Comments by "jumble stiltskin" (@jumblestiltskin1365) on "How the HR Monster Destroyed the Workplace: The Woke Mission Creep of Human Resources Departments" video.

I work in the NHS Laboratory services having come from 23 years in the Armed Forces. I have been in this job since i retired from Forces last year. I never thought that after all i had seen serving the country that something like the NHS could break me. I was wrong. I am surrounded by colleagues that frequently display feckless idiocy, borderline malpractice, managers who are distant, ignorant and lack basic skills in leadership and supervision. Its also going without saying that "my face isn't reflected where i work" to borrow a term from the nu-speak. There are 47 in my section just 4 of which are white males - for the rest - overwhelmingly ethnic, overwhelmingly female. I can deal with all of that if it werent for the constant displays i listed above. The straw broke for me last week, I challenged a colleagues unacceptable behaviour (a junior colleague that is a visible minority) where she has gone missing for 40 mins from the dept, it was very busy and no senior management were on the floor. When said colleague came back i asked politely if she had returned from lunch, replied one word "No". I pushed and asked her where she had been, one word replied "Toilet". I pushed again and asked why she was gone for 40 mins, now the true disdain and malice presented itself when she replied in a terse, dripping with disdain one word answer "PERIODS". She reported me to the band 8 manager who took me to her office, many truths were spoken and to cut a longer story short - walked out of the dept after informing the manager that i didn't feel safe to handle patient results. This incident was only the straw that broke the camels back. I am now awaiting assessment for mental health issues.
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@doris.from.pinner wouldn't know where to start with anything like this. Even the union haven't been of much support. I suppose I'll see where the path leads and try not to trip on any landmines while doing so.
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@doris.from.pinner there is a few there like me that see the place for the pit of misery that it is. I'm just not sure I am on the right side of the game anymore having had one other major experience with justice in the UK 15 years ago trying to get my 5 year old son from the alcoholic ex wife. I was on the wrong side of that also. I'm not sure I have the depth of sustainability for something like this. I will keep it in mind though and see where the thing goes, early days yet. Thanks for the encouragement though.
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