Hi Cybertron,
i acquired shingles from work stress. It’s been 4 years and I still get symptoms..... nerve twinges across my face (during stressful times)
is there anything stopping u from going back to the call centre? I’m now in my mid 40s and am wishing that I had structure my 8 years of bullying in an entirely different way.
Here r the steps that worked for me (and ultimately got the man sacked..... but by then I’d left)......
- create a diary of events.
- write down exact times, dates, all witnesses (be they clients or work colleagues), do this for the next 6-8 weeks, include location of discussions also......
- the legislation is designed to keep the person who is the victim, employed...... so that people who r the victims, are not left financially disadvantaged.
- keep ur behaviour immaculate.... even if u have to put on an act......
- don’t tell colleagues about ur actions..... this helps in the long run.... because if u r proven to be gossiping about that perpetrator etc, they will turn that on u and make a similar complaint that you’ve been spreading malicious words etc.....
- although if a colleague complains to u about it; tell them to do this same process.....
- do it on an app... on ur phone.... piece of paper, whatever works.....
- after 4-8 weeks, u should have enough evidence....
- sometimes I had to write long sentences of: Jane said this, then sally said that etc..... but it is worth it....
- put a formal complaint in..... my work got an external investigator in.... he tried to say I was a bully in the process, but there was no evidence of this.....
- it is worth it !
