Work Issue

[Raptorsin7]

Hey I have a work issue that came up and I'd be curious to get some advice.

There is a new woman at my work, and her husband works in another department, they are both Indian immigrants, and they just told me that she was crying because some of the other women at work were being mean and not helpful. I am a temporary supervisor so I guess it makes sense to speak to me, but idk how to handle it.

One thing that I think is relevant but hard to approach, is the new girl does not where deodorant and smells terrible. It's very repulsive, and I wonder if this is motivating some of the bullying behavior. I got her husbands number and said he can text me if there are other problems, I was thinking should I mention that to him.

Any insight is appreciated thanks 

[zurew]

9 minutes ago, Raptorsin7 said:

Hey I have a work issue that came up and I'd be curious to get some advice.

There is a new woman at my work, and her husband works in another department, they are both Indian immigrants, and they just told me that she was crying because some of the other women at work were being mean and not helpful. I am a temporary supervisor so I guess it makes sense to speak to me, but idk how to handle it.

One thing that I think is relevant but hard to approach, is the new girl does not where deodorant and smells terrible. It's very repulsive, and I wonder if this is motivating some of the bullying behavior. I got her husbands number and said he can text me if there are other problems, I was thinking should I mention that to him.

Any insight is appreciated thanks 

Maybe you are right on the smelling issue, but it doesn't sounds too exact to me either from the information that you wrote. Maybe she isn't getting bullied, she just can't keep up with the new pressure. Or maybe she is getting bullied for some reason, but you can only get to know that by asking more questions. It could be that she shouldn't be in the position she is in right now, because she can't do the work she needs to do, so if she get an easier position maybe she could handle the stress more well.

I think that if you want to help, you need to gather more information about this situation.

I would ask some clarifying questions from the woman who think she is getting bullied unfairly:

• When did the bullying started?
• What things she is being told?
• Does she know anybody else who is getting bullied the same as her?

 

If you don't get any significant insight about the issue, then you could ask the bullying side as well, what exactly the problem is, how she feels about the situation, whats her take.

That overall should somewhat clarify what is going on, and then according to the information in your hand you can make steps if you want to solve it or not.

[Raptorsin7]

@zurew I think the people hate the smell and have no other way of venting their anger.

I don't like walking near here, and I'm lucky I don't have to sit near here during the shift of I'd be stuck with a rancid smell for 8 hours per day.

I have her husbands number, I think I'll text him and tell him she has to get deodorant. 

But I have no idea how to frame it in a non insulting way