Losing it in the workplace...
CHRISNOIR
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Has anyone here ever completely lost their temper at work? And i mean really lost it! We have a manager who has the endearing habits of finishing early, starting late and on numerous occasions has downed tools and gone shopping.
However, should any of us mere mortals be even a minute late from lunch we find a snidey e-mail in our inbox and a frosty atmosphere in our office. The tempation to blow ones top and have a good red-faced, bug-eyed screaming rant is huge but I've never crossed the line...
Have you? And did it do any good?
However, should any of us mere mortals be even a minute late from lunch we find a snidey e-mail in our inbox and a frosty atmosphere in our office. The tempation to blow ones top and have a good red-faced, bug-eyed screaming rant is huge but I've never crossed the line...
Have you? And did it do any good?
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Yes, I lost it with the IT guy in our dept 2 years ago when he was snowed under with work and then, when I went over to enquire about my problem which he'd had for a week, found he was sitting there messing about with the girl he sits next to. I lost my rag and had a (minor) go at him and called him "____ing useless".
Thing is, we get on really well but I was hacked off he wasn't doing work when he said that the reason he wasn't fixing my problem was because he was mega busy and then I find him sitting on the girl's desk flirting with her.
We communicated like children via e-mail for a day and we're now back to being fine.
Thing is, you can lose your rag with a mate or when you're at school, but doing it at work pretty much ensures you'll face a disciplinary procedure which is why we don't....0 -
Live a little Chris. Just let him have it! Don't be a sheep all your life! KillKillKillDestroyDestroyRageRageRageAngerAngerDieDieDie :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :roll:
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Right that's one vote for diplomacy, and one vote for getting tooled up. Just need a decider now...0
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I completely lost my rag in my previous job. It was a classic snap loss of temper completely uncontrollable. Ended up having a stand up, shouting argument with my line manager. It was never abusive but it was pretty obvious we fundamentally disagreed and everyone knew as it was an open plan office.
In hindsight it was a bad move careerwise at the company especially as the manager in question was very politically astute and well in with the senior management. I ended up leaving the company six months later.
It was positive as I didn't like my job much and really gave me the spur to move on. i now find myself in a great job because of it.
So the big question is how much do you like your job. If you like it undermine the manager until their position is untenable other wise feel free to express you feelings.
p.s. it felt awesome at the time but not as good as during the leaving process when I got the oportunity to tell HR, senior management and anyone else who would listen my true feelings on the company. Bridges well and truly incinerated0 -
CHRISNOIR wrote:Has anyone here ever completely lost their temper at work? And i mean really lost it! We have a manager who has the endearing habits of finishing early, starting late and on numerous occasions has downed tools and gone shopping.
However, should any of us mere mortals be even a minute late from lunch we find a snidey e-mail in our inbox and a frosty atmosphere in our office. The tempation to blow ones top and have a good red-faced, bug-eyed screaming rant is huge but I've never crossed the line...
Have you? And did it do any good?
A partner in a firm I worked at punched a colleague in a fit of stress, anger and frustration. Another ex-employee decked one of his colleagues on his leaving day. Apparently they never got on Beer, the reason my ambitions have not become my achievements0 -
i remember completely losing my rag with a girl at work who repeatedly failed to carryout what i'd asked of her...she started to cry...tends to deflate a situation in a nano second! why do women always have some emotional attachment to work tasks? if two guys are talking shop and one says that idea was shit you tend to bump heads, discuss it, laugh about how crap or how justified the idea was...oh not with a woman!dangerous jules.0
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I would say no, the only person to lose out is probably going to be you if you lose it. Have you tried confronting in a controlled manner why its ok for him to be late and not his staff? Time him, note it in a diary and give him the evidence and potlitely suggest that good leadership starts with good example. If thats doesn't work punch his lights out..
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Anger, :twisted: :evil: , fear, agression, the Dark side of the Force are they.... :x"With just a little luck
A little cold blue steel
I'll cut the night like a razor blade
Till I feel the way I wanna feel"
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CHRISNOIR wrote:Has anyone here ever completely lost their temper at work? And i mean really lost it! We have a manager who has the endearing habits of finishing early, starting late and on numerous occasions has downed tools and gone shopping.
However, should any of us mere mortals be even a minute late from lunch we find a snidey e-mail in our inbox and a frosty atmosphere in our office. The tempation to blow ones top and have a good red-faced, bug-eyed screaming rant is huge but I've never crossed the line...
Have you? And did it do any good?
Threw some badly printed document's at a printer in a fit of utter annoyance once. Right in front of the CEO.
Is there anyone above your manager in terms of structure?
If there is, hope that some day the shit really hits the fan. they are needed and someone makes sure it comes to the attention of the level above that they weren't there.Do Nellyphants count?
Commuter: FCN 9
Cheapo Roadie: FCN 5
Off Road: FCN 11
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Plenty tempted, but just try and find some insidious ways to ruin the working life of the person who is the target of my anger :twisted: I find that randomly deleting their work from the network is always a good start
What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!0 -
Wise words people, wise words! Think that quiet, tactful diplomacy may be the way forward - but I do think I'll keep the 'insidious ways' option open... 0
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Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom0
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:oops: :x After thirteen years of working for an alcoholic manager I finally lost it one day, after yet another denigrating comment in front of junior colleagues. Appealed to his manager, who was present at the outburst.
NOTHING DOING!
CEO's, Managing Directors, don't want to face any unpleasantness and duck-out every time. If you think you can change the situation, stay. If you can't, save yourself a lot of grief and leave.
I left. Managed to get the company to make me redundant, and with 13 years service it paid for a years salary!
The moral being, if you don't mind leaving, REALLY LOSE IT. :evil: :evil:I say what I like and I like what I say!0 -
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Erm just wee in their shoes :twisted: Cycling - The pastime of spending large sums of money you don't really have on something you don't really need.0
