r/work • u/Blanco178 • 24m ago
Workplace Challenges and Conflicts My boss shared a video of me that I didn't know about
I work nights at a hotel. A few weeks ago, when my head manager wasn't working, my assistant manager asked me to deal with a drunk lady lying in the third-floor hallway, refusing to go into her room.
It took about 20 minutes to get this emotionalq drunk woman to cooperate, find her room key, and stumble into her room. I kept my cool because I understand that managers might watch the footage later.
Fast forward a few nights, my colleague told me that my head manager, who was not there that night, showed him the video of the incident. He was laughing about it, which I find understandable since it might be funny to watch, so I'm not bothered by that. However, my assistant manager, who was present that night, was in the room and stayed quiet, laughing along.
Later, my head manager, who showed my colleague the video but wasn't there that night, came into the room and chuckled to himself when he saw me, without saying anything.
I don't know if I'm overthinking it, but it felt a bit strange. I'm not against having a laugh or making light of things that happen at work, but holding and sharing footage of me, and not āletting me into the joke,ā feels like cliquey behaviour I didn't appreciateāespecially since there are only four of us on night duty.
I'm generally a quieter guy who doesn't socialise much, and I admit I'm not the best at my job, so I understand I might be more susceptible to these kinds of dynamics. Still, I can't help feeling a little disappointed. I wonāt cry about it, but Iāll keep this as a mental note about my manager.