GRIPE NIGHT #19 - PUBLIC SERVANT BULLIES

The workplace is full of bullies but in the media of late there has been great emphasis on the magnitude of bullies in the public service.

It appears to be absolutely rife and in NSW there are currently internal investigations and formal proceedings taking place in order to address the issue.

But it seems the problem often is that the people appearing to be doing the ground work or the noble act of taking this action are quite often the main culprits themselves and in showing such public disdain for it they attempt to shield themselves from scrutiny.

The public service appears to be full of power hungry nobodies who thrive on being big fish in little ponds and crush anybody who infiltrate their territory, and those who don't behave within their expected parameters.

It sounds very much like a coven of witches with a head witch wielding the office power, flanked by a powerless witch who does all the grunt work and finds out all the gossip under the guise of a friendly colleague.

They hear everything, see everything and know everything through networking under the table and covert operations and if they discover something they do not like, they use this network to crush and destroy.

To the unsuspecting worker, they appear to be lovely and very helpful people. But its all a ploy as they help you so that you are indebted to them, and they own you. The minute you stop feeding them the information they thrive on, they begin to dispose of you.

Bullies and the public service go hand in hand, so if you choose to enter this arena be prepared and have your wits about you. Never give them anything that can be used against you and remember above all else, no one is ever really your friend. They will throw you to the wolves the minute it's in their best interest.

Now there must be thousands of lovely people who somehow manage to survive amongst the witches, but bullies are despicable and I pity them for their lives must thrive on negativity and bitterness.

Give me the private sector any day, but yes, even that is not immune from the evils of bullying.

But only recently the Public Service in New South Wales has admitted it's full of bullies and we all know that bullies must be stopped and exposed for the cowards that they really are.

J G S