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Okay so I work at Subway and have for about three weeks. Lately people have been really mean to me: I was never trained in much except making sandwhiches and so this one girl whose my age sighes heavily every time i need her help and makes nasty comments about how mad she gets with me, talks about me to everyone, and is unfair with me more then anyone else. Now two other workers are talking about me, when they think I can't hear, and i got a knife flung at me for apparently just ' standing there' when there was a bunch of people in line. There is only two people who are nice to me at all, people who don't stop talking as soon as i walk into the room. I've been treated terribly by almost every single person there and feel like quiting because their driving me out. Am i over reacting or does this sound reasonable?
This is definitely not an overreaction. You are being bullied. Bullying is not just exclusive to classrooms and you are not alone, take a look at these statistics from Wikipedia:
'Statistics from the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention show that one in three employees personally experiences bullying at some point in their working lives. At any given time, 1 out of every 10 employees is a target of workplace bullying. Nearly half of all American workers (49%) have been affected by workplace bullying, either being a target themselves or having witnessed abusive behavior against a co-worker.'
Isn't that unbelievable?
These people have no right to treat you like this and their behaviour is unacceptable. Bullying is never okay, no matter what your age or where you are. Make sure your parents know what is going on, having people on your side will make you feel less alone.
I suggest you go straight to your manager to let him/her know what is going on in their establishment. If he/she is actually one of the bullies, then contact your area manager or write directly to the company. It is unlikely that the bosses of a company as big as Subway will accept this behaviour and allow it to continue as it makes them look bad.
It is likely that they will have procedures for incidents like this, so don't suffer in silence.
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thank you very much. it actually was my manager who threw the knife my way, one of the two other mean women at the work place. :) :(
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