Author: Lynda Twist

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“I was the Comptroller and Human Resource Manager at a company where I worked for 12 years. The bullying began almost immediately. In my first week, a senior employee — now a local legislator — sent me inappropriate messages commenting on my appearance. This behavior was common; many women had a “do-not-wear” pile of clothing…

COMPANY PUBLIC IMAGE NOT WHAT IT APPEARS

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“In 2019, while going through a divorce from an abusive spouse, I was working at a company where I’d built a strong 11-year tenure. I shared a workspace with three newer coworkers — two of whom had previously staged interventions urging me to leave my husband. At the time, I considered them friends. After my…

YEARS OF MOBBING AND WORKPLACE ABUSE

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“I was forced into early retirement after enduring years of mobbing and workplace abuse that extended beyond the office, infecting every aspect of my life — socially, professionally, and personally. What started as toxic workplace behavior escalated into complete social isolation. Friends disappeared, communities turned cold, and my professional reputation was quietly destroyed without a…

ABUSE AT GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY

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I worked in a government office handling child and family welfare cases for over 14 years. As a former client of the same agency—survivor of child abuse and domestic violence—I took my work seriously and with deep compassion. Over the years, I endured two separate rounds of extreme workplace abuse under two different supervisors. The…

EXTREME WORKPLACE ABUSE

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“I worked in a government office handling child and family welfare cases for over 14 years. As a former client of the same agency — survivor of child abuse and domestic violence — I took my work seriously and with deep compassion. Over the years, I endured two separate rounds of extreme workplace abuse under…

PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE in social work

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“I worked as a social worker in Adult Services within the In-Home Supportive Services Program at a city human services department. The bullying began almost immediately after I started and quickly escalated. My supervisor’s behavior was humiliating and demeaning — she once referred to me as having an “inadequate personality.” She targeted others in the…

RACIAL TARGETING

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“I worked at a legal tech company as an account manager beginning in February 2022. I was the only Black American in my department, and one of only three Black employees in the entire company. The rest of the team was white. From the start, I faced exclusion and hostility. I was blocked from attending…

PROFESSOR TARGETED

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“Until mid-2022, I worked as a tenured associate professor at a major public university. I was hired in 2017 and quickly gained national recognition for my research in people-centered historic preservation — work that focused on diversity, inclusion, and social justice. My growing reputation triggered resentment from a senior professor in my department, who began…

TOXIC WORKPLACE LEADS TO TERMINATION

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“I worked as a benefits outreach coordinator at a nonprofit food assistance organization. Early on, I participated in an internal staff presentation and shared that many in the Latinx community weren’t receiving food stamps due to documentation barriers and employers’ fears of verifying income for undocumented workers. While the feedback I received was overwhelmingly positive,…

WORKPLACE BULLYING TAKES TOLL ON HEALTH

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