Hi All-
An end has finally come to the most horrible job as an Executive Assistant I have barely made it through the past 16 months. They fired me …weeks after I complained to HR about a hostile environment and abusive manager.
Has anyone been through this? Seriously feel like i have some sort of ptsd (I know what it is well, as I have had it before from a crime)…ey moved my desk to an isolated area of the floor and people no longer talked to me.
I called a lawyer and he just told me I am best to find a healthy work enviornment, take whatever they offer- they told me if I sign an Agreement that they will put on my record I resigned, and was not fired. Feels like bribery.
Wondering if anyone is out there to ‘talk’ with about this? Never experienced bullying before but now sure know how it feels. They need workplace laws against this! Thanks.:mad:
Since the OP is looking for advice, let’s move this to IMHO.
Colibri
General Questions Moderator
Since the OP is looking for advice, let’s move this to IMHO.
Colibri
General Questions Moderator
I was always told Sign Nothing in the event of something like this.
I’ll second that and say check the local bar association for a specialist in employment law. If he says sign, consider it.
I was fired last year after one day after contacting HR to complain about the hostile environment and harassment (which included open homophobia from my boss). Unfortunately I worked in a right -to-work state, so that shit is legal.
In some it isn’t because you’d be a protected class (Minnesota for sure).
OP,
However - generally, your best bet is to put it behind you. I wouldn’t sign that I resigned instead of getting fired, I’d look at them and say “for a good severance package, I won’t contact the lawyer I already talked to weeks ago when I talked to HR, otherwise, you can fire me and I’ll call that lawyer and the EEOC.” And this is what they mean by “HR is not your friend” - go into those conversations WITH an attorney by your side. The outcome is usually very different. You seldom keep your job, but he doesn’t either and you walk away with severance.
What sorts of “hostility” and “harassment” did you complain about - your boss gets to be mean - he doesn’t get to be sexually harassing.
As for talking to someone, there are plenty of people to talk to. I was in a support group for sexual harassment victims and had therapy.
I’m in the Confederacy, so I’m not.
I think you need to share with us what sort of bullying you suffered. Because so far all I’m getting is “They moved my desk to an isolated area and nobody talks to me.” which is nowhere near workplace bullying.
ETA: Looks at join date. Oh never mind.