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Working with Mentally and Physically Challenged... and Bullies

by Wendy McKee
(Midland, Ontario, Canada)

Me at a happier time

I was employed for 18 years in total; 4 years ago we had a new full time person come into our house and she introduced herself to me as "I'm known as the B....".

Later I found out that I was the only one whom got this type of introduction and I asked why?? I was the target of her bullying... I could do nothing right, I even walked the wrong way in her eyes. She locked things up so that I could not use them as if to say "you're not capable of using these things".

Week after week I endured insults, reprimands, being reported to HR and the supervisor. If I told her I enjoyed a part of my job, she would take it away, time and time again. I did get verbally aggressive asking her if her children could ever do anything right and are they mentally ok???

Every time she was reported by another staff for doing something wrong, she would in turn report me for the same thing. We had a new supervisor come into the house... she immediately had an attitude toward me and harrassed me for 4 weeks straight until I broke down one day, left suicidal (I was going to drive into the rocks at the side of the highway on my way "home").

During this time, she, the new supervisor and a co-worker were all in the HR office accusing me of physical aggression and contemplating charging me with assault. I emailed work, saying I would not be in the following week... this was relayed to the people in the meeting and they laughed saying "who does that?" I was, and am sick. I cannot even contemplate getting another job. HR dismissed me because I could not see my Dr. when they wanted me to. I have nothing left.

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Jul 10, 2008

Washington, US
by: Sandra

Wendy, don't give up. You are out of an abusive environment, and that's good for you. Find another job. You CAN do it! It doesn't matter if it's flipping burgers if you are happy.

Have you consulted a lawyer? I don't know what the laws are like in Canada. You may be able to sue for something as small as slander. Maybe even something as large as emotional duress.

Bullies love having control over people. They love knowing they can cause you to have thoughts of suicide. THAT'S POWER!!!! Don't let them have that power over you (been there, so I do indeed understand). I know what I'm talking about. If you killed yourself, these people would not be held accountable for you death. The only one who would suffer is you. They would probably laugh over your funeral.

These types of people are worthless. And understand about your verbal aggression... bullying can cause PTSD. Your reactions might be a part of that (and it may be your personality, I don't know you, so I don't know). But when people are put in these situations, they do and say things, plus act, in ways that they would not normally do.

Hang in there, find another job, and keep your life going straight! God bless!

2007darkstar@gmail.com if you want to email me.

Aug 04, 2008

Sales
by: Anonymous

I empathize with you alot. I had been mentally thinking the same thing, but as a Christian, we are called to rise above the situation. That's exactly what I did.

I would call an employment agency, it sounds like you have some great experience, and people like you are needed in this country. The company needed to look how you were performing before these people came in, but usually they don't do that.

In my background, I went to HR, but was told basically to suck it up. I requested to go to another store, but was told that I should not, then my supervisor then told me I should leave the city, and was going to call other stores to recommend me? I don't get it.

Anyways, I have had 2 jobs through employment agencies, they were temporary, but it brought the money in.

Best of Luck in Everything

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