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This is the dilemma,at work we have a manager who is held with the highest of esteem amongst the higher ups. She is a totally different person to the staff. She cannot be trusted,she willfully promotes gossip, starts discord,and her sis-in-law works with us,and she favors her over the staff, that is she gets good schedules, and is privy to confidential info., about the rest of the staff.We all really resent her because she isn't even a likeable person, not to mention the manager clues her in on who to harass, and she does a good job of it. I have been on this job 8 yrs. and have seen alot of unfairness, but this situation has the whole staff perplexed, because we feel, there is no solution to this problem. to make matters worse, there are 4 more people in this click, who are privy to confidential info. and they keep the unit buzzing with gossip. This is a large work place in the medical field, and the rest of the staff feel, all basically agree that somrthing should be done but we see no clear answer. please don"t say go to her Sup. Been there - Done that no good, they are really tight. At this point we all have ulcers over the situation and hate to go to work. Jobs are not easy to find here, and we can't afford to quit. Do you have any suggestions for us?
thanks for listening,
JS
To hate to go to work is a miserable feeling and that I know from experience. I was under a similiar manager once and there was nowhere to turn. Being in college, I finally got fed up and was able to quit. I had become discouraged that nothing was going to change and I absolutely hated the people I was working for. I wasn't alone either, several employees quit within a couple months. Somewhere along the line, corporate offices got notice of the sudden increase in turnover at that particular site and sent in some big executives to check it out. I happened to be cleaning out my locker on a day they were visiting and I talked with them about what working with this particular management team was like. Several other employees had spoken with the execs too and within a couple months a new management team was in place. The old, evil one was fired. Of course, I'd already quit so it didn't really help me any.
I guess my point is that if your situation is so awful, eventually someone will notice (hopefully). In the meantime you have to decide what's really important to you, your health, your job, your peace of mind or who's gossiping, who's getting the good shifts, who's being nasty. It may sound trivial, but try to be strong - confront those giving you trouble or don't even let them know they bother you. If it's just their attitudes and gossip that upsets you then ignore them. They do that kind of stuff to get reactions. If it really, really is upsetting your health, your personal family life, then I would suggest taking time off - to vacation to find another job!
"X"
To be a manager "who is held with the highest of esteem among the higher ups" requires some skill, both technical and people-related. If a manager does not meet company objectives (get the expected results from the people that one manages), one does not remain in management for too long, no matter who one knows. Roughly translated...your much-disliked boss is either good and despite your dislike will remain your boss, or she will be eventually be discredited and if you hold out a little longer, she'll be history...end of problem.
I have to wonder how much of the animosity on staff members' part is due to professional jealousy. Your manager's antagonism might also be a result of her own insecurities about her ability to do the job. A little empathy both ways would greatly ease the situation.
All that aside, make your focus the pleasurable aspects of your work. Do the best that you are able to do. That is what employment is all about, it's not a social thing. And don't perpetuate the negative atmosphere by talking about all the inequalities, who-did-what-do-whom, etc. Stay out of the gossip trap! Remember, the cream always rises to the top (eventually)!
"Boomer"
You Guys are definitely in an awful situation, unfortunately I don't have any solid answers.