Questions tagged [complaint]
Questions relating to expressing ones dissatisfaction with a situation in the work environment
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What is the appropriate behavior when management decisions lead to tasks no longer being done?
Management decided to let go of certain employees. I've been here a long time, and have a good overview of what everybody did, so I have now noticed that many tasks are simply not being done.
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When to go to HR
Today at work, my manager yelled at me in front of 3 other witnesses. This problem started when I told a fellow coworker if he was having problems and felt mistreated that he should go to HR. My ...
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Co-worker complained to management about me then expects me to greet her and have chit chat. I refused
I work in the US. A coworker complained to management about me regarding leaving work for her and about a work question I asked her. My manager informed me of this. I felt betrayed. The job is my ...
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How can a cybersecurity team mitigate internal customer complaints that real time user training is too intrusive?
I manage a team in the cybersecurity division where I work. My team is responsible for owning several security tools used to protect company digital assets (Data loss protection suite - DLP, advanced ...
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How to deal with an immature colleague without being a "snitch"
In October i returned to my old job after having a two year hiatus as a teacher during corona. I have some create colleagues and a good manager, but there is a small issue, our department (...
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Unjustified treatment from new manager
I'm working for a big tech company (>100,000 employees).
When I started, I had a different manager than I do today, and I received positive feedback across the board, even when I specifically ...
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How to have a productive discussion with skip about my toxic manager?
Manager (M) of 15 years at Company got promoted the day I started about a year ago. Had I interviewed with M, I would have never taken this job. M is unashamedly curt, abrasive, impatient, and ...
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Should I complain to my manager about a chronic complainer?
I work at a bank. I recently became a permanent employee where I worked as a temporary employee for 6 months. The company recently switched to a new core system, and there are a lot of problems to fix....
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Inform HR about aggressive manager, after quitting?
Next month I will start a new job. I left the current job mainly because of my supervisor/manager, who, like in many other questions here, was ruining my daily life in different ways.
What pains me is ...
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Do you share your grumble about company stuff you don't agree upon with people who report to you?
“Gripes go up, not down.”
Say you got a task from your boss and feel awkward with it.
You state to the boss you are uneasy with the task, but still, he asks you to do it.
Then you take it to your ...
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How to deal with my boss deflecting criticism by devaluing my career?
I am a software engineer in an obscure office of the American government. We have serious staff retention and hiring issues, and HR has started a "talk about it" campaign. They send out ...
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How can I give feedback to a job I can't afford to leave right now?
I am in the USA. The long and the short of it:
I work for the government.
My office has massive turnover for employees that have worked there less than three years. Most employees have been here 15+ ...
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Small software inaccuracy may induce cascade of unfounded complaints - should I acknowledge the situation and communicate it back?
As a software developer I have observed that small software inaccuracy/inaccuracies (bug, but small and quite hard to define and understand from the user point of view) (that may sometimes happen) may ...
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I think I was treated unfairly during hiring process - should I file a complaint against an HR manager? [closed]
I applied for a position at a company. The job ad of this position said that they have a 'flexible working' option. I have my necessity, so I have to work remotely for a year (but I didn't indicate my ...
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Could you compliment someone's accent at workplace?
I(f) am working as an intern in a company in Canada. In one of our social events, I complimented one of my colleague's(f) Canadian accent, I said "I like your accent, it is so cute! "
I feel ...
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How can I make this sound better?
...The above are just some examples of many such occurrences - which are frequent - wherein I am put in situations where I have to pick up slack, I am stretched thin, clients don't get adequate care ...
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How can I ask my boss to stop overcomplicating everything?
I enjoy my job, but my boss makes everything more complicated than it needs to be. Whether it's policy, planning, implementation or improvements, he tries to "outsmart" simple things and ...
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How to make my manager use corporate communication tools instead of WhatsApp?
I have a manager who has created a WhatsApp group for his team. I personally do not like to use my own phone for work related things. (I have Slack and Teams installed so you can reach me through any ...
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No relevant work experience in current job. What to do?
This is my first post on WorkPlace SE. It might be long but I need your help.
I am from India and graduated in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from one of the top 10 Engineering Institutes in ...
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I feel like I'm going to be telling tales to my bosses
This is difficult and I'm new here so some context first before I ask the question.
I'm not very good at going to management to tell them stuff. I like to get on and do and listen to the politicking ...
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Employee Complaints of “Micromanaging” about New Manager
I recently took over a bigger office and half of my team were recently hired right before I got here. And I also have a new boss now. This location has been struggling for the past few years with ...
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Why would a company pays money to clients over the software they sell? [closed]
How could a company pay back some money to clients for selling a software (Is it a form of sue?). Could you explain this? It's not like when we buy something and we get a bad product and then you ask ...
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How to handle a senior colleague who is critical?
I have a senior colleague who is very intelligent and appears to recall absolutely everything he has ever witnessed, with clarity and immediate comprehension and insight.
I am not so gifted and have ...
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How to ask an accountant for a refund
I am an independent contractor (UK based) and have an accountant do my 'accounting' for me. He seemed good to start off with, but by now he seems incompetent or uninterested in the work (examples ...
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Dealing with Manager who is not interested in reportee's growth and career [duplicate]
Apologies if this question starts a discussion, but I would like to be answered to the point (even pointing out to me that I might be wrong here).
The situation:
I work in a very dynamic ...
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How to deal with complaints about you - if you warned against the risk?
I'm a consultant (employed by an external company to work for different companies). I'm on a client project, whose scope has grown to more than 200% of the initially planned scope shortly after ...
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Breach of confidentiality. How serious is my case? Should I act upon it?
Let's start with the context: I am working in the company which is a child/daughter company to a bigger company. I had a formal complaint raised against me by my co-worker. Grievance investigation has ...
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Is it okay to complain to management after receiving role elimination notice
A friend of mine was bullied for 6+ months by her manager to promote a subordinate with whom he had an affair. This subordinate is an average performer with nothing much to show to be promoted from a ...
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Having to constantly redo everything because I don't know how to do it
I obtained a biostatistics/pharmaceuticals job without any further education than college, so I think this is the cause of that.
I don't have some supervisor. Lack of experience and education. I'm ...
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Falsely accused from a co-worker [closed]
I received a falsely accused complaint from a co-worker for pushing and hitting her.
The accusation in fact comes right after another co-worker complaint about her best friend (aka her direct ...
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I'm in charge of equipment buying but no one's ever happy with what I choose. How to fix this? [closed]
I have several hats at work - I'm primarily a software developer but I also have to do Linux sysadmin, Windows sysadmin, tech support (like changing printer ink, plugging in cables for people, etc), ...
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Another supervisor wrote up false complaints about me [closed]
I was sent for training at another location, and I observed that the supervisor there doesn't like me. I still was able to learn what I went out there for without having issues with anyone. When I ...
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Formal warning over late setup of AV equipment [closed]
I was recently asked to setup AV equipment the following morning by my line manager as I was leaving the office. I expressed that I had no access to this building, but was informed that it would be ...
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I reported the illegal activity of my boss to his boss. My boss found out. Now I am being punished. What should I do?
My direct supervisor has repeatedly performed actions that go against conduct of the company and of the state laws. I brought this to the attention of his boss in hopes of covering for myself when and ...
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How can I tell my manager that I'm unhappy with the project that I've been assigned?
I've been working at my company for 6 months now, in a niche field in the healthcare sector. While I'm still at a relatively junior level, moving jobs gave me a hefty salary increase and the job ...
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Do I have the right to report 2 year old discrimination?
I live in Australia, almost 2 years ago one of my colleagues insulted my religion in the form of jokes a couple of times, once when we were at team lunch and the other when we were alone.
I was new ...
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How to deal with a weeping co-worker
My co-worker weeps due to their family problems at office.
They don't seek privacy.
I don't intervene because I don't think it is my place to ask about their problems when they are not willing to ...
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Subordinate who has a good reputation may be breaking company policies
I work in big engineering organization. I have a very efficient, dutiful and experienced supervisor working under me. He has gained a great respect for his longtime services in the organization. By ...
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Got fired for fraternization. What to do now?
I had 1.5 and years of experience in a company and after a lot of struggle I got selected in a very good company which paid good.
They sent me to Singapore, and I did something stupid. I was caught ...
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Asking for a refund for a conference not attended [closed]
I paid for a 3 day professional conference in March that was to be held in July. On the day I was to leave home, I became quite ill and was unable to attend. The conference registrar is refusing to ...
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On the spotlight for being too vocal/assertive [closed]
I have been working for this huge international insurance company for four years now; Our branch is basically the IT provider for the company. I am quite vocal/assertive but never had any issue ...
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How long should a respondent in an investigation have before they are investigated? [closed]
How long, is too long, for a respondent to have, whilst responding to an accusation of workplace bullying?
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The accused has my official complaint for 2+ months and has yet to be ...
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Manager not completing forms required for my partner to sit for exams
TL;DR: Partner might no be able to sit exams due to manager refusing/ignoring having to "sign off" her logbook, meaning she wouldn't qualify for a higher senior salary for at least another 6 months.
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Is a written warning going to ruin my chance at a reference?
There was an incident where I was accused of being rude to a customer. This is the first incident I've ever had and I thought it'd been resolved but it's freaking me out.
I know for a fact that I ...
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Team negative feedback being suppressed
We're two scrum teams in an office of about 15 teams, within a wider global company. As things go, our office is a relatively small player from a global company scale point of view.
Quarterly, all ...
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What to do if a subordinate complains about his/her own subordinates?
I lead a project involving several teams led by separate team leaders. There's this one TL who always goes to me to complain about the work of their own team members, and frankly it has become ...
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Can I choose not to disclose information such as names and details of past incidents to HR?
I had gone to a supervisor in the past to disclose that inappropriate behavior in the workplace was happening. I viewed this behavior as harassment, such as a coworker rating women's attractiveness, ...
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What can I do if the company owner dismisses my sexual harassment complaint?
A male coworker made sexual remarks about me. One of the managers saw and heard it but did not confront him. The company owner has a very violent temper, so out of fear, I did not report it.
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Is a work performance appraisal a good time to bring up concerns about job role?
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I work within an IT organisation and have done for a number of years. I started at this company since I finished University so I am well ingrained within the department. My roles have all ...
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How to deal with colleague who refers to Director instead of me (responsible of a product) [closed]
Background: I am working in a small company for almost 2 years, and since ~10 months I am the responsible for R&D of one of our products.
Before assuming such responsibility, I have been tutored ...
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