So, I reported to my NM an instance of workplace violence (I was the lucky recipient of such) -- condescending, bully-ish behavior, aggressive, mean, etc. Essentially this staffperson didn't like a decision that had been made that really wasn't any of her business to begin with and because it was after hours and I was in charge, I got stuck on the receiving end of her wrath. My NM was great and took it very seriously after I wrote a very diplomatic, detailed email of the chain of events, which were all witnessed.
Well, it just got back to this staffperson that what she did was a problem. It went to her boss and she apparently at least made her aware of the complaint (not sure if she was disciplined at this point or not.) This staffperson came over to the unit and confronted me about the email and basically denied everything, refused to take any responsibility for her actions, etc. I simply reiterated what I had said in the email and said that I didn't appreciate taking abuse for a decision that wasn't mine to make and that she handled the whole thing very aggressively. She responded to my boss in an email and denied everything to her, too (I told my boss what she had said to me about what she claimed she didn't do as well.) My boss knows the whole thing was witnessed by a bunch of people and didn't buy any of it, and responded accordingly (or so she told me, and I believe her.)
My worry is that now this is going to come back and bite me in the butt.
I wouldn't have said anything but this person has a habit of behaving like this and I worry about my co-workers. I can take all the crap she wants to throw at me, but my worry is that someday she is going to do this to someone else and they are going to go home crying. It's just not cool to have to be put in that situation or work in an environment like that. Obviously I know that reporting this isn't going to be exactly popular with this person and perhaps her work buddies, but I really don't want this to continue happening.
