tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post115208256339522363..comments2023-11-22T05:51:28.934+00:00Comments on Frank Chalk: BullyingMr Chalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02300002644366743672noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1155665769147505932006-08-15T18:16:00.000+00:002006-08-15T18:16:00.000+00:00Your are Nice. And so is your site! Maybe you need...Your are Nice. And so is your site! Maybe you need some more pictures. 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I've seen some horrendo...I have to say I disagree. I've seen some horrendous cases of workplace bullying where peoples expenses have been deliberately reduced in order to bankrupt employees, constant emotional blackmail, organising team meetings on dates close to employee's due date, etc.<BR/><BR/>And don't get me started on the sexual harrassment. <BR/><BR/>That's not to say that some, if not most, cases are unwarranted. But just because one person is a hypochondriac does not mean the legless man can walk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152348272885695602006-07-08T08:44:00.000+00:002006-07-08T08:44:00.000+00:00tim said "Bullying in the workplace = Boss giving ...tim said "Bullying in the workplace = Boss giving a kick up the backside to some incompetant buffoon. "<BR/><BR/>Not always - it can be "make life so unpleasant for someone who is surplus to requirements so they feel the only way out is to leave." Its cheaper than redundancy and keeps everyone else on their toes.<BR/><BR/>I thought I was bullet proof, and doing a good job - considering the circumstances. But no - there was a hidden agenda - shrink the department, lessen option choices and make them all do business studies. <BR/><BR/>I, in my inexperienced earlier years, was unsymathetic to those who suffered from stress, breakdowns, panic attacks etc etc. Having been at the top of the slippery slope and looked down I'm more understanding of those who are well and truly sliding down.<BR/><BR/>I never took time off but looking back I was close to it.<BR/><BR/>Some here exhibit my earlier feelings - I just hope they are not bullied - it does exist - and not all victims are ignorant buffons, not all have victim written on their foreheads etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152281822060493532006-07-07T14:17:00.000+00:002006-07-07T14:17:00.000+00:00just found your blogvery funny, though not quite h...just found your blog<BR/>very funny, though not quite hard enough on the kids!<BR/>keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152267193917919862006-07-07T10:13:00.000+00:002006-07-07T10:13:00.000+00:00Great blog, Mr Chalk. It bring back memories of wo...Great blog, Mr Chalk. It bring back memories of working in state schools - most of them awful (the memories, I mean - oh, and the schools, too!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152262261718799832006-07-07T08:51:00.000+00:002006-07-07T08:51:00.000+00:00A voice of reason :o)A voice of reason :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152260992659525842006-07-07T08:29:00.000+00:002006-07-07T08:29:00.000+00:00We've got some useless lumps at our place who coul...We've got some useless lumps at our place who could do with 'capability proceedings' against them. It never happens though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152220133044978832006-07-06T21:08:00.000+00:002006-07-06T21:08:00.000+00:00No - senior managers in schools bully juniors by u...No - senior managers in schools bully juniors by using professional misconduct and capability proceedings against them when they fail to kowtow to impositions like this.<BR/><BR/>It's not about who is right and wrong. It's about who is friends with the guy who has the power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152219108593294112006-07-06T20:51:00.000+00:002006-07-06T20:51:00.000+00:00Spot on! Couldn't agree more. If we weren't so des...Spot on! Couldn't agree more. If we weren't so desperate we wouldn't have to take on these hopeless cases in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152181382235498872006-07-06T10:23:00.000+00:002006-07-06T10:23:00.000+00:00Bullying in the workplace = Boss giving a kick up ...Bullying in the workplace = Boss giving a kick up the backside to some incompetant buffoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152171054184300722006-07-06T07:30:00.000+00:002006-07-06T07:30:00.000+00:00I think this bullying thing is a real sign of our ...I think this bullying thing is a real sign of our times. It's not just in teaching_ nursing and the Army are two fields that I know have the same problem. People feel that they have a right not to be told to do stuff they don't like_ whereas the attitude 30 years ago was just to put up with it. <BR/><BR/>I'm a Deputy Head now and we feel we're walking on eggshells with some staff. Problem is, the better ones end up having to do more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152170586454374242006-07-06T07:23:00.000+00:002006-07-06T07:23:00.000+00:00Quite right, I can remember telling my HOD where t...Quite right, I can remember telling my HOD where to go when he kept trying to shaft me with work that wasn't my reponsibility. Stupid really, I should have taken six months off instead...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152170395202383342006-07-06T07:19:00.000+00:002006-07-06T07:19:00.000+00:00Thank God someone has stood up and said what so ma...Thank God someone has stood up and said what so many of us 'average' teachers feel. Try saying it in the Staffroom though_you would get lynched (mind you, then you could claim 'bullying' too)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152170278886217482006-07-06T07:17:00.000+00:002006-07-06T07:17:00.000+00:00Professional misconduct! Get real. In teaching he'...Professional misconduct! Get real. In teaching he'd practically have to kill someone to get charged with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1152165729748181192006-07-06T06:02:00.000+00:002006-07-06T06:02:00.000+00:00No, I think that these days you would be accused o...No, I think that these days you would be accused of professional misconduct and he would be reprimanded for attempting to offload his own work onto a junior colleague.<BR/><BR/>Great wit, Mr Chalk, but I hope you won't mind if I don't take your advice here in the real world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com