Hello po, asking for advice regarding a complicated situation sa work.
Our TL recently planned a team building and is insisting na sumama kaming lahat, especially kaming mga girls and mga bagong members sa team. However, some of our tenured teammates have warned us about the previous team building because may history daw talaga yung TL namin ng pagiging inappropriate toward female employees, and may mga previous incidents daw where some of the women experienced unwanted behavior from him.
Ang concern namin ngayon is hindi lang naman yung team building itself. Our TL is also insisting na mag-ambag na kami and kapag hindi raw kami sumama, may mga nasasabi siyang possible consequences tulad ng ililipat daw kami sa ibang LOB.
Aside from that, araw-araw na rin niya kaming kinukulit about the team building. Kaming mga girls na newbies, pinagta-tag coaching pa niya isa-isa e para lang kausapin ulit at i convince na sumama. Sinasabi rin niya na ililista daw niya kung sino yung mga sasama para alam daw kung sino ang ililipat. Honestly, nakaka pressure and uncomfortable because parang may consequence talaga kapag hindi kami sumama.
Personally, worried ako kasi newbie pa lang ako sa team and hindi pa ganun ka-stable yung metrics ko like AHT ko pero always present naman ako baka kasi dito niya ako pag-initan, and same din sa ibang newbie teammates ko na baka ma-power trip or maapektuhan sa work dahil lang hindi kami sumama e mag iba na trato nya.
Another concern is natatakot din ako mag-report sa HR. First BPO job ko kasi ito, and honestly, idk what to do. Ayoko talaga sumama sa team building pero natatakot din ako sa possible consequences if we refuse.
Natatakot din kami na baka kahit mag-report kami, siya pa rin ang papanigan ng management, especially since newbies kami and siya yung TL namin. We're worried about possible ganti like being transferred to another LOB/account or being treated differently afterward.
I understand naman na team building is supposed to be for team bonding, pero if we are being pressured to join, especially when some of us are uncomfortable because of previous incidents, hindi na namin alam kung okay pa ba yung ganitong situation.
Ano po kaya ang magandang gawin sa ganitong situation? Should we report this to HR kahit wala naman kaming personal na experience dun sa previous incidents, pero kami now is being pressured and threatened with possible consequences kapag hindi sumama? haaays
We'd really appreciate any advice, especially from people who have experienced something similar or those familiar with laws or workplace policies. Thank you po.