if work feels unsafe,
you’re not imagining it
Workplace abuse can be confusing, isolating, and hard to name — especially when it’s dismissed as “just a difficult environment” or “part of the job.”
If something at work is making you feel unsafe, targeted, or destabilized, your experience is valid.
You don’t have to figure it out all at once.
Here you can:
- Understand what you’re experiencing
- Explore your options
- Protect yourself strategically
- Take your next step at your own pace
what you deserve at work
Every worker has the right to be treated with dignity.
You deserve to feel:
- Safe — free from abuse, threats, and sabotage
- Included — part of a team where you belong
- Valued — your work and contributions matter
- Respected — your humanity and needs are honored
- Healthy — in an environment that supports your well-being
- Capable — with the tools and resources to do your job
- Supported — heard when you raise concerns
- Treated fairly — with consistent expectations and standards
- Empowered — with a sense of control over your work
- Meaningful — connected to a larger purpose
If your workplace is taking these rights away from you, something isn’t right.
what do you need most right now?
I think I may be experiencing workplace abuse.
I need help making sense of what happened.
I want to understand my options.
I need support from people who understand.
I want ongoing strategy and guidance.
if you’re feeling overwhelmed
You do not need to figure everything out today.
Most people move through workplace abuse in stages:
Recognition
Clarity
Options
Support
Recovery
Start with whichever step feels most helpful right now.
- Recognize the Pattern
- Build Your Timeline
- Explore Your Options
- Connect With Others
build clarity
What abuse is
Document
Build your timeline
Your rights
explore your options
Your options
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Your rights
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Protect Yourself
- Stay + Document
- Stay + Request Accommodations
Seek Accountability
- Report
- Legal Options
Create Change
- Advocacy
- Legislation
find support
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Heal
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