02-06-2007, 01:48 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Originally Posted by jjtort
Everyone, thanks for the input. It's much appreciated. I want to give an update. Last week, I finally had enough and went to management and HR. Again, I was told there was no-where to put me. But I was very firm that that answer was not good enough. About 30 minutes after meeting with my manager (I went to HR first), he came by and told me to move to another office in the morning (HOOORRRRAYYY!!! Problem solved!!!) WRONG!!!
Since moving last Thursday morning, I have been completely alienated in my office. The team has gone to lunch together every day and no-one has said a word to me. Now keep in mind, I always went with them before this, and my disgusto co-worker never did (still doesn't). So this isn't a case of picking her over me, pretty much no-one enjoys her company. But yet, I am still being alienated. And it's not just lunch. I work for a company that just merged with another and I am a senior member on our team. Prior to this, I was involved in most aspects of merging systems, since Thursday, I have been kept completely out of the loop. At this point, I don't know what is worse, dealing with her, or the back-lash for not wanting to deal with her.
ADVICE PLEASE!
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You can either give it some time, i.e. a week or so, or you can talk to your immediate supervisor and voice your concerns. Given that it's only been approximately 4 working days, it is possible that not much has occurred within your office to merit constant daily contact. However, if you do in fact feel you're being left "out of the loop" when in the past, you were in daily communications, then I would suggest a quiet, one-on-one conference with your immediate supervisor. You were well within your rights to request what you did last week, however it might not have been well-received by your other co-workers. Office 'politics' being what they are these days, you may want to discuss this with your supervisor (confidentially, of course.) Unless you can adequately document the kind of professional "back-lash" you're describing, at this point, there's not much else you can do to pursue other 'hostile work environment' claims.
Good luck again. 
Last edited by TheJury'sStillOut : 02-06-2007 at 01:50 PM.
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