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Has Your Bully Boss Said Anything This Stupid?

October 2, 2011 By 17 Comments
bossAngelDevil

Sometimes the stupid stuff your boss says is SO overwhelmingly stupid, that it's funny. And because being someone who is fighting back against harassment and bullies is stressful, I wanted to give you something to help you laugh a bit. I'm generally a serious guy, but sometimes you just need to laugh, you know? So, I hope this can put a smile on your face and give you the brief mental break that you need and deserve. So here's the list of 32 dumb things managers say included. 1. "Am I the only one around here with half a brain?!" 2. "I know my plan won't work, but don't disagree with me in front of others." 3. "I only say those things to look tough. I'm reshaping my image for advancement." 4. "I tried to e-mail you to tell you that my e-mail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bad Boss, Blog, Discrimination, Featured, Hostile Work Environment & Workplace Harassment Tagged With: Bad Boss, Bully Boss, hostile work environment, Hostile Workplace
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The 12 Steps of “Restructuring” Jobs to Eliminate Older Workers

September 25, 2011 By 3 Comments
The 12 Steps of “Restructuring” Jobs to Eliminate Older Workers |

A bully boss will go to great lengths to terminate an employee they no longer want.  Frequently age discrimination, a kind of senior-employee-phobia, is the root cause. As both a defense lawyer advising companies, and in my role as the Undercover Lawyer advising individuals, I've witnessed the following pattern many times: 1.)  First Time Supervisor is in his/her 30's and nervous about being in charge of other employees 2.)  First Time Supervisor is intimidated and scared of employees who are in their 50's and 60's, but doesn't want anyone to know it 3.)  Employees in their 50's and 60's get micro-managed and nit picked by the First Time Supervisor over minuscule issues, which are the only issues the First Time Supervisor understands 4.)  Older Employees get sick of being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Age Discrimination, Blog, Featured, Hostile Work Environment & Workplace Harassment Tagged With: Age Discrimination, Bully Boss, employee rights, hostile work environment, video
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Free iPhone App For Documenting Your Wage Claim

July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
DOL Time Sheet App

A neat little new app for Smartphones – brought to you by our friends at the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division – lets employees independently track their work, break and overtime hours. It’s currently compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch, and updates are being planned for other Smartphone platforms. What is it and why should I get it? The DOL’s Timesheet App for Smartphones was released in May. Employees can use it to keep track of the hours they work. According to the DOL, “this new technology is significant because, instead of relying on their employers’ records, workers can now keep their own records.” Employers are required by the Fair Labor Standards Act to maintain records of their employees’ hours, but – ultimately - who owns those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Legal Strategies Tagged With: apps, Bully Boss, documentation, hostile work environment, wage claim
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More Insider HR Tips: What Are HR Pros Saying About You?

August 24, 2010 By 1 Comment

HR Knicker Twisters, by Mary The Undercover HR Director ("OnYourSide") in the forums Welcome to my second article! I’ll be writing articles periodically when I have news to share with you or an opinion on current events. I hope you had a chance to read my first article. I promised to share with you some “HR Knicker Twisters” gleaned from the recent SHRM® 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition that I attended in San Diego, California. Californians: you have a seriously gorgeous state. I can see why California is in such danger of earthquakes. There must be so many jealous transplants from other states weighing it down that if a really big earthquake happened California would just crack off and drop into the Pacific. As your intrepid Undercover HR Director, I attended the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Legal Strategies Tagged With: Bully Boss, Conference, employee rights, FMLA, harassed at work, hostile work environment, human resources, SHRM
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Age Discrimination Among the Unemployed, and Movement on a Workplace Harassment Bill

April 9, 2010 By 2 Comments
Delgadopic

Good News / Bad News The Illinois State Senate passed a version of the Namie's anti-bullying bill. The bill was introduced by Illinois State Senator William Delgado, who said "Being in an abusive work environment is intolerable. This legislation will finally give workers some means of relief from the abuse they may be tolerating in their work environment." At the time the Bill was introduced, it was written to apply to public and private employees, to make harassment from bosses and from co-workers illegal, and would have made managers and co-workers individually liable for bullying. The bill even went so far as to make it a criminal act for a manager to retaliate against an employee who complained about bullying. (Read more HERE). But you know how politics work. Business … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Age Discrimination, Blog, Featured Tagged With: Age Discrimination, Bully Boss, employee rights, employment lawsuit verdicts, hostile work environment, Hostile Workplace
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Steps Toward Workplace Civility Law & Could You Qualify for Disability Benefits?

January 25, 2010 By 8 Comments
Confused

In Episode #14 of the Hostile Workplace Podcast we review two recent cases, both of which point toward the federal courts gradual expansion of discrimination law, inching closer to requiring civility in the workplace. Ingrid Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide (11th Cir., January 20, 2010) Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., (9th Cir., September 28, 2009) We also have a highly informative interview with Brian Therrien of Disability Digest. We've featured … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Disability, Featured, New Laws, Podcast Tagged With: Bully Boss, Disability Discrimination, employee rights, hostile work environment, Podcast
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Is This Retaliation or Discrimination? Q & A with Derek D.

January 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
ecamination time

Academy Member and book buyer Derek D. and I have been talking about how his bullying boss has gone over the line and started to infringe on Derek's employee rights.  Of course there is a long history, with the supervisor Trent taking a dislike to Derek back when Trent was himself a machine operator. After his promotion, Trent made comments that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Disability, Featured, FMLA Tagged With: Bully Boss, Disability Discrimination, employee rights, hostile work environment, Hostile Work Place, retaliation at work
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Episode #13: How to Never Give Up and Never Be Alone. An Interview with Our Forum Den Mother, Lulu

December 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Den Mother cub scout patch

Episode 13 features an interview with our forum Den Mother and bully boss fighter, Lulu. Lulu joined our forum feeling alone and confused about how her long, stellar career could start crumbling when a much younger manager took over the department where Lulu worked. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Podcast Tagged With: abusive boss, Age Discrimination, Bully Boss, Disability Discrimination, employee rights, hostile work environment, Hostile Worplace, Labor Laws
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Bully Boss Survivor Marilyn Veincentotzs and the new Undercover H.R. Director (OnYourSide!)

November 30, 2009 By 5 Comments
Bully Boss Survivor Marilyn V

> A Survivor's Story: Marilyn Veincentotzs Episode 12 features an interview with Bully Boss survivor turned author Marilyn Veincentotzs.  Marilyn, who also goes by "Dr. Vee", learned from "Work Laws Exposed" how to fight back against a bullying boss.  Then she helped a good friend do the same thing.  Then she took her expertise in organizational psychology and wrote a book, "How Organizations Empower Bully Bosses: A criminal in the workplace." Personal Help With YOUR Work Problems In Episode 12 we also introduce a fantastic new resource for people who need help with responding to a bullying boss: The Undercover HR Person!  That's right, our forum stalwart and HR expert, "OnYourSide", is actually named Mary, and Mary is now available to help you with workplace issues too.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Podcast, Retaliation Tagged With: abusive boss, Bully Boss, diabetes discrimination, employee rights, harassed at work, hostile work environment, Hostile Workplace, job harassment, retaliation at work
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Do You Know the 4 Key Steps to Taking Back Your Life from a Bully?

September 20, 2009 By 4 Comments
Learn to Take Back Your Life

Question: What are the four key steps to taking back your life from a bully? Answer: Listen to our interview with psychotherapist Dr. Ben Leichtling (pronounced Like-Ling).  Dr. Leichtling wrote a book about how to take back your life from a bully, and consults with companies on how to eliminate bullying from the workplace. Dr. Leichtling reveals in this interview his four key steps to breaking free of a bully.  He also gives invaluable advice on how to deal with the mental and physical trauma that bullies inflict.  This is one episode no one should miss. Podcast #11: Interview With Dr. Leichtling Dr. Leichtling was so generous with his time that we couldn't fit all of his helpful insights and ideas into the podcast, but it was simply too good "to leave on the cutting room … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Podcast, Retaliation Tagged With: abusive boss, Bully Boss, diabetes discrimination, employee rights, harassed at work, hostile work environment, Hostile Workplace, job harassment, retaliation at work
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