Author: Deb Falzoi
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employees mob a social worker
“I have worked with the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) for five years. I have two issues: (1) workplace harassment and bullying and (2) failure to follow protocols related to the Americans with Disabilities Act and reasonable accommodation. On my first day, the director commented, “Oh, you are the highest paid here,” which she later…
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reporting safety concerns meant punishment
“You should see the disaster at the nuclear power plant I work at: retaliation against whistleblowers on safety concerns. I was awarded for a good catch one day. The next day I was given final notice and told never to speak again of this problem or I’ll be immediately fired. I’m here not to seek…
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A culture of favoritism of extroverts
“I’m scared. Even though my story doesn’t involve sexual abuse or murder, there’s still stigma. I also signed something promising I wouldn’t speak badly about the company. That alone is telling. Many companies include clauses in severance or layoff agreements to intimidate employees into silence. If they were innocent, why would it be necessary? They…
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A report of abuse is met with silence
I am not just as a victim but a long-term public servant whose career and health are being systematically destroyed by a toxic, retaliatory management culture. The internal system has completely failed me. I have worked for a healthcare company since 2001 and in this abusive department since 2007. After filing several grievances about a…
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A Nurse Takes His Life after Ongoing Torment
“I worked at a hospital for over 25 years as an RT. My son, an RN, was hired there in 2011. He was well-liked by all of his patients and several co-workers. The VP of nursing loved Jason and wanted to transition him to the ICU. Before this could happen, he had to work in…
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Abuse at work after Domestic Violence
“I was married to a coworker. We were both employed at a prison as corrections officers. After we divorced, he broke in and held me hostage at gunpoint for 12 hours. He beat, raped, and sodomized me, then tried to kill me by choking me. He put the gun in my mouth and pulled the…
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death on the job Refusal To Accept A Doctor’s Note
“My late sister-in-law was a long-term and highly regarded employee of DDS and was ready to retire in a few months. She had some attendance problems due to significant illness and provided her employers with doctor’s notes stating that she was impaired and needed to go on an intermittent Leave of Absence as per her…
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Abuse from the school principal
“In July of 2012, I was hired as a 4th grade teacher for the 2012-2013 school year in a Massachusetts school district. It was my first public school teaching job. The school was located in a low-income neighborhood and was a “Level 3” school due to poor performance on MCAS. None of this worried me…
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An untouchable Politically-connected Co-worker
“I work for a city in the capacity of a senior clerk and typist. I began my time with them completely and utterly oblivious that these types of workplaces existed. I began my time working for an amazing asst. superintendent who is no longer with the district. I began as an office clerk. In our…
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nepotism in education
“About two years ago, I lost my job as a teacher. I had a great observation my first year of teaching. I was on cloud nine. Life was great. The second year of teaching, we got a new administrator whose goal apparently was to make my life a living hell. She would show up in…