I work in a small department for a private corporation, I won't say doing what, and am being set up by a co worker to be fired. I see it coming. She has been doing my work when I am there, and whenever I take a day off (in which I have over 100 hours of PTO time left) she doesn't do my work. She'll even tell everyone in the company that she has way too much work to do and has to work late. Like some of the other posts I have read, she'll come in at 9:00-9;30 and leave at 4:00pm and only stays when the boss is there. Of course, making it look like she is overwhelmed with work. I took the day off yesterday and she emailed me at home saying that so and so have not been receiving documents that were urgently needed with this huge list. Dumb me, thinking that she had been handling these things and she had not been, stating that she only does my work when I am off and went on saying that I have left early on a number of occasions and had been taking a lot of days off. I have left early twice and have taken a total of five days off to date.All accounted for. I was under the impression that she was doing it all. She goes between the manager and the other two women, whispering and gossiping daily. It just so happens, she is the bosses favorite and of course the manager goes along with her because of this. Whenever I have a day off there seems to be some kind of complaint session between her and the others and as soon as I am back lo and behold there is a meeting. Where I am picking up all of the work they don't want to do.
I just received citizenship last month, and prior to that I have put up with comments such as when I needed the day off to go for the interview with DHS, the manager says "are you being deported" One of the ladies came into my office and said I don't like Canada, oh yeah I forgot your from Canada. The manager had a bunch of dead worms on his carpet the other day and accused me of putting them there. Of course, that comment was parroted to me by one of the other lady's.
The boss of the manager sits in his office with the door shut all day. The last meeting we all had together with him went something like, if I hear anyone complain they are fired. This was after she was running in and out of office. I found out that she was upset because the president or HR discovered what type of hours she was working and complained to him about it. I didn't lie for her when they wanted to see her and she wasn't there. I told them that they could catch her at the above hours I mentioned.
This all started when we hired a male as a admin.This co worker would be his boss. The boss was out the admins first week, and she starting wearing short skirts and low blouses to work with him. We were sorting through boxes at his desk and she was bent down on the floor and needless to say you could see right down her shirt not to mention what else was hanging out. The admin didn't seem to mind. An attorney for the company also made some type of joke about her clothing. She said " OMG I just saw something I didn't want to see" "Whats up with that" I said "I know".. The others in the company were asking me about him and her and I said she liked him. Someone who was being malicious decided to tell her that I told them that her and the admin had something going on. It was an innocent remark on my behalf. She went from department to department asking people what I had said about her. I realize now I probably shouldn't have said anything. Then I find out the admin smokes dope, he surfs the net all day and makes offbeat jokes. So, I say something about it. In the meantime her and this admin are going out for lunch, shes driving his car, they get back to work and are joking in her office,daily. He came and went as he liked and her right by his side. He still not doing any work. I say something about it and am told that I am paranoid, insecure and not to worry about his job.
Even though he has since been let go by her boss, she still has that hostile atmosphere going on. She encourages gossip, patronizes me, throws drama sessions and now acting as though she is doing a portion of my work to help me and really not doing it. She is dealing directly with the requestors so I have no idea they are not getting what they asked for.
I went to HR and was told if this is about a manager. I don't want to hear it. Even though she does not have a managerial title she is allowed to act in that capacity.
This past week after the last day I was off and back to work, we had a meeting over job rebalancing, I was given all admin duties while her and the other lady were given my workload. When I asked why? "I asked my Manager if there was something wrong with my skills he said "no". This just works better. I told him that it was admin work and he said that I was embarrasing the admin by saying that. She was even giving me some of her work. Everything is twisted to make it look like I am the guilty party or there is something wrong with me. As a matter of fact, anyone who was previously doing the job I was doing , all left because of her. She has had numerous others fired or put them in a position to quit.
I am so stressed over this, I can't sleep, I'm not hungry. I want to quit. why should I? I have done nothing wrong. She is insistant on ruining my reputation as a good worker. Everyone in that department is covering the others butt.
How do you deal with an environment like this? She is retaliating because I went to HR over her and the others are defending her out of fear of losing their jobs since we are having constant layoffs due to the economy.
How do I handle this situation with some dignity? If I quit, I won't get unemployment.
