My complaint:
After working a year at Home Bargains at Stanley, County Durham, I want to report an assistant manager by the name Joanne Kirkbride, she is a bully and there are many examples I’m about to list:
When my shift finished, I said “see you later” she responded “fuck off then, I’ve had enough of you”
Screams at you and calls you a liar when I have proven myself right
She has also told the whole fill shift that they aren’t allowed to speak to anyone but customers if they need help until our shift has finished (this gives bad communication with our colleagues) and if we do talk, we get punished
Joanne has also screamed at my colleague for ‘not working faster enough’ to the point she has crying
I could not count on my hands how many times she has thrown insults at me as it happened too many times
Joanne brings down the motivation to work there as I dreaded to start work when she was in, the morale in the work force has been massively decreased.
A lot of my have complained to me and other staff members about her bullying people daily basis
Joanne also asks why I can come into work on my days off Infront of the whole staff and what’s to know private stuff that I’m doing that the whole team doesn’t need to know.
I was on a 16 Hour contract, and I decided to help my team out by putting 50 hours into work, the week I finished my shift, and she made a comment saying “I heard you worked absolutely shit last week”
Joanne also threatened to terminate my contract as I was off for over a week due to food poisoning and asking very private questions that should not be shared.
Joanne has also changed my shifts the night before my days off, setting me up for bother (I know it was definitely my day off as I write all days, I’m at work in my diary) then proceeds to ring me to why I’m not in for my shift then when I confront her to why she changed my shift the night before she denies it.
She made another comment towards another staff member when he was on till 6 he was not able to come off so he asked me to fill up his water bottle, when I was filling it up she said “what are you doing filling your water bottle up” I responded “Its not for me its for ____” she then replied with “ right that’s enough or he’s going to fucking piss himself” which was only a quarter full.
She has also made comments about gay people who have worked in home bargains that have been forced to leave due to her bullying and when he did hand his notice in, she said “you’ll do the business the world of good by leaving”
There was an instance where I was 1 minute late on the clock in due to personal reasons and I got screamed at and stated “do you think it is acceptable to be late” I replied “well no that’s why I said sorry” which made her explode with anger.
I have also come home multiple times furious with the comments she has made, and nothing ever gets done she targets people as the power has gotten to her head as she is assistant ‘manager’
She has also given me time off unpaid (1 week) as this was a holiday booked before I started working there and I came back from my holiday she knew I was there but asked questions to why I was off and had given her notice to why I wasn’t in as it was unpaid then proceeded to make me sign a return to work or threatened to terminate my contract if I didn’t sign.
I think the way she runs the place is disgusting, especially how she makes other people feel. If no one has caught on yet therefore Home Bargains, Stanley has such a high staff turnover, I am speaking for a lot of people who have worked at home bargains but have left because of her. They have been scared to make reports on her especially people who still work there as they a frightened that their contracts could be terminated, or she will make their work even worse.
Something needs to be done ASAP!
Suggested solution:
Something needs to be done about it and needs to be reviewed desperately