Equitable Application of Standards

[Crystlhrt]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? California

I work with a team of three other people, for a supervisor in a department of over 100 people for an international company.

The unofficial team leader of us four is a workplace bully. Classic - withholds information from me, isolates me, claims I'm incompentent, hostile and rude, etc. I am waiting to see what my (now overdue) review looks like before I can take my next step - which is to transfer to another group within the company. I have 5 years of history of outstanding job performance prior to these past 12 months. I am still well-thought of inside and outside the department.

One of my concerns is that I am being held to a standard when my three co-workers are not being held to the same standard. Rather than asking to be held to their standard, I think I'd be best off asking my supervisor be applying the standard equitably. I know I will likely never know the answer, since I assume HR will look into it and they have no duty to me.

So what I'm looking for is a way of asking that the standards are applied equitably in writing. As a team we are responsible for making daily reports. My teammate's reports (and most frequently the bully's) are submitted with errors either the same or worse than mine (which they're still reviewing).

Does that make sense? I'm just trying to fight the battle I can win until I can move to another group.

Rather than make this longer with less useful info, I'll just answer any questions.

Thanks!

 

[BelizeBreeze]

You have the right to file a complaint with HR which it would seem, you have done. You also have certain rights as pertains to your personnel file. Check with HR as to your rights for rebuttal should anything be place in your file that you do NOT agree with.

 

[Crystlhrt]

You have the right to file a complaint with HR which it would seem, you have done. You also have certain rights as pertains to your personnel file. Check with HR as to your rights for rebuttal should anything be place in your file that you do NOT agree with.

First, thank you for replying!

Actually, I have not filed a formal complaint yet. That is what I'm seeking assistance with... I want to base it on inequitable application of the standards (since I believe THAT is illegal - and my co-working being mean and nasty is not). I'm just not sure how to put it.

I don't know if the supervisor really gets that she and I are both being played by the bully so I don't know how she is planning to write-up my review. In over 20 years of working, I've never had a negative review - or reason for one - so this is quite stressful. I know the supervisor is being told I'm incompentent, by the bully who is even more incompentent. So I want to put in writing - (like I've said) something about equitable application of the standards so that HR will look into things more formally.

Is that more clarifying or worse? (sorry if it's worse)

thanks again!

 

[BelizeBreeze]

First, it is NOT illegal to apply standards differently unless they are applied differently because of a protected status (age, sex, race, etc.) While there is no evidence in your post that this is occurring, you still have the right to file a complaint now for the abusive behavior and later if your review is such that you feel it is unfair.

How to write it is up to you. We don't know your boss, the HR representative or anything about your company so we can't advise you on that.

Simply make an appointment with HR and tell them your concerns and ask if there is a formal complaint policy.

 

[Crystlhrt]

First, it is NOT illegal to apply standards differently unless they are applied differently because of a protected status (age, sex, race, etc.) While there is no evidence in your post that this is occurring, you still have the right to file a complaint now for the abusive behavior and later if your review is such that you feel it is unfair.

Again, thank you.

Would you mind saying more about applying standards differently, please? It would seem to be illegal to be singled out and micro managed when we (the four team members) all have equivalent education, work experience, time with the company, are all within the 30-50 y/o range, etc. But I know just because it would 'seem' so, doesn't make it so.

Thanks again!

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Again, thank you.

Would you mind saying more about applying standards differently, please? It would seem to be illegal to be singled out and micro managed when we (the four team members) all have equivalent education, work experience, time with the company, are all within the 30-50 y/o range, etc. But I know just because it would 'seem' so, doesn't make it so.

Thanks again!

again, it is not illegal. As I said, if you are a member of a protected class and you can PROVE that this is the reason you are being singled out, then you MAY have a case. BUt from your post that is not the case.

YOu really need to quit micro-managing this issue and file a complaint with HR. Then go from there.