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325i
02-05-2008, 03:59 PM
I've been with my new job at the hospital for nearly a month now. I work in the facilities department, which is technically, maintenance. I work with all guys and there's my supervisor, the department coordinator who is a middle-aged female. The department director is a man and all the maintenance techs are men, besides one woman, who's the courier.
Anyway, I'm the department secretary and I have my own office. Unfortunately, the staff coffee pot sits in my office next to the main fax machine. Everyone in the department comes by, gets a cup of coffee, talks for a few minutes, and goes about their business. BUT the issue I have is with someone who doesn't even work in our department, who CONSTANTLY comes by and hangs out at the coffee pot for at least 15 minutes, multiple times a day. He will not leave me alone. It's starting to get creepy. This guy is really annoying and tries waaaaay too hard. I have a freaking boyfriend for goodness sake! He follows me around the hospital, it's like he pops out of nowhere, when he knows it's time for me to go to lunch. He constantly bugs me with stupid s*it. He leaves annoying notes at my computer and goes through my things when Iam not there (which has stopped, because my supervisor caught him.) That's what really set me off. I've tried everything I know, in a nice way, to tell him to scram, but I'm out of options and now he's forced me to be nasty about it.

Today he opened the door, stood there and just stared at me. I snapped "Do you need something?" and he said "No" so I said "Then please close the door" and he just gave me a dirty look and stormed out. I told my supervisor that he's left me no choice, that I'm going to have to be firm about it. The only way I know how to be firm, is being a b*tch and that is saying "You need to p*ss off because I'm not interested." However, that's not the best option because I try to get along with everyone and I don't want to be known as the office witch and trouble maker. The supervisor has even warned him once about hanging out in our department and bothering me and the electrician, because he's a got a job of his own to do. My supervisor told me that I could feel free to say whatever I wanted, but it continued, she would have to take over the situation. I honestly do not think he should even be coming by our office, except for delivering & picking up the mail, that's his job and that's all he should be in there for.

Any suggestions on how to handle this?

*golden girl*
02-05-2008, 04:09 PM
That is harrassment. You should not be made to feel uncomfortable at your place of work. Your supervisor needs to step in now. It seems as though you have done what you need to do, even reported the issue to your supervisor. It is now up to them to stop it. If your supervisor does nothing more about it, you need to go to her boss.

CaydensMama
02-05-2008, 04:23 PM
I was in a similar situation at my job, and thankfully now that person doesn't work here anymore. Anyhow, I found that people like that cannot take a hint. I think you should keep up the attitude until they get the point! And yes, your supervisor should be stepping in!

Bonnie
02-05-2008, 05:54 PM
Yes, get the supervisor on it and I think you are a pretty forceful person, Britt, so I think you can get your point across. Either the supervisor intervenes more effectively or you lodge a formal complaint against this guy and get him in trouble in the personnel file. And tell him to F-off in the bargain!

Princesa
02-06-2008, 02:20 PM
I agree with all of the above!

Zzoester
02-07-2008, 03:49 PM
I think you handled it correctly. If/when he does it again, I would just say, "I am busy with work right now and would appreciate it if you would not distract me. Thanks!"

325i
02-07-2008, 06:20 PM
So today the jerk has the nerve to come in my office and start annoying me. I don't work Wednesdays, so I had a pile of stuff to catch up on. I was short with him so he would leave but he said "God, why are you so snippy with me?!" and I said "Seriously you cannot take a hint! Stop bothering me!" and he did. And has avoided me all day long :)

Zzoester
02-08-2008, 12:25 AM
haha. Perfect!! ;)

Val
02-08-2008, 01:21 AM
Well it seems like you got your message across!

GlitterQueen
02-08-2008, 09:10 AM
Finally!!! Hopefully he heard you loud and clear. Good for you.

fbx22
02-09-2008, 06:21 PM
I was gonna say just bring a bunch of pictures to your work area of you and yer bf or bring him in to work some day for a few minutes. But sounds like you got the situation under control! :cool:

325i
02-10-2008, 01:28 PM
Well Friday, I talked to my super and the department director and told them I no longer wanted the coffee pot setup in my office, so they moved it out. This creep has an issue with me moving it and decided to make it public, so I couldn't hold back and went off on him. There was minimal cussing involved, but it definitely got my point across.

Also, the minute I complained, three other people in our dept. did too and he is NO LONGER ALLOWED to come in our dept., except to distribute and pick up the mail. THANK GOODNESS! Now I can finally do my job in peace and I don't have to worry about this pipsqueak following me around and annoying me.

Iroc_86
02-10-2008, 01:57 PM
Yippy for you!

BaybeShell
02-10-2008, 03:14 PM
BRAVO!!!! Wonderful to hear that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dixydoodle
02-10-2008, 03:46 PM
I'm glad it all worked out for you! :D