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Bullying at work

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I really don't know if I'm paranoid or I'm being bullied for real. My supervisor constantly puts a negative spin on anything I acheive at work. She mentioned my off putting personality during my monthly appraisal. One month she told me to step my game up and take charge more, the next month she accused me of being bossy. She constantly overloads me with more work than my colleagues, If I say anything she replies " well if you can't do it you're letting the team down".

I confided in her that I suspected I may have Aspergers (only because she was brow beating me about getting upset at work) I begged her not to take it further but she has now told my manager, Occupation Health and Human Resources. I'm worried sick now as I don't know how to deal with these meetings. Help...anyone?

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  • Employers tend to be in denial about bullying. It is useful to check though whether there is a strong union presence because they tend to go for polarisation - specifically linking bullying to aggressive management, which tends to focus management on a perception of being criticised which hides other kinds of bullying.

    Equality (including disability equality) in the work place is often also elusive. There may be token anti-harassment policies that don't amount to anything. A lot of work day equivalents are lost in UK companies because of a deep seated reluctance to deal with bullying.  This adds to the problem for people on the spectrum.  But unions are often little better than employers in this regard.

    It is interesting that Citizens Advice are addressing this. But it does say a lot about bullying in the workplace if you have to go to Citizens Advice for resolution.

    You should also be able to get help from the police, as they are obliged to act on perceived bullying or harrassment. But in practice they seem reluctant to cross company managers and intervene in workplaces.

    Is there a campaign issue for NAS to increase awareness of bullying in the workplace with particular regard to people with AS. As an undividual I've tried several times to raise this with Department of Employment, but maybe NAS should address this.

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  • Employers tend to be in denial about bullying. It is useful to check though whether there is a strong union presence because they tend to go for polarisation - specifically linking bullying to aggressive management, which tends to focus management on a perception of being criticised which hides other kinds of bullying.

    Equality (including disability equality) in the work place is often also elusive. There may be token anti-harassment policies that don't amount to anything. A lot of work day equivalents are lost in UK companies because of a deep seated reluctance to deal with bullying.  This adds to the problem for people on the spectrum.  But unions are often little better than employers in this regard.

    It is interesting that Citizens Advice are addressing this. But it does say a lot about bullying in the workplace if you have to go to Citizens Advice for resolution.

    You should also be able to get help from the police, as they are obliged to act on perceived bullying or harrassment. But in practice they seem reluctant to cross company managers and intervene in workplaces.

    Is there a campaign issue for NAS to increase awareness of bullying in the workplace with particular regard to people with AS. As an undividual I've tried several times to raise this with Department of Employment, but maybe NAS should address this.

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