Can she attempt something other than mean antics? Isn't this very unprofessional?

Question

Let me explain.

I know that the sales manager at work doesn't like me. She told one of my friends at work that she doesn't like me and she doesn't even know why she doesn't like me. I'm OK with that. I really don't mind and I know I'm not like a piece of gold or a diamond that everyone is going to like.

However, I recently graduated and printed out some pictures. We have a corkboard with all sort of pictures from all the employees who work here in the office. There weren't any pictures of me because I hadn't brought one. Once I printed out some of the graduation pictures, I put them up. But I just walked by the board and someone has puncture my pictures with a thumbtack on my eyes and also put a thumbtack in between my eyes (ON ALL OF THEM). I find this behavior immature, disturbing and completely unprofessional. Do you think it can escalate? Am I just being paranoid? Should upper management be involved? Should something be done about it?

Answer 1

laugh at these petty efforts of those that are beneath you, and that you are the centre of their attention for whatever reason.

be glad that you are so important that you feature in their minds, ask them do they think of you at night? turn your back and get on with doing your job. dont be distracted by idiots with no life.

you will make a lasting impression by working hard and not continuing the general gossip.

apply the helicopter factor - and rise above it.

Answer 2

Do you have any evidence as to who did this?

Answer 3

This is, to me, a point at which you must keep personal and professional life separate. I would take a picture of it and then point it out to your immediate supervisor (the one that doesn't like you, so you've heard) and possibly even her immediate supervisor as well. If you don't think that a big stink will  be stirred up over bypassing the chain of command a bit, then go to your boss's boss and tell him/her of your concerns and desire for a professional work environment. Show him/her the pictures with the pins.

You may lose "friends" and gossip about you might intensify, but the bottom line is that you're there to do a job and begin a career and you don't appreciate being targeted for failure, discrimination, or difficulties in advancing that career.

Your boss and whoever else might have done that with those pictures is probably jealous, so you must be doing your job right! Protect that!

Answer 4

ok...whatever you are doing you are doing well because obviously you have some haters.  People get to be jelous.  

Leave the pics there, so they can look back and remember what they did and that it wasnt right.  Not taking those pics down shows that you are not sweating anything, b/c thats exactly what they want.

Answer 5

Yikes!  That is scary -- and although you don't know positively if it is the antics of the sales manager who dislikes you, whoever did it has problems.  Yes, it is immature, disturbing and completely unprofessional.  There really isn't much you can do about it without proof, but I would leave those pictures exactly where they are, for all your colleagues and superiors to see.  I suggest you keep your eyes and ears open, and definitely watch you back.

Answer 6

This is something that really should be brought to the attention of HR. It is a type of harassment and is something that makes you uncomfortable. I am sure your management wants to create a positive work environment and antics like these do not help to reinforce that.