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I still have a lot of problems . . . very low self-esteem, dread of meeting people or dealing with people . . . unable to sleep . . . it really does affect you . . . you feel kind of broken. You are damaged now and feel that people will detect that in you.
The harassment occurred when I was 24 years old and very proud of my broadcasting design job. There were several instances when I was approached by my supervisor. S. Camacho, my boss who tried to corner me and touch me as I slid out from under his hands and went back to my seat. This happened several times and I said and did nothing. I did not know what to say or do. I stayed with the job all summer and just dealt with it as friends told me to do.
Then…. He started bullying me extensively, yelling me in front of my coworkers, threatening my job privately in his office, and discouraging alliances with coworkers. He treated people similarly in other departments, yelling at them in meetings. I tried to appease him until he threatened my job, at which point I constructed a letter to human resources. Then he got a new job in Denver.
My colleagues are fine, but unfortunately I don't get along with the head of department who has an extremely "rough around the edge" personality and besides is extremely gross (burps, farts, talks loud, opens the windows in the middle of wonter without asking persmission to the 3 coworkers in the room, speaks to himself while doing a task, makes all kinds of noises-not in front of his hiearchy of course-). I believe the guy has a lot of personal issues (a former coworker of his told me that his divorce a few years ago his character changed for the worse) and he likes to pick on me! unfortunately I don't think there is much I can do...
Then there are those organizations who use bullying tactics to drive employees to quit due to budget cuts. They want to save every penny and avoid paying unemployment. I just went through a hell like this.
I think that workplace hostility should be an "equal opportunity" issue -- not just for protected "classes" of people.
There's simply too many mean people in the workplace who enjoy causing other people pain -- and then thrive on talking about it to anyone who will listen.
It ruins the workplace environment and brings down morale for everyone -- not just those involved.
If I was in charge of the world and able to re-write the laws, there would be "no harrassment" allowed in the workplace.
It's too bad that people have to have Federal Laws governing what should be ordinary kindness and respect for other human beings.
I just don't think it is realistic to legislate civility. It is very subjective (one person's "joke" is another's "harassment" and one person's idea of "being real" is "meanness" to another) and there will always be mean and inappropriate people in the world. Why employers should be allowed to be sued by employees just because they don't get along with their co-workers is beyond me.
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