margins are usually tight and other people will lose jobs. Its a catch 22 and a difficult position to be in. I am a strong person but was frequently reduced to tears, I was called every name under the sun. One day when he was screaming in my face I grew a backbone, picked up my bag and walked out the door. I don't understand their mentality. On the flip side.. Some employees will always push the boundaries but everyone should still be treated fairly and with respect even when being disciplined. I hate getting rid of people but sometimes you have no choice. Paying below minimum wage is certainly not acceptable.

I've been told off twice for being early to work! I got told off for sending an email with a smiley at the end of it to a colleague on another site I had to talk to every day , I was threatened with a written warning once and send home early from work as I sent an email to my team asking if anyone had any pink floyd cds I could borrow and copy. I was told I was asking them to join me in criminal activity in illegally copying cds. I didn't get the warning but I was crying my eyes out when they sent me home on a friday and I had to wait until monday to see if I was going to get the warning. Got sent home from another job as I didn't go the post office when asked as I was too busy and dared to suggest that my colleagues who were doing nothing might like to go. One boss threw a telephone at me. Didn't hit me but landed in front of me. Then there's the bullying to the point of suicide. I was found clinging to my staircase crying one morning by mum saying I didn't want to go to work. She made an appointment for the GP and I got signed off with stress and I had to quit the job. I work from home now barely making a living but I'm too scared to have a regular job. I've been bullied in the workplace badly by managers several times. One even made up a story that I had sent her hate mail to her house (I don't know where she lives) after I had left the company and she sent the police round to warn me! Most of these stories are from local government employers - NHS and council.

Oh Shelley, you poor thing, I really feel for you. Please don't go down the route of staying indoors too much. I have found people get to the top by pushing and shoving and once there they are often bullying. I too worked in council for 26 years, saw and felt my share of it. 'Absolute power corrupts absolutely.' It is a rare human being who can be given power and not let it go to their head. I saw this with my ex husband who changed out of all recognition when he became a policeman in the 80s.

Do go for a regular job, not all managers are monsters, Jamala sounds lovely. Maybe try for a job where you are amongst people as the bullies usually try to isolate you as they don't want witnesses. Good luck and I hope you can put the past behind you. Maybe you and a friend could look into something like crafts done at home?

That sounds awful! I used to work in a cafe and the boss there was a nightmare. He used to watch us on the security cameras when he wasn't there, would complain at us if he thought we weren't working hard enough (even though we were always doing something, even if the place was empty, we would be cleaning, stocking up etc) he was really rude to us, would shout at us in front of customers (the manager always told him to back off and stood up for us) made a few of the younger staff cry. He once had a go at me for something that wasn't my fault as I wasn't even at work that night and I told him straight that it wasn't me, showed him the rota and told him that if I was going to be accused of stuff I hadn't done then I wouldn't be back to work. I also told him that considering he watches the cameras he should have known who was working the night before. He didn't know that we knew he watched the cameras and after that he was never rude to me again. He was the worst boss I have had, but luckily he wasn't there that often and I was always able to switch off when I got home as I knew I would be leaving to start teaching.

No one should be treated badly at their work or bullied by their boss.

Such terrible stories coming out, bullying is alive and well it seems.

You say he sent you an email - if that was out of working hours ask him for overtime for reading it and tell him if he wants to tell you off to do it to your face in time you're being paid for in future. At least you've got his email address.... REVENGE can be sweet - ask if you want details.