Stitched up at work, what would you do...

[Ninja Elephant]

Take it on the chin, fight your case and hope you win. Or do you fight fire with fire, phone up important people and dish some well stored, but relevant, dirt? Fling mud with the mudflingers, or be dignified and wait for your time?

No poll, I don't mean to triviliase this. Honest replies would be good, please.

 

[Ernest]

ASK someone who has been DEALING with such cases for 30+years like MYSELF

 

[Barrel of Fun]

How long have you been working there for? How serious is the stitch up? Is the offender in cohorts with those residing at the top of the tree?

Out of principle, I would go in all guns blazing.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

2 years, relatively serious, she's been in place since the Jurassic Period.

 

[Beach Hut]

Fight your corner and blast the fucker out the water

 

[beorhthelm]

it would really rather depand on how one was stitched up.

we want gory detail dammit.

 

[DumLum]

Talk to Cab.

 

[Beach Hut]

To be honest we need to know otherwise cannot really advise

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I've PM'ed you.

The reason I asked about length of service is because rights are non-existant unless one year of continuous employment has been fulfilled.

 

[brakespear]

hmmmm.....it would depend on how serious the stich-up was. If it was enough to lose you a position/reputation or affect your wages negatively then yeah all guns blazing it is. If its something more like having to take on extra work/responsibilities then I personally would take my time working out a cast-iron plan

 

[severnside gull]

If you are going to go for it I would enjoy Christmas first. Bearing in mind that by stirring up shit you could easily be talking yourself out of a job I think a stress free holiday is probably a good idea

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Thanks to Barrel and Ernest, who I am negotiating with.. Everyone else, I can't say too much.

But I am considering an all out offensive. Need to consider it a little bit first, but option is there...

 

[Embrace]

Had a very similar incident to yours in the past week... My boss was being totally unreasonable (again don't want to go into too much detail!!) and I was left feeling completely s**t about myself.. She wasn't expecting me to turn up with my resignation letter the next day.

Now let's just say I received a lovely apologetic letter begging me to rethink, and a Christmas present in the post today.

Hope you sort it out anyway!

 

[brunswick]

i did an all guns blazing once - ended up having to leave with a lump of cash....was going to leave anyway so went for it.


you cant win, as if you do, they can make it a nightmare for you politically.

 

[looney]

Obviously I dont know what happened but may I recommend you read a couple of books for ideas? The Prince and The Art of War by Macciavelli.

Women are a dab hand at poisoning the work environment with office politics, strategy is as important as detail of events.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

File a bullying report with HR & arrange meets with your union rep & your bosses boss...'they don't like it up em'

 

[The Wookiee]

I got totally stitched up about 3 years ago, wish I did more about it but was suffering depression at the time and couldn't really be bothered. I was signed off sick and whilst off they pinned something on me which resulted in my dismissal. I now look back with so much anger and would love to have it out with them but I have bow moved on and restarted my career and am no longer suffering depression. Am still bitter though about how I was treated.

 

[slinky]

whatever you do, only deal with FACT...

Hearsay is no good, always document everything, and have an independent person to sit in any meetings you have. And MOST importantly keep calm, if they see you are getting flustered or confused they will twist what you say.

 

[e77]

Are you in a Union?

 

[Embrace]

whatever you do, only deal with FACT...

Hearsay is no good, always document everything, and have an independent person to sit in any meetings you have. And MOST importantly keep calm, if they see you are getting flustered or confused they will twist what you say.

This is totally the best thing to do.
Calmly state the facts, and only the facts. You can't really go wrong if you stick to the facts and look calm and collected.