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    Employee confronts upper management for mishandling his schedule, boss refuses to be held accountable: 'They threatened to fire me if I expressed myself “that way” again.'

    There is an art to calling upper management out on their nonsense.

    There comes a point in one's working life when one feels the need to stand one's ground and refuse to be taken advantage of any longer by upper management. On the one hand, some folks might be in financial positions where they can quit on the spot and get by for an uncertain period of time without employment. They might even have enough business contacts that they can afford to burn bridges and say exactly what they truly feel. For most employees, however, that level of unembellished honesty is hard to get away with in the workplace. 

    Most folks have to do a dance when they're trying to confront their superiors about poor management. This often requires softening the blow with kind-hearted, ego-stroking sentiments. One has to start with showering appreciation for all the work management does before dropping the truth about what one is advocating for moving forward.

    However, even with the most expertly handled confrontations, there will always be managers who cannot seem to handle that truth. Accountability is not easy for anyone to hold themselves to, especially those in power who are too stuck inside their own experiences. This employee may not have navigated his confrontation perfectly, but his manager's refusal to be held accountable led to consequences that were even more reflective of toxic workplace behavior.

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    • We extend our sympathies to the author of this story, who must have felt dejected after this unfortunate conversation with his manager. At the end of the day, fragile egos often get in the way of decent professionalism and good business. This boss may have had the benefit of power on his side this time around, but we can't help but feel that his time will be up eventually. After all, his behavior is only going to lead to more enemies than allies.

      As for the employee, here's hoping he gets the heck out of that workplace environment as soon as possible. As someone said in the comments section, if you're feeling mistreated at work, chances are there is a better place for you out there. You just haven't found it yet!

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    • "So apparently saying the word ‘accountability’ while expressing your frustration to my managers about their own wrongdoing will have HR threatening to fire you."

      One of my managers mishandled my accommodation letter by going against my doctor's orders and exceeding the amount of days i am suppose to work. My managers are constantly messing
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    • up my co workers and i's schedule. Instead of them taking responsibility and finding a solution to prevent further issues, they choose to blame it on the computer. I expressed my frustrations concerning my own
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    • personal experience and was called to meet with someone from management. I walked in and was ambushed by the manager and someone from HR.
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    • Two against one! The person from HR was speaking majority of the time and just kept highlighting the part where I expressed that accountability needed to be taken. They were condescending and outright disrespectful towards me about the whole situation. Saying things
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    • like "who do I think I am telling someone to take accountability?" "have you ever made a mistake?" just excuse after excuse but never apologized for making the "mistake" until the very end and at that point it just felt like my manager gave it just because
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    • they just wanted the meeting to end. They had me there for almost an hour just degrading me and making me feel like i am the problem. There was a point where I just froze and words wouldn't come out
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    • because how shook i was about the way the HR was reacting. Then when I said that I'm not taking back anything I said they threatened to fire me if I expressed myself "that way" again. I left feeling gaslit and
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    • even more frustrated but I realized I would've never came out with HR actually wanting to understand what I felt. My co workers reassured me that HR tends to focus solely on protecting the company and not
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    • their employees. However till this day sometimes my mind wanders back to that day wishing I had been recording the conversation.
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    • Had anyone gone through a similar situation or has any feedback? It would be greatly appreciated.
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    • Psomaster Considering what they are doing is going against a doctors orders and now HR has a record of them doing so but is blaming you, go to your Dr and get another note stating they are going
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    • over your limits and against the Dr's orders and document you submitted it a second time. From there on out if they do anything but fix it you might have a case
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    • and should document everything. Mishandling accommodations can be very serious.
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    • Look into right to record and if the state/country your in allows it record any future interactions with your manager/HR.
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    • DavoVanman HR is just as bad as power tripping cops. Pretty sure most were b d when they were younger.
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    • You give your life for a job who can and will replace you ASAP. It's really not their job to care about you, that would be your doctor. You owe work nothing and you owe your health and peace of mind everything.
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    • They protect the company and you will do everything to protect yourself even at the cost of the company.
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    • Ok-Community-... HR = cops most of the time. The middle and upper classes depend on people. who nod and do as they're told. If you won't or don't, you'll be punished. Insane way to live, being gaslit over and over by people who know less than you.
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