tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post4241723392123045490..comments2024-03-01T22:23:29.787+00:00Comments on Bullying of Academics in Higher Education: Killed by a culture of institutional zealotry - Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post-84408084445059513432010-05-26T22:19:54.723+00:002010-05-26T22:19:54.723+00:00Starkie and co should be charged with harrassment ...Starkie and co should be charged with harrassment and gross negligence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post-15259933765928983012010-02-16T13:12:09.253+00:002010-02-16T13:12:09.253+00:00Simply it is a case of punishment fitting the crim...Simply it is a case of punishment fitting the crime. Would I be upset if an employee forged my signature? Yes. Would I send around a sharp email asking that this never be done in any circumstances ever? Yes. Would I call a meeting and find out what those circumstances could be so that I could have a contingency plan in place (a list of occasions produced by me and signed off on by all staff where it is acceptable to use an electronic signature / rubber signature stamp and an understanding that in all other instances any form goes to a person designated by me for signing)? Yes. Would I have a private meeting with the employee and find out whether he had ever done this before? Yes. Would I warn said employee never, ever to do it again? Yes. Would I alert HR? Maybe. It depends on the employee and their record over all, and also on how sane I personally thought HR would be. Would I put the breaks on if I realised that the matter had blown out of all proportion and was causing the employee distress? You bet. This was an organisational problem. I don't just blame Mrs Starkie. I blame the organisational culture and her superiors who did not tell her to deal with it in a proportional way and solve the problem rather than gunning for the individual. The organisation should also have kept an eye on Mrs Starkie to make sure she understood the difference between 'manager' and 'petty tyrant'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com