my boss is making my life hell

[ilsonchick]

I have currently been in my job 4 months at a college. My boss is a nightmare and im starting to get to the point were I am asking myself should I make a complaint about her higher up. Ive been quite poorly recently. I caught ringworm at xmas from the college and had 3 days off with it as I couldn't walk cus of the pain. Then I had a day off once as I had been up all night with a migraine.
The other week I had off due to sickness, ear infection and tonsilitus which I had a doctors note for. Still shes made comments like "im disappointed in you" "You should be grateful you got this job I was going to pick someone else"
Today I have told her I will be in at 12-1pm tomorrow due to dentist treatment which I have evidence of she said "I don't care just get yourself in!" im sure I don't have to put up with this. Shes always giving me dog eyes and never speaks to me. Would you complain? Or just keep your head low? Its come to the point now where im scared and crying the night before im due back in work after ive been off sick or had a day off due to appointments xx

[Androcles]

How often are you actually in work? From what you write it doesn't sound too often. If it is as bad as you give the impression, I am not surprised they are getting cheesed off.

Having said that, you should then be told you attendance is unsatisfactory and taken through the disciplinary procedure - I suggest you get a copy and read it. You will have a case if they get it wrong.

[ilsonchick]

i work full time 37.5 hours a week. Ive been off sick a total of 2 weeks on and off due to tonsilitus which the doctor gave me a note for and ringworm which i caught from work! surely if they are cheesed off they still shouldnt treat me like a piece of poo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cheekystar]

have you got a union or staff rep you can talk to? talk to the HR in your company about your experiences - check its in confidence first. You can't help being ill, and if you have doc's certs etc then this proves you've spoke to your GP. I would suggest maybe talking to her about it, saying how you feel and that your worries - take a friend in for support. She may just be trying to be hard on you to give you encouragement to work on - some bosses think this works!

[KK77]

My husband and I have been told the devastating news that we wouldnt be able to conceive naturally and have been advised to start IVF treatment, I was honest with my employers and told them from the begining that I would be going for a lot of tests as we had been trying for two years to get pregnant. I work for a large residential landlord and they have been fantastic and said they fully support me in this difficult time. Unfortunately one of my property managers that I assist has made my life hell over my time off by making mean remarks about my appointments, overloads me with work which stresses me out and sets me up to fail then singles me out as a failure. I started my medication last week which made me really poorly and I had 4 days off work, in this time she has called a meeting with my line manager complaning about my time off in which he explained that I was going through a hard time and needed medical treatment, he made it clear that the company fully supports me which must of irritated her so then she starting slating the quality of my work but explained to her that my performance was more that satisfactory (I really do work my butt off). To cut a long story short I found all this out on my return to work and I just broke down! HR are now investigating her for harassment and I have been pulled off her portfolio. I had to write a letter to HR explaining how she has been treating me over the past year (like crap from day one). To be honest all this has stressed me out even more as the enviornment at work is so frosty, colleagues are whispering to eachother and ingnoring me, now everyone thinks she is the victim. I wished I kept it zipped, kept my head down and got through my IVF, we are self funding, its not cheap, all I do is cry and I never want to go to work. There are quite a few girls that have announced their pregnancies and they dont have problems having time off if they have morning sickness or for appointments. I dont know if I have dont the right