cards on the table
I do carry a bit of baggage on this subject.

I worked for a blue chip US company in the UK. Started lower than the post room and worked my way up. After 10 years of fucking hard work I was doing well and had a team of 15 people.

At the time I was a strong anti-sexist and believed ardently in treating all employees equally. I had a female manager, her sex wasn't something I gave a seconds thought to, and employed many woman over the years.

I employed a new woman on the team, and she was OK for 6 months or so, then her work went to rat-shit. In the past I'd always managed to turn people around, so I started paying more attention to her work and trying to help her. But no matter what I tried her work continued to deteriorate.

What I didn't know is that when I said "let's look at what we can do to improve this piece of work" she heard "I FUCKING HATE YOU, YOU FUCKING USLESS BITCH".

Over a period of months she started raising grievances. I don't have space to go into details, but she was a master craftsmen.

The female HR attack dogs took her view and only her view of the situation. Potential unlimited damages in sexual discrimination cases made me more of a liability than an asset and I was "made redundant"

So that was it 10 years hard graft down the toilette cos some unstable piece of shit played the system.

It wasn't too bad though, I took some legal advice and one solicitors letter later I had 2 years wages on top of 1.5 years I left with. And with a new job a couple of months later I had learnt some very valuable lessons.

Employment law stacks the cards hugely in a women's favour. If you are a man do not employ a female candidate unless you are very confident of her abilities.

If you have female employee with performance issues do not attempt to resolve them informally, document everything, ensure there are witnesses, involve HR form the get go.

Edit: BTW, the unstable piece of shit lasted less than 6 more months before getting sacked. An apology from the HR department would have been nice.
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( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 20:48, 9 replies)

this sounds very familiar
my cousin has serious issues, issues that she refuses to acknowledge or get help for. despite being good at what she does, she demands that EVERYONE in her place of work adores her INSTANTLY. as she's a temp, other employees have usually never met her before. she'll be as nice as pie at first, but if there is a single person, especially a man, that shows less than total devotion to her from day one, they are in a giant shitload of trouble. first, she'll complain that they're being nasty to her. then she'll say that they're messing her work up. then she'll put in a formal complaint. when the boss pulls the unfortunate bloke up, he has no idea what's going on, because she's still being nice to him. the result of this is that he will usually question her about the complaint, leading to tears and accusations of harassment. most of the time, the poor fella will be out on his arse before they realise what a fucking mentalist she is. occasionally - but not very often - they'll see through her tricks and she'll be asked to leave quietly. she does, as she knows she can always get another job through her agency. if her victim is a woman, stand well back and watch the fireworks. most women can spot a manipulative bitch a mile off, so battle lines are quickly drawn. after about 3-4 months of all-out warfare, my cousin will fake a nervous breakdown, blame it on this other woman, then leave.
how the fuck she stays employed is beyond me.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 21:33, closed)

That's her!!!!!
Exactly what happend.

Though it's not really the unstable bitch I blame. It's the "women of HR" and employment laws that spring loaded my ejector seat.

I got lucky and landed on my feet, but not a position I'll put myself in again.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 21:54, closed)

i blame her agency
new employers are never told of her history, she's had about a dozen jobs in the last 3 years, resulting in 5 blokes getting canned.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 22:19, closed)

too long...
...did not read
(RichardInSydney would like to know why teh date & time is, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 9:10, closed)

cunt
was that short enough?
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Wed 6 Jan 2010, 10:47, closed)

Arf!

(TheColonel, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 13:33, closed)

The lesson here for companies is surely
do not hire female HR staff.
( Scrumper, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 10:15, closed)

Lesson
... or any HR staff at all
(BearWithLittleBrain, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 10:19, closed)

Imagine such a world
When I die, the presence or absence of HR will be one of the ways I will know if I'm up above or down below.
( Scrumper, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 10:44, closed)