I’m thinking of Complaining against my senior through anonymous mail to head of the office. I’m central government employee. Should i?

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        February 2, 2025 at 1:13 pm
        I’ve wrote a comprehensive anonymous letter to most senior in our office (which I’ve not sent yet). He has created very hostile environment in our section. Everyone is unhappy with him. But nobody complains because of fear of loosing their govt job.
        The atmosphere is really affecting my personal and professional life both.
        He use humiliating language, unnecessary Minor correction in files, shouting in front of colleagues, cancelling leaves etc. Some colleagues even joking have said that they have suicidal tendency due to him.

        Although I’ve not any solid proof but if anyone enquire privately. , almost all colleague will speak about him.

        May be this way he becomes little humble. I don’t know if I’m doing right.

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          February 2, 2025 at 1:18 pm
          You should definitely go for it, no matter what, things shouldn’t take a toll on personal peace.

          Which services are you in?

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              February 2, 2025 at 1:22 pm
              I’m little scared about sharing more information. I’ve no other sources of income in my family. Thinking a lot for past days if i should do it or just accept the environment. I’ve not been able to do anything even in my free time due to this.

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              February 2, 2025 at 1:20 pm
              If you are sending an anonymous mail then make sure the mail id also be anonymous.

              Don’t use your obvious mail id…

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                  February 2, 2025 at 1:27 pm
                  yes I’m thinking about it.

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                      February 2, 2025 at 1:39 pm
                      use ProtonMail and a VPN

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                    February 2, 2025 at 1:21 pm
                    Isnt govt job like permanant job…..i didn’t know one can lose govt job too that too because of senior….I thought they will either transfer or suspend

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                        February 2, 2025 at 1:24 pm
                        I’m in head office where very seniors officer seat. They can do anything. Even though my senior is only group B officer.

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                            February 3, 2025 at 7:51 am
                            unlikely. even if you are group ‘C’, a full fledged proceeding will take place that too for a grievance misconduct. In most cases, one will be slapped with a censure or withholding of increment.

                            complaints are part and parcel of central government offices. anonymous will be ignored mostly.

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                          February 2, 2025 at 1:22 pm
                          Avg day im life of a indian armed forces personnel.

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                              February 2, 2025 at 1:27 pm
                              sorry for u brother. people think all govt jobs are easy. I’ve worked in multiple private jibs before. Not even close to the hosting environment I’m currently in. Can’t leave because i have not any professional degree. It will be very hard to grab any good private job without it

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                              February 2, 2025 at 1:24 pm
                              If it is regular post mail, post it from a location that you don’t go normally. If it is email, go to a cyber centre far away and use VPN. Also make sure your language in the letter is different than how you usually write etc so they don’t trace it back.

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                                  February 2, 2025 at 1:29 pm
                                  If higher officers will also not take this seriously i may be in danger. Because my senior has almost 10 employees under him and only 3 4 can write proper letter. It’ll not be difficult to find me if it will backfire me.

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                                      February 2, 2025 at 1:32 pm
                                      Write in the language you’re not fluent in. Preferably a language that several others can also fluently / somewhat fluently speak/ write in.

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                                        February 2, 2025 at 3:29 pm
                                        Use chat gpt. Put your message and ask it to write it in a different tone.

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                                      February 2, 2025 at 1:30 pm
                                      Job security of state and central government employees is top notch in india. One cannot just fire you from your government job unless you’ve done some heinous crime. At most you will get a few days/weeks of suspension. As for how to deal with your abusive senior, if you want to write an anonymous complaint about him, make sure to do so in a way that he doesn’t know that you wrote it. But the best scenario here would be to include all of your co-workers who are fed up of him and collectively file a complaint. It will definitely be more effective. Convince them.

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                                          February 2, 2025 at 3:46 pm
                                          >>Β It will definitely be more effective. Convince them.

                                          If they don’t agree, then they will tell your boss who wrote the mail

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                                          February 2, 2025 at 1:33 pm
                                          Make sure that you word it so that the staff need a better environment to work effectively and cc to the PMOs office.

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                                            February 2, 2025 at 1:39 pm
                                            If it is harassment, record all possible and then make a grievance complaint to human rights office. They will independently investigate. If your office threatens you, release the evidence, he or she will change for the rest of his or her life.

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                                              February 2, 2025 at 1:58 pm
                                              Just don’t ….dnt fuck up ur carrer and job security..it will come back to you in every possible way . What happens to whistleblowers in india just google fr once .

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                                                  February 2, 2025 at 2:59 pm
                                                  ok, I’m also scared. I think i should drop this idea. It’s just it is occupying my mind that even during leaves I can’t think about anything.

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                                                  February 2, 2025 at 1:59 pm
                                                  These rats have the mentality of a criminal or a rapist. It is unlikely that he will take time out to read your mail. Even if he does, trust me, he will be proud of himself. You are giving him the one thing he wants, confirmation that he has made someone’s life miserable. That will just reinforce his behaviour.

                                                  Anonymous complaints are not worth the server space they occupy. If you are a girl, lodge a written complaint with a senior lady officer. That is the only thing that can set him right if we are lucky. In many cases even that doesn’t work!

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                                                    February 2, 2025 at 2:03 pm
                                                    Knowing sarkaari office working (and I have experience dealing with them via govt tenders etc), all anonymous complaints are promptly ignored. Indian govt departments think they are the most effecient and any anonymous complaints are ‘mischief’ designed to impact the almighty ‘morale’ of the most effecient govt dept in the world.
                                                    So unfortunately someone would have to bite the bullet and make a complaint under their name

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                                                      February 2, 2025 at 2:04 pm
                                                      What can your senior do? He will at max get you transferred to a different section or location?

                                                      I don’t think there is anything like performance metrics involved as the promotions are purely based on seniority. Initiating disciplinary action requires a higher authority to approve the same and then a proper enquiry before award of a penalty.

                                                      Are you worried about transfer or is there anything else your senior can do? Please clarify.

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                                                          February 2, 2025 at 2:55 pm
                                                          Even by rule he can make extreme work pressure on me. Something he gives very difficult tasks which needs proper training to new employees deliberately so they make mistakes. He put it in file work and humiliate them. These are few of his tactics.

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                                                              February 2, 2025 at 4:48 pm
                                                              Just make sure to you save your skin by being safe on paper. Example – Making it clear that you don’t have sufficient experience to handle the task, showing that you have put your efforts and asking for written orders if necessary.Β 

                                                              Such steps will save you if something you did reaches enquiry stage.Β 

                                                              The tantrums can be ignored as they don’t have any significance in your career.Β 

                                                              If you have a union, try discussing this issue with them.Β 

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                                                            February 2, 2025 at 2:10 pm
                                                            Please check the process for bringing up such issues in your workplace. Check with other senior officials you know or worked with personally, on how to handle such things.
                                                            Typically bureaucracy loves to punish it’s own without there being any official record.

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                                                              February 2, 2025 at 2:42 pm
                                                              Dude if it’s corruption related report to CVC
                                                              If it’s about work environment, then you’re very unlucky, I am yet to come across any mechanism for reporting seniors that doesn’t risk a boomerang πŸͺƒ…
                                                              If writing an email, then direct it to a Bunch of the top of the top brass and bulk send to all of them including your boss’s boss and local GM in the loop….
                                                              Use disposable email id and a VPN…..

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                                                                February 2, 2025 at 3:22 pm
                                                                Without tangible evidence, it will be difficult to get anything to change. If he is a high performer and the seniors like him, then any investigation may be unyielding. SEBI employees did that against the Chairman – and despite the hostile circumstances around, not much happened.

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                                                                  February 2, 2025 at 3:40 pm
                                                                  >>fear of loosing their govt job

                                                                  I heard Govt job is secured for lifetime.

                                                                  Are you sure , one can loose govt by complaining ?Β 

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                                                                      February 2, 2025 at 3:48 pm
                                                                      In small office seniors do not hold much power but I’m in head office where it can be a peace of cake. I’ve seen people transferring over night for small issues.

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                                                                      February 2, 2025 at 4:05 pm
                                                                      As per the policy, anonymous complaints are not entertained and no action is to be taken. Since, you are a government employee, first assess that what you are feeling is whether emotional or factual. If it is factual, then take up your complaints as per the grievance redressal mechanism of your department.

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                                                                        February 2, 2025 at 4:10 pm
                                                                        Unanimous complaints in central government are disposed off without any action. This is the rule.

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                                                                          February 2, 2025 at 4:12 pm
                                                                          Writing to pmo public grevience might help. But then you are bypassing the hierarchy which is a rule violation in itself. The expected process is to write to the right person β€œthrough proper channel”

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                                                                            February 2, 2025 at 4:43 pm
                                                                            I was in a similar position. Moulded a situation in office where I knew he will lose his cool and then proceeded to have a small fight with him during an important VIP visit.
                                                                            He got an earful once he escalated the issue as it was not important considering the VIP visit.

                                                                            Soon, I was transferred without any memo/warning/letter. Life has been good since then.

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                                                                              February 2, 2025 at 4:51 pm
                                                                              OP are you a doctor? Your boss sounds like my boss.

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                                                                                February 2, 2025 at 4:51 pm
                                                                                NAL. Bro in which sector/type of job are you like PSUs/bank/center/state.
                                                                                Every government organisations has a union which may be able to help.

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                                                                                  February 2, 2025 at 5:40 pm
                                                                                  If you’re a regular employee. He can’t do much except maybe recommend you for a transfer. If you’re a provisional employee, nothing much you can do except to develop a thick skin.

                                                                                  You can lodge complains via the cpgram portal. It’s not anonymous but you can use your remote family details.

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                                                                                    February 2, 2025 at 6:27 pm
                                                                                    You should not write it or email it or post it. It should come from a different source. Ping me, if you need help.

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                                                                                        February 2, 2025 at 6:46 pm
                                                                                        how can you help me?

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                                                                                            February 3, 2025 at 5:34 am
                                                                                            Anonymous emails from a different location and differently worded

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                                                                                          February 3, 2025 at 1:09 am
                                                                                          You should send it anonymously but do know that in most cases in India they don’t act on such reports. Maybe involve the media , some evidence like samples from his abusive emails, or recording from his calls etc.

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                                                                                            February 3, 2025 at 1:38 pm
                                                                                            Govt departments don’t act on anonymous complaint. Further, if you don’t have any evidence and nobody else is going to testify then surely you are digging your grave. Just get a thick skin or get transferred from that palce or proceed on a sick leave. As the proverb goes ‘ pani me rahkar magarmach se bair’, it’s risky for you to complain.
                                                                                            Try some innovative ideas either to please him so that he alters his behaviour or else to piss him but covertly.

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