Author: Lynda Twist

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“I have worked as a city parking enforcement aide for over 30 years. Since the late 1990s, I’ve endured ongoing bullying, intimidation, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation — largely connected to my medical disabilities. This abuse has come directly from management and HR leadership within my department. Despite providing all necessary legal and medical documentation, I…

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION RESULTS IN RETALIATION

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“Around my third year, I requested a workplace accommodation to attend therapy for my PTSD. After that, the bullying began. A supervisor started gossiping about me to another leader across the building. Eventually, I was moved to a new department after attempts were made to take away many of my job responsibilities. I thought the…

BULLYING IN HOSPITALITY

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“I worked at a prestigious hotel from 2008 to 2015, first as a reservations agent and later as a group coordinator. During my time there, I became the target of persistent workplace bullying and body-shaming from a group of colleagues — primarily individuals from the sales and catering department — who carried themselves as if…

DISCRIMINATION, RETALIATION CAUSING SEVERE STRESS

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“I’m a 50-year-old African American woman working as a divisional safety manager in the timber and wood products industry — an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated space. Since being hired in 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve made measurable impacts in improving safety performance. Under my leadership, the company achieved historic lows in incident and severity…

A CULTURE OF FEAR

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“I work for a large corporation that presents itself as employee-friendly but in practice creates a culture of fear, overwork, and constant anxiety. Many of us feel bullied, ignored, and gaslit. When mistakes happen — not due to carelessness, but due to a lack of training — we’re written up without discussion or accountability from…

DISABLED AND DISREGARDED IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM

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“I’ve worked in the legal field for over two decades, primarily as a court clerk. When I joined the federal judiciary in 2007, I consistently met or exceeded expectations and upheld the highest standards of professionalism. In late 2018, everything changed. After a building upgrade, I was repeatedly exposed to airborne irritants that triggered severe…

WORKPLACE BULLYING AND MOBBING

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“I experienced workplace bullying and mobbing at two different organizations — one in the healthcare insurance sector as a team manager, and another in public health as a program director. At my first role, I was placed in charge of managing underperforming contingent workers and was pressured by leadership to “clean house.” In response, some…

FEAR OF RETALIATION

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“I worked in a public safety department. The bullying began in early 2022 after I returned from a long COVID-related absence. One rainy day, I requested permission from a supervisor to retrieve my raincoat but was denied and ordered to go directly to my post. I followed orders and ended up getting sick. I reported…

IGNORED, VIOLATED, AND BLAMED

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“I’ve endured continuous harassment and assault — physically, sexually, and psychologically — both at work and in my personal life. I’m an artist with a background in medical studies, unshaken by nudity or taboo topics. So when I say I was sexually assaulted, I mean it was severe. The incident resembled group assault: I was…

SILENCED BY supposed allies

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