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The Human Resource director in our organization uses her position and access to the Chief Executive Officer to make trouble for employees and directors. I recently, as Finance Director experienced a situation where the CEO admonished me for not completing a task that was requested by the HR director. I was called to his office and “chewed on” in front of the HR director. There was no need to get the CEO involved. The processes to complete the task were underway. I decided not to accept the criticism and I became very emotional. I told the truth loudly- that the HR director is a trouble maker and that I do not trust her. I explained that the processes were underway, that I had not “dropped the ball” and that I was not trying to delay or stall the completion of the request.
The CEO did not interrupt me and let me explain. The thin relationship between myself and the HR director is now broken. Should I feel guilty about defending myself? What does a good Catholic do in situations like this? I appreciate any advice you can offer.
Being a young Professional in a growing work place there tend to conflicts where there really shouldn’t be. Being an intern, there is really not that much I can do, although at times because of my position in the projects, I am the most knowledgeable. I had one time where I was finishing off a major project that I had run for approximately 6 months, and certain contractors wouldn’t listen to me. I had given them all the information that they had needed in order to do the job properly and specific instructions on how I would like to get it done. They deliberately refused to follow my directions, and I had to bring plant management into the situation. I almost flew off the handle at them and started to cuss them out, but a few Hail Mary’s and a few “Jesus Help Me”‘s kept it under control. It really does help a lot.
Thanks for sharing Patrick. Just a few quick prayers can do a lot to bring peace to situations of conflict.
It’s very difficult to not be hard on myself in instances of conflict. I try to accept as much as I can, learn what God wants me to learn, and then quickly move on. It’s difficult to cultivate personal relationships in the workplace where conflict arises. Therefore, I see my personal life having definitive separation from my professional life in many ways.