Bunny Corcoran

Today was rather eventful in more ways than one.

Firstly, that vile crone at work that some of you will remember me having blogged about in my prior incarnation, wound me up something chronic to the point that I raised an official complaint that I sent to the Head of the London office, CC’d to the HR Manager, the CEO and the FD. Let’s just say I went in all guns blazing.

To cut a long story short I was summoned to a meeting (of head of London, CEO and HR Manager). I had no idea what to expect. I was somewhat shocked to be told they were very grateful for my email, that there were very serious issues with this employee and that they are trying to build up a bank of written evidence (i.e. complaints) that will be used to ‘pursue matters’. This woman has seriously, very seriously, upset a lot of people in the company. But they can’t just sack her as that kind of thing can’t just be done like that these days. One has to follow due process. If you don’t, you can be liable for constructive dismissal and it gets VERY messy. So they’re having to do things, understandably, fully by the book.

I encouraged others (who I know have been extremely wound up by this individual, bullied even, on previous occasions) to make written complaints which they have now done. We’ll see what happens. I imagine that she’ll have a written warning now (she’s had a verbal already). After that she’s on very thin ice indeed. There are also rumours that she is having an improper relationship with her boss (a wealthy divorcee and very senior director). C’est la vie.

In other news a major, major announcement was made by the CEO this morning. It was highly confidential and I daren’t reference it, suffice to say a long overdue step-change is coming. Something really seismic in the firm’s history and future that is well, well overdue. Interesting times indeed.

I’ve not yet had feedback from the interview I attended on Tuesday.

I went to the gym after work which was fine, enjoyable even. Dinner was a small M&S salad (one of those wild rice things) followed by a probiotic vanilla yoghurt with a chopped up apple and a handful of mixed nuts. Oh, and 3 glasses of wine (I’d opened a bottle last night and had 1/2 then).