Feel the karma

Some of you may have read my previous posts about how I was having a hard time at work. There is a small close knit group (of three) of bullies in the department that is always targeting me and a couple of other women in the department.

Recently two of them (the group) was off sick. They both return to work today. There was a lot of whispering going on between the 'group' . Anyway it turns out that one of them (lady A) has applied for a team leader post and today was the day that she would find out whether she was successful or not. One of the ladies exclaimed - when I reminded her that the Support Manager was walking around on our floor yesterday - 'Oh no wonder he was down here he was probably looking for you to tell you the good news' she told the lady A.

Anyway speak of the devil, the Support Manager was on our floor again and surely enough he came down to see lady A. They both went away to a small meeting room . We all went about our work until another lady commented that the lady A has been gone for quite some time now. They all assumed that it will be good news, I on the other hand had thought otherwise. As usually if it was good news it will be a quick message to convey and if it is bad news it will take longer. As the recipient need to know as well why s/he didn't make it and ways to do better the next time.

After about another half an hour, lady A came out of the meeting room and the Support Manager went back to his office (which is on the floor above us). Lady A called my team leader for a quick chat in the small meeting room. By then everyone was curious on what was the outcome - whether she got it or not. She and TL was in the meeting room for a good half hour.

Finally when they both came out, we all knew what had happened - she didn't get the job.

By lunch time another shocking news, she will be transferred out of the department and we are getting another deputy team leader. (Decision was made by Support Manager).

Understandably she cried her eyes out, I think two big news like these is a bit overwhelming. Honestly both of the news weren't great (for her).

I am not heartless , I do understand that she might be feeling utterly disappointed as she has been a deputy team leader for nearly five years now and I do empathise that her move to the other department which may seemed like taking a step backwards as she is going to a department that is more laid back and only deals with closed book policies. On the other hand, I feel the karma working.

Do NOT treat others meanly as it will bite you back - in one way or another.