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Can a supervisor be a bully too?

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I've been employed at several jobs, starting my first job at age 18. Ever since I've been working, I often found myself being a target and singled out by supervisors, and I really don't know why.

Now, before I start pointing the finger and blaming everybody, I will admit that there are some things that I do on the job that needs to be corrected...but usually, I just try to keep to myself and do my job, while some supervisors steady bother and just wouldn't let me be.

I can tell you several situations I've been through. I've had supervisors yell at me and just freaked out over the smallest things. They always claim that I'm not doing anything.

I remember one time at UPS, there was a guy who was unwrapping the plastic from the pilot (he was an unloader; I'm an auditor) Nothing was coming up the belt so I was just standing there waiting on him. Out of nowhere, this jerk manager shows up and starts yelling at me in front of everyone, accusing me for not doing anything. Some people stared and some even laughed.

There been times when both me and a co-worker could be talking, and he'll just come in and get on me (when both of us were talking!) It seems like supervisors like to yell and get on me for fun, when really, I don't find this fun at all.

Every job I been to, I been treated differently from the other co-workers. When I first got hired at UPS, I had to work during break while everyone else had theres and I only could take a break either before or after. Last year, at a temp agency, there was a manager who was always on me for little stuff, and never got on anyone else. It's like everywhere I go, I'm always finding myself calling unions, reporting managers, and I'm kind of tired of it.

People tell me that I need to start sticking up for myself, but in all honestly, it's really not that easy. To be honest, I think they just wanna see some sh--t going on LOL

But it's sad because I could never work in an atmosphere where I could just be me and do my work. Right now, I'm an auditor at UPS and the manager I had before is a full time supervisor for unloaders but we work in the same department. He STILL gets on me and goes running off telling my supervisor about some "stuff" I did, just to get a reaction from them...but he never did that to the other auditors before.

Even OTHER supervisors are yelling at me.

I sit and think about this all the time and wonder what it is that sets me apart from the rest. What makes supervisors treat me so differently? I knew something was wrong, so I had to take a good look at myself and start re-examining. I see that I'm more of a shy, reserved, quiet type who's not all loud and arrogant like my other co-workers. I've seen co-workers who actually sat down on the job and the manager wont say nothing to them (and the coworkers doesn't seem to be afraid of them either) but if I did it, all h**l break loose!

But tell me, people....why do supervisors only treat me like this?

And how can I prevent it? I'm tired of running from job after job and I'm tired of writing notes and calling union stewarts and reporting people. I want this to stop! Please help me out!!!

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  1. It's something like "Be like a Roman in Rome"


  2. From what you are saying..it sounds like its because you are not sticking up for yourself. It also sounds like your perosnality is imcompatible for your field. Be it right or wrong there are some fields where to get along (ie not take c**p hehe) you have to be an loud outspoken brash type of person. I personally am not like that and sounds more of your personality type...I have an easy time getting along but a hard time getting promoted past a administrative level (and its not due to education, work ethic, etc)..

    If you know you are working hard and the question isnot your behavior than I would start sticking up for yourself in a nice way. "say something like, excuse me but i do not appreiate you talking about me in that way", "if you have a problem with my job performance than I would really like you to talk to me about it", etc

    also go and talk to your human resources manager and see if they can help>>

  3. I'm too d**n lazy to read the whole dang description, but, answering your main question, yes.

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