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Mean People Suck!
Posted on 08/03/2007 by kiklarue
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I'm so sick of people instigating problems here with their gossiping. I was assisting a tenant with some questions regarding maintenance issues. So I politely called downstairs to get the correct answers for them. The super hung up on me because he couldn't be bothered with my questions. The two people whom I told the woman next to me and my manager, both made excuses for his actions as if "don't rock the boat". So I did not call back and instructed the tenants to call themselves because I did not want to start any problems with a person who obviously has a short temper.
Then two days later the super calls upstairs and is mimicking my voice and mocking me as I am trying to be polite. Then he starts getting aggressive saying "I have a problem with you telling everyone that I hung up on you, then he goes on blah blah blah" in a very aggressive manner, didn't let me get a word in edge wise and then to top it off HUNG UP ON ME AGAIN! I was sooo offended I burst into tears and immediately went to my supervisor. I went on to explain if he didn't hang up on me why did he not call me back to answer the questions, secondly I didn't tell everyone I only told one person and they obviously repeated it back to him. Finally, why did he hang up on me a third time!
I felt that he was extremely discriminatory towards me because of my age. He would not speak to an older person like that and demean them in such a manner. He is not my boss so he doesn't have the authority to berate and talk down to me. I started speaking to my boss about it and he totally looked at me as if i were overreacting. He kept asking me if there was something else that was bothering me.
Finally I was like "obviously, I am addressing this with the wrong person, I will contact the director of HR" and left. I spoke with them and they agreed the situation was mishandled and I expressed to them how I just want to get along with everyone. So they told me they would get back to me today or Monday.
All I want is an apology otherwise I'm requesting to be transferred to a different office. Do you think I'm overreacting?? In real life I would have gone off on this man but I felt in a professional environment this should have been brought to my supervisor to intervene and make the situation better.
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avid reader(08/03/2007)
No, I don't think you're overreacting. The fact that you say you recognize this is a professional environment and that you held back because of it says a lot about you and your level of maturity. You should be proud of that. You took a beating and didn't stoop to his level. Good for you!
You also said > "Finally I was like "obviously, I am addressing this with the wrong person, I will contact the director of HR" and left." < I thought this was a very tactful way of handing things and you rose to a level above his.
Keep your chin up and don't tolerate his behavior. You've had a rough go of it and I don't blame you for feeling distraught. Mean people DO SUCK! So just keep going through the proper channels and taking the high road so he doesn't have a thing to complain about with respect to your behavior.
Best of luck to you!
dumber than a box of catsh*t(08/03/2007)
I don't think his reaction was necessarily age discrimination--these days people are rude to everyone--teachers, clery, nurses--people are stupid enough to be a-holes to people who have both their best interest at heart and power over them.
I have been in this situation. I have learned to read people really well and really quickly--focus on quickly here--and with the unreasonable like this guy is--I play "dumb"--remember, they kill the messenger all the time. I would have suggested to the tenant that they call the super themselves from the get-go to avoid being the hated messenger. Now you know, it wasn't fair--but learn from it--not only do mean people suck--there are a lot of mean people. Be professional like you initially were--rise above it and don't make the same "mistake" twice. Things like this upset me a lot--so I get it--but you will have to try your best to not let it. Good 'Luck to you.
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NoOne (08/03/2007)
"he is not my boss so he doesnt have the authority to berate and talk down to me"
No one, not even your boss has the authority to berate or belittle you.
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