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"Do you plan to have children in the next five years?" » « what do you think of the 35 hours? "Are you a smoker?" During the interview, the questions were so bizarre that Elisa felt that things weren't right in that translation box. “The cigarette, I understood later that it was to know if we would take breaks. But now, I had just left my translation school and I needed an experience on my CV. So I took it upon myself. The rules of procedure are "grotesque": ban on speaking with his colleagues (they communicated by Post-it!), all emails reread by his superior, ban on having his mobile phone on... "regularly, the boss s sat behind me and said to me: "Do you have the impression of being efficient there?" » one day, a colleague picks up her belongings when it is only 11 o'clock. Elisa whispers to him: “Where are you going? she replies (also whispering): “I'm fired but I don't have the right to say so. Delusional. “I discovered the full power of bullying. We all followed like sheep, me the first when I'm pretty big mouth. With this job, I learned to shut up and that you had to expect anything in the job. (Elisa, 31, Barcelona)
Our expert: Claude de Scorraille, 49, psychotherapist at LACT (La Clinique du travail)
“The first questions speak volumes: the recruiter is looking for submitted profiles. He is in total control. Faced with a harassing boss, keeping quiet is not the right tactic. Not rebel either! You have to be more strategic: "kill the snake with its own venom". You have to recreate the relationship. Elisa could have replied: “Thank you for your attention. I know that everything you do is to make things go well. Above all, tell me if there is something wrong with you in my work.” You have to over-solicit your return, to the point of deliberately making small mistakes. The harasser will be destabilized and will no longer enjoy harassing.
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