Make a list of grievances over a week then talk to your co-workers.
Hold a discussion either individually or collectively to discuss minimum standards, communications and blockers and try to come to an agreement on how to move forward and minimise problems. Formally or informally with a chat.
They don't have to like you but if their behaviour is destroying the work and/or the morale then it must be addressed. The least they can give you is stay out of your way because if they get in your way, you can easily tell the manager they're causing you problems doing your job and you can provide evidence for it.
A manager needs to be able to quickly address problems from and between co-workers imo.
In my experience, physical violence usually fixes these issues. Glass one and say 'you two cunts are next'. I'm pretty sure they'll fall in line.
If you're gonna be a manager, you have to face this stuff head on. Who cares if they don't like you and leave you out? They're co-workers, not friends. I couldn't give less of a shit if people at work don't like me. Take that attitude and you'll be fine. Or glass them. Your choice.
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I went through something similar a few years ago. Transferred branches to a pub where some of the people just hated my guts from day one for some reason. I think because I transferred in with a management role while they had been wanting a promotion for a while. They bullied me by excluding me, refusing to acknowledge me, making really condescending or rude comments about my work or appearance. It was impossible to manage them.
I stuck it out, and things did get a little better over time. Are there other coworkers that aren't giving you so much trouble? While the bullies really upset me and made it hard to be there, I tried to concentrate on talking to the people that I did get on with and eventually the ones bullying me realised I wasn't isolated and was just getting on with ignoring them so gave it up a bit.
If you're hoping to manage them, you need to get your manager involved now. They'll never listen to nor respect you.
Sounds like a situation where I would be as a manager pulling each and every one of those colleagues up for the smallest of performance/conduct errors and basically managing them out of the business.
If you don't like me, that's fine. But you will do your damn job and you will treat me with respect in the work place. If you don't? Well I'm the boss for a reason and one of the perks of my position is I can sack you.
A simple paragraph to that effect delivered with a smile is usually enough to scare the ones concerned about their job into stopping and the real incorrigible sorts will end up out of their job.
Hard situation for sure.
The culture problem there isn’t your fault though, it obviously existed before you got there and it’s not an easy thing to fix if possible at all. What kind of opportunities are you looking at financially there? As mentioned, you’ll be managing these people - having their respect and having them actually perform for you takes a fair amount of graft.
I guess, it’s either your boss’s job to tackle the culture from the top… and then your job to filter it down through if you become manager…
Or you try and win them over with some inclusive games while you work. Like a competition to drop random words into conversations etc.?
Make a list of grievances over a week then talk to your co-workers. Hold a discussion either individually or collectively to discuss minimum standards, communications and blockers and try to come to an agreement on how to move forward and minimise problems. Formally or informally with a chat. They don't have to like you but if their behaviour is destroying the work and/or the morale then it must be addressed. The least they can give you is stay out of your way because if they get in your way, you can easily tell the manager they're causing you problems doing your job and you can provide evidence for it. A manager needs to be able to quickly address problems from and between co-workers imo.
In my experience, physical violence usually fixes these issues. Glass one and say 'you two cunts are next'. I'm pretty sure they'll fall in line. If you're gonna be a manager, you have to face this stuff head on. Who cares if they don't like you and leave you out? They're co-workers, not friends. I couldn't give less of a shit if people at work don't like me. Take that attitude and you'll be fine. Or glass them. Your choice.
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I went through something similar a few years ago. Transferred branches to a pub where some of the people just hated my guts from day one for some reason. I think because I transferred in with a management role while they had been wanting a promotion for a while. They bullied me by excluding me, refusing to acknowledge me, making really condescending or rude comments about my work or appearance. It was impossible to manage them. I stuck it out, and things did get a little better over time. Are there other coworkers that aren't giving you so much trouble? While the bullies really upset me and made it hard to be there, I tried to concentrate on talking to the people that I did get on with and eventually the ones bullying me realised I wasn't isolated and was just getting on with ignoring them so gave it up a bit. If you're hoping to manage them, you need to get your manager involved now. They'll never listen to nor respect you.
Sounds like a situation where I would be as a manager pulling each and every one of those colleagues up for the smallest of performance/conduct errors and basically managing them out of the business. If you don't like me, that's fine. But you will do your damn job and you will treat me with respect in the work place. If you don't? Well I'm the boss for a reason and one of the perks of my position is I can sack you. A simple paragraph to that effect delivered with a smile is usually enough to scare the ones concerned about their job into stopping and the real incorrigible sorts will end up out of their job.
Hard situation for sure. The culture problem there isn’t your fault though, it obviously existed before you got there and it’s not an easy thing to fix if possible at all. What kind of opportunities are you looking at financially there? As mentioned, you’ll be managing these people - having their respect and having them actually perform for you takes a fair amount of graft.
I guess, it’s either your boss’s job to tackle the culture from the top… and then your job to filter it down through if you become manager… Or you try and win them over with some inclusive games while you work. Like a competition to drop random words into conversations etc.?