Bullying in CS

Having worked many years inside the Civil Service, I think this interview reflects the “toxic work practices” in some departments. It is easy to come across a bad manager or a bad interviewer. Few and far between. Don’t take it to heart. The best people leave the CS when they get experience. If I were you, I would of course report him to PAS. Maybe you are not alone. Eventually they will see such toxic managers are pushing talent out if the CS. Interrupting you while speaking is just plain rude. I have experienced it from a former manager in the CS just because I wasn’t saying exactly what he wanted to hear, which would actually have helped speed up the project! Your example may well have been relevant so please report such behaviour. Otherwise they win and there are too many in the CS to count already. Take them out when u can!

For those who got through, congratulations!! Please consider joining the union, it will really help you with integrating into the Civil Service which is rather a unique beast as the below articles will show:

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Why are you so against Forsa’s work to allow Civil Servants bring bullying and harassment cases to the WRC??? This is something good for everyone in the CS. I am very certain that without Forsa it would not even be discussed. The greater the numbers Forsa represent the better the chance AOs will get access to the WRC along with many other better working conditions that are common rights in the private sector.

I am only trying to give support to new AOs by informing them about the Union. Forsa represents thousands of HEOs across the Civil Service yet very few AOs. you are correct AOs are not joining the union and so it would have a relatively weak AO contingent hence the lesser priority when Forsa are negotiating salary.

I’m sick of hearing that just because most Civil Servants are good and extremely hard working (which is correct), one can do whatever the hell he wants to destroy someone’s life. This may have worked for some institutions but I believe public servants should be held accountable. There are processes that should have been followed and were not in my department. The behaviour was totally unprofessional and quite frankly disgusting. I had to leave because if anyone found out that someone could get away treating staff like this it would make me sick to say I was a CS.

And I am sick of people putting ‘alleged’ before everything to completely cancel it. I know what I experienced and I have evidence its just that I cannot take this to the WRC or even speak about it really or I loose my pension credits as I signed an official secrets form when I joined the department. It is only ‘alleged’ because I am powerless unless I go to the media and no doubt they will sully my name even further. I can’t afford the lawyers they can. In the end, my name will be dragged through the media or people will assume I was a troublemaker and I will never get a job again. Anyway I signed the official Secret s act. (I believe this is why people don’t speak up in these cases. It is better to save face.)

And If you have been following my threads you will know that I contacted HR (who would not take on the case, they tend to avoid confronting big characters with contacts in the CS.) There should be a separate branch across the CS to deal with this if the WRC is out of reach and all senior management agrees with senior management unless they take issue with the senior manager himself/herself. This is so complex I don’t think the culture will change overnight and DEI in the CS is basically greenwashing for DEI. Look at the stats, minorities are nowhere to be seen as u go up the line and Im taking about people with common disabilities as well. It is a complete disgrace.

I am sorry for what you experienced. I also think you need to read the room and this is a public forum whereby people are looking for details of a campaign. I think that if you cannot let this go and maybe you shouldn't - I don't know but this forum is not a place to address these issues. Mental health professionals and qualified persons to deal with these issues such as these is where you should be looking.

There are good police in the US - there are awful, power hungry police in the US.

There are good people working in the field of AI - there are evil people working in that field.

There are good people within the civil service and there are unkind, manipulative people working there.

Your experience is valid. Your feelings are valid. However, coming into a forum for information about a campaign is not where you should be constantly harping on about this. You are forcing your experience onto others and your incessant comments detract from other people's queries and well intentioned help of others.

This isn't close to my experience of the Civil Service at all.

OP, be careful not to assume all cases are like yours and deter people from what could potentially be a promising career over your bad experience.

Hello,

we are not talking about the good experiences in the Civil Service or the Civil Service in general. Is your statement meant to shut me up? The title is very clear: it refers to a specific case of bullying in the Civil Service. 

I’m a woman but I’m not flooding message boards for survivors of coercive control saying my life as a woman has been great and my partner is great. So it must be their fault right! 

The internet is full of small minded people. Its obvious this is not a platform for change. I’m happy to let it be. The bully is no longer my problem. Some other poor girl will have to deal with him! Haha all the best.