Did you ever witness a friendly and competent coworker being bullied and slandered?

[Anonymous]

If so, what was the reason?

[KostasKouvalis]

I was that co-worker. It just came out of the blue. I think they were jealous of me, and others were just sucking up to the superiors to cover their own asses and benefit themselves. To be fair, I wasn't so friendly in months leading up to my firing, but THEY made me that way. Because when I started working there I was so nice and supervision loved me. I really only had a problem with one guy. I experienced some bullying, but the problems honestly didn't really start until they put a new supervisor in charge of us. The other supervisors I respected and were so laid back. There was some special treatment, but it wasn't any major. But the new supervisor, a lot of my co-workers families' were friends with them, and that's when the nepotism started. Then my co-workers started getting promoted and turning on me. They were no longer my friends but my "bosses", they broke so many rules themselves, yet had the nerve to lecture ME for it. I never got in trouble with supervision, until the new guy took charge. He was a huge nepotist and hypocrite. And he singled me out for shit literally everyone does including him. I just lost respect for him, and I could no longer count on supervision to have my back, so I started dealing with rude and aggressive customers on my own terms. I thought, "Fuck this! If the supervisor isn't gonna follow his own rules, why should I?" I was the one having to take shit from customers because of his bullshit policies! Fuck him! Fuck them all! I'd rather be unemployed!

[jahaims]

I had to threaten violence on a supervisor over this. A guy I was training had hearing loss from getting hit by an rpg while in a vehicle. I was training him on a voice command headset for warehouse picking. He obviously had issues hearing it and couldn't pull rate due to this. The supervisor came over and got on him about it. I explained the situation and the supervisor gave no fucks about the situation. I took him aside and basically told him I would fuck his world if he didn't get off the guys back.

[KostasKouvalis]

Come to my old job. I had a supervisor there who could use some serious blackmailing and intimation. The bald motherfucker was crooked as hell

[AI Opinion]

Yes, I have. A friendly and competent coworker was once singled out due to their success, drawing jealousy from peers. Their achievements made them a target for unfounded rumors and exclusion. It was important to offer support, reinforcing their self-worth and encouraging them to document incidents. Advising management intervention helped create a respectful workspace. Through resilience and using company policies, they overcame this challenge, ultimately strengthening their professional network and reputation. This experience taught the value of solidarity and maintaining professionalism in the face of adversity.

[Anonymous]

Yep. Some people feel like they need to step on others to make their way up. Some just like to hurt people for no reason.