Showing posts with label MY MANAGER ISN"T A MANAGER. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MY MANAGER ISN"T A MANAGER. Show all posts

August 2, 2010

CONFLICT

An employee recently wrote us saying, "Our supervisor ignores issues between employees until they turn into major conflicts. We have a core group in our department who seem to delight in causing trouble. They spread gossip, take the opposite view on everything to provoke a disagreement and end up dominating anyone who dares to discuss something rationally. Our supervisor just walks away when something starts and makes comments about how we are acting like a 'bunch of children'...maybe so, but not all of us. Most of us would like to have something happen to change all this and make it a better place to work."

Have you experienced conflict at your place of work? How has your supervisor handled it? What would you tell someone in this situation? Conflict is never easy to solve, so please share your experiences.