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Location: In a city within a state where politicians come to get their PHDs in Corruption
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Well there is no doubt I could do the job. It was the same exact role I was doing at company A for years and arguably reporting to people with much more experience and higher caliber CVs. My most recent bosses at company A had an MBA from elite schools, think top 5 programs in all rankings. My most recent supervisor at company B instead not only was quite a bit younger than me but also had less direct experience than me and didn’t even have an MBA or similar degree. However he waited the first assignment to tell me that I was incompetent. A typical case of jealousy, maybe not of discrimination, although while my bosses at company A were well travelled and with plenty international experience, my supervisor at company B never even spent any time abroad.
The real reason for my treatment is cut throat competition. At company A my bosses weren’t threatened by my presence since they were much more experienced than me and actually were mentors to me. At company B instead I was in the same age/experience level of both my supervisor and his manager (head of the group).
I also really realize for most people maturity does come with age. I no longer believe in fast career tracks as you see in some companies. Being good at excel and powerpoint is not the same as being good at managing people or especially mentoring them.
Aha. Show me where it says cutthroat competition is a protected clause under current EEO laws?
Location: In a city within a state where politicians come to get their PHDs in Corruption
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That was actually part of the question. Can bullying/mobbing have any legal claims in US, especially if you are part of a protected category?
No. Not unless the unfavorable treatment was based on any one of the protected classes. Bullying, mobbing isn't one of those classes. Nor is competition.
No. Not unless the unfavorable treatment was based on any one of the protected classes. Bullying, mobbing isn't one of those classes. Nor is competition.
Yes but if you are the only protected class in that peer group then there could be some merit unless you think for a protected class action to take place the employer has to spefically use the words “I am allowing people to treat you like **** and I am now terminating you because you are a woman, or because you are black, gay, etc or foreign”. That is not what the law says. It doesn’t have to be so explicit.
Last edited by JoeReds22; 06-04-2018 at 08:52 AM..
I tend not to refer to blogs when researching facts to educate myself.
I've read and re-read your initial post, but still can't find specific instances of bullying. Most of your examples are ones having to do with work load, job performance, and an over-sensitivity on your part.
That was actually part of the question. Can bullying/mobbing have any legal claims in US, especially if you are part of a protected category?
If you are in a protected category then it's not bullying/mobbing. It's harassment. Employers will frequently categorize legitimate harassing behavior as "bullying" in order to avoid liability. The US would never pass a law on workplace bullying. The courts would never get rid of those cases.
There was work. They simply wouldn’t even let me come close to it. In addition I was in a position where I could be proactive and create my own work but of course they ignored any idea or attempt I made.
Maybe because of this: "according to my supervisor I wasn’t meeting expectations."
I tend not to refer to blogs when researching facts to educate myself.
I've read and re-read your initial post, but still can't find specific instances of bullying. Most of your examples are ones having to do with work load, job performance, and an over-sensitivity on your part.
Well that is your problem. Micromanaging and excluding from work is bullying strategies 101.
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