I’m being bullied at work and management basically told us to “sort it out” – what would you do?
I work in childcare and I’m honestly at a breaking point. I love the children, the families, and most of my coworkers, but there’s one staff member in my room who has been consistently making my job miserable.
It’s not one big dramatic thing, it’s more constant behaviour—undermining me, making things uncomfortable, talking about me to other staff, the parents, just the kind of stuff that builds up over time. Because we’re in the same room, I can’t really avoid her, so I’m dealing with it all day every shift.
I brought it up to management and we had a meeting with the director and assistant director. Their response was basically that we both “have a point” and we just need to work it out between ourselves. I’ve genuinely tried since then, but nothing has changed and I still feel uncomfortable coming into work.
At this point I feel stuck. I don’t want to leave because I actually like my job, but I also don’t know how much longer I can deal with this every day.
I’m considering asking to transfer to another centre within the same company, but I don’t know if that’s the right move or if I should be pushing management harder to step in.
Has anyone dealt with something like this? Did you stay and try to fix it, or just leave? I’d really appreciate any advice.