Putting in a grievance when job could be at risk

Dear All,

I would like to have some advice as I am currently going through a worrying time. I am currently undertaking my CIPD qualification and transitioning from being a PA to HR within my organisation which has been a lifelong ambition. For the past year I have been targeted by an admin in another department who is particularly rude to most people but often runs me down to others and talks to me in an aggressive manner making me feel miserable at work, so after another incident earlier this week I have reported the incident. 

The downside is that this admin is protected by a director and has 17 years of service whereas I only have 14 months and as my organisation is going through some structural changes I fear that if I uphold my grievance then I may be dismissed. Are there grounds of which I can protect myself as I really do not want to lose my job as other than this person I adore the organisation I work for and the work that I do.?

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  • Hi Claire

    I agree with David. Provided you feel able to do this, your best first step is to ask the other person to stop.

    The techniques he describes are the sorts of things you would practice in an assertiveness course. Try googling assertiveness and reading up on how to state a case assertively. I would then get someone you trust to roll-play a conversation with you. Try taking both parts and roll-play being the other person as well as yourself.

    Who did you report this to and do you know what, if anything, they will do about it?
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  • Hi Claire

    I agree with David. Provided you feel able to do this, your best first step is to ask the other person to stop.

    The techniques he describes are the sorts of things you would practice in an assertiveness course. Try googling assertiveness and reading up on how to state a case assertively. I would then get someone you trust to roll-play a conversation with you. Try taking both parts and roll-play being the other person as well as yourself.

    Who did you report this to and do you know what, if anything, they will do about it?
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