OK so I'm sure most of us enjoy work related "banter" and have a laugh and a joke with the boys, I for one is as guilty as charged considering I've been working at my place for almost 7 years now (since I was 17) but recently a middle aged man who has been there as long as I have has been subjected to a few lads trying to wind him up, I must stress this man suffers with mild autism so he has social communication problems as well as other little habits (such as making animal noises quietly)
Now these lads have been targeting these little habits of his and constantly copying them and he's been responding by saying everything they do in life is shit! Now I did warn them to ignore these comments and made it clear on the guys condition but they chose to ignore my advise and then the otherday the lads were at it again but something went wrong that the youngest lad didn't like, apparently the middle aged man responded with a comment I was told by one of the lads calling the youngest one an "idiot" this lad who's about 19 blew up and started calling him a idiot and saying he's got no kids or family and lives at home with his mum and dad, still ranting and calling him a idiot about an hour later the boss (laughing at the situation) asked me what went on I told him the lad was out of order but it seems that I got stitched up and the manager told the young lad I had grassed on him....
Some how I've been made out to be the bad guy but really I don't mind banter but full blown bullying is our of order....