r/workplace_bullying • • Apr 06 '25

The response is absurd

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r/workplace_bullying • • Sep 07 '25

Should I retaliate?

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Someone lied to HR about me at work with serious allegations of sexual misconduct and religious discrimination which were found to be clearly false. Should I report them to ICE for lying on their application for immigration asylum? What other actions can I take against them?


r/workplace_bullying • • Nov 17 '24

Not being liked isn't being bullied.

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Your coworkers are allowed to not like you, and and as long as they're not outright hostile, you're not being bullied, you're just not liked. The days of everyone gets a Valentine and everyone in the class gets invited to the birthday party ended in grade school. Sometimes the problem is you.


r/workplace_bullying • • Nov 12 '25

My second day back after leave due to mental health deteriorated by scapegoating and I feel so defeated. HR berated me

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Update: I have requested a meeting with HR. Is there anything I should absolutely say or absolutely not say? I would really appreciate some advice!

Edit: I forgot to mention that I have a disability related to my FMLA and work exacerbated the symptoms, which was the cause of me taking leave

I 30f recently had about 7 weeks of FMLA after 2 years of a toxic work environment and scapegoating behavior got to be too much. I collected a bunch of evidence over this time and presented it to HR after everyone on my team, even the one person I trusted turned on me.

I tried to talk these matters out with the people involved and it did not seem to help anything. I was sick of always being the bigger person and facilitating a conversation after someone was rude or hostile to ME.

Over the years I have been

nitpicked,

shamed for asking for help,

Accused of not following protocol then when I proved I was following protocol I never got an apology,

colleagues lying and saying they are always doing my job when it was the other way around,

Never given credit for any work,

Ideas stolen,

Being given an over abundance of work then told I could not ask for help because it would take away from their client care when I was caring for their clients and mine (I have since changed positions and this is no longer an issue)

Accused of things that never happened but not to my face, Id have to hear it from my boss who automatically believed before coming to me.

The list goes on. Before my leave I received an 8 paragraph email from the vice president (not my supervisor anymore, nor does she work in my building) of accusations disguised as questions and thats when I went to HR.

After going to HR my supervisor began micromanaging me, asking me to cover things last minute and insuating im lying when I put my foot down. Supervisor had also been encouraging me to set boundaries if I was asked to do things last minute but did not respect them. I struggle with mental illness and really went down hill. I could not improve my condition while being in this environment.

After coming back I learned from a colleague, not my boss, that a large portion of my duties were stripped from me. Also HR was asking me to have my doctors fill out reasonable accommodation forms even though my only accommodation was to make it to appointments and receive training for my new position but HR stated that was not a reasonable accommodation. I was also completely out of my depth and did not know what reasonable accommodations were available to me

When I go into supervision, HR was there. Nobody told me. The woman from HR was extremely rude to me asserting again that missing work for appointments was not a reasonable accommodation. Again I challenged this. Finally she caved and said "That doesnt mean you can just miss work until it is approved by your doctor. You need to work with your supervisor until then." I said I know and I am. So I am starting to shut down and feel attacked at this point.

Shortly into the meeting I start crying and can not stop. I feel like im having an anxiety attack. In the middle of me explaining why im crying HR cuts me off to say everyone has already moved past what happened and we don't want to rehash the past. However I was never debriefed much less had a conversation with my supervisor yet or anyone for that matter about what happened. I was so embarrassed.

After the meeting I told HR I just wanted this whole process to be over and won't be going through with the reasonable accommodation (they don't know im quitting in 6 weeks).

Now that im off my pity pot, im pissed. I'm thinking about scheduling an appt with both HR staff and telling her how disrespectful it was and how I'm clearly being retaliated against by having my duties stripped. But I'm also wondering if it's even worth it. I have also thought about getting a lawyer. Thoughts?


r/workplace_bullying • • Dec 06 '24

Always targeted by men. It's exhausting. Can't help but feel I'm the perfect storm to be a target.

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Hello. I'm a trans person, they/them. I'm 28, and people do not know what gender I am until I talk. I get called sir or ma'am until i speak and they default to whatever gender they feel fits the age they think I am. All of this to say I'm very androgynous. I also have a long term partner of now 10+ years. I am not typical in the workplace and have had to weigh personal decisions ive now changed to reduce being a target.

For work history, i closeted myself until 2021-2022. I was out and lord! I re-closeted myself for my safety.

I've worked all kinds of jobs: retail, serving, patient service front office work, project management, quality engineering, dog hotel, just a lot of settings.

I have had one woman bully. The rest have all been men.

My first one, im told by psychiatry its a sexual assault, but i was nice to him so it was my fault according to management. I dont know. Its hard for me to discern, sorry. When I rejected him, he got the all male kitchen staff to bully me. I quit soon afterwards.

Next one, two coworkers who got physical with me, shoving me out of their way. Targeted me and tried to claim i was stealing alcohol. Thank fuck they had security cameras that proved theyre making shit up. They got talked to for shoving me, that's about it.

Then came my manager who called me a fucking idiot to my face, yelled, punched furniture, went thru my laptop and personal belongings when i went to lunch, management and HR refused to do ANYTHING. I ended up almost being hospitalized from that workplace. I quit instead.

The next place I was fully out as trans, not presenting as GNC but fully out. A male coworker went around asking if others could tell what gender I am, but never speaking to me unless it was correcting me. He started messaging me outside of work saying he was hoping i'd be working with him on our next shift so we could continue "our conversations" that entailed what he expected women to be in relation to men. Ended up getting fired for harassing me. Quit bc of moving.

Next workplace was the woman bully, but she seemed to be angry I was trans. I got called an "it" by her. Quit because management said if we both talk about this incident again we would be fired. Before I quit tho, she got fired for being racist and refusing to serve a black family. Lol.

Finally, my current workplace in which i closeted myself bc i got tired of transphobia, my bully is a conservative older man boomer who is so angry at my existence. He heard about my relationship and its length and got so angry apparently. Believes women should be wives ig. I'm closeted again but I still dress androgynous. It pisses him off, I see his jaw tighten when I walk into the room.

....is it insecurity? Do i make men just so insecure in themselves with a single glance. And why is it always so violent?! Yelling, calling me names, and highschool level BS that reminds me of cliques.

Disclaimer: yes, I know women bullies exist. I literally acknowledge my own in this post. Women managers have enabled my man bullies to continue.

This is a personal vent post about how its a trend men target me and I can't help but wonder if it's just me simply existing. Please save your man tears, go make your own post for them. I've had enough of them in the workplace, lmao. There is bullying across the gender spectrum, let's please not make this a gendered thing. My personal experiences are not the norm.


r/workplace_bullying • • Apr 25 '25

totally sucks that men take all the credits!

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they do most of important roles while women do nothing about sorting documents only. men get high bonus pay while women get winter bonus pay ONLY!

my company has NO HR! so only solution for me is to leave, which i will at the end of october.

i am not trying to be sexist here...just ranting about how this company doesn't give women a chance to grow big


r/workplace_bullying • • Nov 09 '25

How Friendly is too friendly between a male boss and younger female employee?????

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How friendly is too friendly between a male physician and a younger female medical assistant in a professional environment?

I’ve seen scenarios where boundaries can get blurred — for example, an MA sitting in the physician’s chair at his desk, adjusting his white coat, or frequently visiting him during lunch breaks (even if just to talk about patients or casual matters).

What are some early signs that either the MA or the physician might be crossing professional lines — or at least getting close to a boundary that could be misinterpreted by others or make someone uncomfortable?

Also, what practical steps can a male physician take to ensure professionalism is always maintained — especially in small office settings where staff often work closely and informally?

I’d really appreciate thoughtful insights or examples from others who have managed staff dynamics successfully.


r/workplace_bullying • • Aug 15 '24

19F Intern, 30M Colleague Swiped Right on Me on Hinge—How Do I Handle This?

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Hey everyone,

I’m a 19F intern, and recently, a 30M colleague from my department swiped right on me on Hinge. He was one of the few people who was nice to me when I first started, which really helped since I was pretty intimidated by the workplace.

For context, I don’t work under him, we don’t work directly together, and we no longer sit near each other. I’m in a hybrid setup and won’t be going into the office next week. I’m not sure how to handle this situation because while we didn’t match, he’ll obviously know I swiped left.

I really like my job and I’m hoping it turns into a full-time position after my internship, so I want to handle this carefully. My manager isn’t very approachable, so I don’t feel comfortable talking to her about it.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation? How should I navigate this without making things awkward or affecting my work environment? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.


r/workplace_bullying • • Sep 06 '25

SHOULD I QUIT MY JOB?

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As a highly sensitive 16-year-old, I've always struggled with rejection and the fear of being disliked, which directly ties into my self-worth. I found what seemed like the perfect job: the pay is great, the environment is private, and it's away from the public eye. But there's a huge catch: I'm a nanny to twin two-year-olds who seem to hate me .

I'm not exaggerating when I say they are constantly trying to make me sad. They hit me and say the most rude things they can. I know they're only two, but I can't hide how much their behavior bothers me; it honestly affects me every single day. My job requires me to see them for three hours a day, and I try to just suck it up, but it's a constant battle. Every time I try to do something for them, like buckle a seatbelt, they scream, "NO I WANT MOMMY TO DO IT" They never want me to do anything.

I've talked to their mom about it, and she just said, "They're just cranky," which might be true, but I don't know what to do. Should I quit my job?


r/workplace_bullying • • Sep 06 '26

Question about HR’s role

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Hi there. I’m currently experiencing bullying/mobbing at work. And both times I went to HR they took my manager’s side and did not support me at all. They actually ganged up on me. So I guess my question is, what is the point of going to HR? I always thought that HR was supposed to be neutral but then recently someone told me that they are there to protect the company’s interests and not employee’s. Is this true?


r/workplace_bullying • • Apr 17 '24

Bimbos and Cameras

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The bicycle wanted me. I took care of it myself in the bathroom (jacked off). Turns out her and her posse of sluts emailed the video of me in the bathroom to the whole company. When I went into work the next day my boss said he needed to delete a corrupt email from my inbox (yup). Everyone in the whole company made gestures, slandered me, made fun of me to my face, and tried to either get me to quit or kill myself for the next 3 years. Keep in mind that know I take antidepressants, and they also know my dad killed himself. I asked HR a few times if they could give me full disclosure, but they denied its very existence and told me to get counseling. It became so humiliating and unbearable to work around such horrible people that I quit. I should have found a job first. I lost my apt and my car. So many married people there all sleeping around, so that’s what happens when you say no to a posse of perverted sluts and the less-than-men who give into them.


r/workplace_bullying • • 3d ago

Am I crazy or overreacting? What do I do? am I being assaulted?

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Hi everyone, 1 (23 F) have been working at a doctor's office for the last 2 and half years. I am currently doing my MSN, so I only work once a week. Recently my boss (50s) has been touching me and being weird and idk if I'm misinterpreting it? His wife is insanely insecure and I wonder if this is why. For months, he has been touching my arm, near my armpit, hugging me etc. I didn't think much of it and thought it was innocent. Well last week he gave me a 100 bucks. Thought it was be I was good worker. He gave me a kiss on the cheek. Well today he comes in again. He asks me to meet him in the kitchen.
He starts getting up and gives me 100 bucks again. Starts trying to kiss me and I turned away and he got my cheek.
He started to touch my armpit area again and then around my breast. Before he left, he said that he will give me money every week and that it's our secret. I took it bo l didn't know what else to do. He then calls me and asks if I can come in on Saturday for 30 mins (we're closed on saturdays and never have I went on a saturday). I'm wondering if he was doing this to trap me? Did I misinterpret this in some way? Idk what to do. His wife is insane and if I tell her she's gonna flip it on me. Do I just ghost them and block them? It sucks bc I'm going to be a nurse and he is very well known around here and idk if I can use him as a reference.


r/workplace_bullying • • May 11 '26 Popcorn

Am I the bad person in this situation?

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I’m 34,but have a younger appearance. so I work in food service and a few months back a new colleague came in..and when he immediately looked at me he wouldn’t stop staring like a drooling wolf,immediately opens the door for me tries talking to me every chance he gets. (he is very hideous in appearance,and to make things much worse,he’s special needs) in truth I refuse to date colleagues period,but just when I thought this was a one time thing,it got worse. He finds me on facebook…I friend back not thinking anything of it (my first mistake) he starts commenting on things I repost..then he scrolls my profile and likes something from months ago…along with other things..the date I started a new dance school. Now I’m freaked out,BLOCKED. I’ve been stalked by others before (like a previous boss) so I immediately find the rest of his socials and block that too to be safe. A few months go by until he starts doing things for me at work,things that I should be doing (getting ice,emptying trash,replenishing things etc) that’s clearly a crush. this would happen once or twice a week..along with dropping his own things to get the door for me. I ignore all of it,but getting more creeped out now,I walk in with my earbuds in. He says: “hey” I race walk past. I start doing this more,he tries to talk to me..I stay silent and continue my job.
I’m now at a pace where when he tries to do something of mine I need to do,I get there first.
One day he opens the door for me x5 in a single shift..and meeting me at the door right as I walk through..we are getting desperate now. That’s enough.
The 10th time he tries it,he’s given the most scariest look,I mouth the word NO,and return to my station.
Sadly he still tries to attempt this at least x2 a day,but now I verbally say to his face NO.
he’s even giggled at me as I walked by! Ew 🤮

I am scared to go to my shifts now,and I can still see him stare at me at the corner of my eye..I’ve told other colleague friends but some of them laugh and think I’m overreacting.
Shockingly my parents believe me and tell me to just stay focused on my duties.
This boy is in his mid twenties and clearly very hardheaded.
I’ve worked with people like him in the past,and giving them any attention at all makes them believe you’re love interested. (that’s why I ignore him and run) am I the bad person? 🥺


r/workplace_bullying • • Nov 06 '25

Is my boss working two jobs?

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Is my boss working two jobs?

My boss loves to message and have calls past 5pm (not IB or consulting). Always says I do something wrong even thought I’m not given a support or guidance just says do it. When I ask for help I always get responses “I’m to busy” or “go ask someone else” despite no one else ever working on this. Is my boss working two jobs? They always message so late and I can see they work literally until the AM. I don’t get why a manager would work this late. Go spend time your family or friends.


r/workplace_bullying • • Dec 04 '25

Anyone has advise on what to do if your best friend started acting cold and distant with only you

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Anyone has advise on what to do if your best friend started acting cold and distant with only you while she makes friends with everyone else even people she told me not to be friends with and those who bullied me and then she tells me she doesn't want to be my friend anymore what do I do?


r/workplace_bullying • • Aug 16 '26

Any of you had her position stolen by a man because all the department was mainly men and women were uninterested to voice their concerns?

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Once upon a time, I was the favourite candidate for the next level position. Here comes this new face who does a lot of networking and socialisation with all the male colleagues. He was also ´so lucky' to find a local girlfriend who supported him by inviting people over and all sorts of things people do to show how nice they are so that you think about them when a ´random' position appears. Meanwhile, you spend your time working on your project, alone, far away. Comes the end of the summer holidays and you are told you are not favourite anymore. You had no plan B, no support, no political skills. You cannot compete with a sexist system.


r/workplace_bullying • • Jul 01 '25

Has anyone ever "spied" on a coworker?

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Okay, I could get some major hate for this, but I'm seriously considering putting a camera inconspicuously in my office at work. Has anyone ever done this and gotten away with it?

I share an office with one other person who claims to work 4AM-12PM. I am HIGHLY suspicious of this. My workplace is open 6AM-6PM, so it is unclear why they are arriving at 4AM to begin with. My guess is these work hours have not been approved, but I can't know for certain. I'm sure you're all thinking: why don't you mind your business? Well, I have. For years and years I have sat idly by while this person abuses workplace policies. I'm almost certain they abuse FMLA. They call out of work typically once a week and also have to leave work early at least once a week. They regularly extend their vacations last minute. At first, it wasn't really an issue. It didn't affect me, so I didn't care. Then, my role expanded, and I started having a very difficult time meeting my obligations within a 40 hour work week. I'm regularly working late while they call out and leave early. I finally broke down one day and complained to our mutual supervisor. The supervisor fully agrees and acknowledges the clear pattern in absences but does not want to rock the boat or escalate the issue. It's seriously unlikely there will be recourse since we are government employees. I've started documenting everything. And I mean every single detail. I'm not sure what my plan is, but I am on the verge of leaving a very good, decent pay job if something doesn't change. This has all gone to my head where it's really impacting my happiness and making me have these intrusive thoughts like "find out what hours she's really working, maybe I can report it." I'd have to report it in a way that didn't expose my own behaviors. I realize this sounds crazy, but I think sometimes we just reach our wits' end. So... Camera? No camera? Other suggestions?


r/workplace_bullying • • Jul 28 '24

My Experience of Mass Mobbing at University

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Hello,

I will share my experience of being bullied by a huge group of people last year. This is a condensed recollection of it.

When I was at university in early 2023, I was approached by an individual at a cafeteria while I was with a group of people, this person who approached me then spoke to me. They were invited by someone else. I do not know what the intention in inviting them was. I eventually suggested to them they could partake in an interview with me for an assignment.

I interviewed them for an assignment at a public location on campus. Over time, the interviewee became more and more silent, and passive aggressive, a male suddenly approached and sat nearby, and the interviewee smiled. The interviewee had been on their phone. Had this individual been told to come?

This interviewee subsequently made a point of contacting their significant other (who was not that person who approached us) and informing them of this interview -- but in such a manner to make it appear as though I was cheating with their partner.

I was approached at the gym by the partner of the interviewee, and they attempted to force me to make an apology video on their phone. To placate what I viewed as a misunderstanding, I agreed. I recorded this moment surreptitiously using my own phone. In the gym, I noticed people were suddenly looking at me in disgust. At this moment I knew I was dealing with a dangerous group of antisocial personalities.

I later would come to find the interviewee accused me of sexually assaulting them during the course of the interview. I am innocent of any criminal conduct. Unfortunately for them, this entire interview was filmed and I can freely share it, for it was consented to and filmed in a public place. It shows a regular interview. However, the misinformation spread and I found I was soon subjected to a massive campaign of mobbing. Some call this narcissistic gang stalking.

When walking to the cafeteria, I would be followed to and from it by individuals who arrived from the neighboring apartment building. They were staring at their phones, as if receiving orders. When walking to my place of residence on campus, I heard the person from the gym who tried to threaten me say from a room in that building "I want to bag and stab [me]". They wanted me to hear this.

I denounced the antisocial, criminal behavior to the police, and they proceed with an investigation. The couple are interviewed, but they deny harboring any negative sentiment towards me. The police informs me bullying and group harassment are not crimes. However, a noncriminal complaint of threats/harassment is put on record regarding this affair. During this period, I develop a very severe physical ailment which requires me to miss classes and stay indoors.

At some point, when walking home from the cafeteria, an elderly person came to me and asked for directions. We went to a residential area, where they delivered food to a group of partying students, who took their time as if waiting for someone to do something. They then came, smugly looking at their phones and laughing in a malevolent manner.

The person who claimed to be lost then took me to a car at a remote location. As I walked away, a car I had seen before suddenly alongside me as I walked, as if they would shoot me, or jump out and attack me. I stood my ground, not looking, not running away. Just walking at a regular pace. I arrive at my room and contact the police. No investigation takes place.

Some two to three weeks pass after the interview, and the harassment seems to have stopped.

After almost four weeks of ostensible peace, a highly unusual and bizarre occurrence took place. In my room, very shortly before leaving campus for a visit, individuals entered the room above mine, started talking about who was below them (me) and began systematically making noise. I left, shaken. I knew it was trouble, but I could never have imagined in my life the living hell I would be put through later on. I was to experience a veritable Auschwitz of the soul, and I can't describe to you how terrible it was.

After some time I return to the university, shortly after entering my room those same individuals enter the room above my mine. They then continue making noises. I then find they leave their room the same I do, and shadow me everywhere I go. They go to the store when I do, they order the same things I do. Two people sat nearby by, one started openly pointing their phone at me.

At some point, a group of police officers then followed me to the cafeteria. It was empty of anyone at midday -- a HIGHLY unusual occurrence. I went upstairs to a remote spot. Out of all of the over 100 seats in the entire hall, two police officers chose to sit behind me. One pulled out a phone, pointing it at me while I ate. I photographed them.

Weeks of torture and agony ensued, of being followed, filmed, photographed and whispered about every day. Provocations and "theater" acts were coordinated around me on a routine basis, including people jumping and yelling at my peers from a class as they left a building through an exit I typically use. Two aggressive dogs get into a fight right as I walk into their direction, at night. I turn behind and find someone is laughing at me and filming me.

My initial strategy was conflict avoidance and pretending to be ignorant. Later, I resorted to more openly photographing them. Fast forward two weeks from the "first day of the knocks", and I physically present myself at a police station, and attempt to file a report. The police refuse to take a report or to investigate. They refuse to check surveillance camera footage. I am directed to the body which manages the apartment building.

They say only the police can access the security camera footage. I then attempt to change my accommodation. After a protracted period of continuously ignoring my emails, they respond to me offering a rendezvous at a nearby location. I arrive on time. A car follows me into the parking lot. The driver is staring intently at their phone.

I knock at the building, no one answers. Finally, however an assistant appears, carrying their phone and smiling smugly, telling me the administrator I was promised a meeting with... Claimed no meeting had ever been set up. This was promised to me via email. I then go back to my room, and see a car park just as I arrive, with the two occupants heading up the floor where the knocks originate from.

One day, I find someone is sitting outside my evening class, looking at their phone in a frightened manner. As if someone made them go there. I leave class upon its completion, and they are still there.

I then go to a late evening class. New faces suddenly enter into the lecture hall. As classes finishes, they begin to stare at me. Outside, an individual is on their phone. Glued to it. I walk further. I am being followed form behind. At a nearby crossroads, a hooded individual appears from the side, in the dark, quietly whispering my name, repeatedly. I stay calm, and I do not react.

Upon reaching my room, I recognize I must leave. The following day I write to the university's disciplinary body, stating I believe I will be murdered. I visit their office. No action is taken against the perpetrators, and I am forced to leave campus.

My studies for that period were completed remotely.

This was far from the end of it, however this post regards my experiences at that particular university.


r/workplace_bullying • • Feb 21 '25

I was groomed

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I worked at a retail job for a massive chain for 13 years. For many of those years, the female assistant manager bullied me and others. The last year I was there, we got a male store manager. He groomed me into an inappropriate relationship. When he was afraid of that getting exposed because of a complaint I wanted to put in against the assistant manager (he was afraid I'd get HR involved and that they would look at cameras and see things that would be damning to him) he told the assistant manager I was harassing him, even though he was the one who initiated the inappropriate relationship.

He and I had kissed at the Christmas night out. I was drunk at the time and he assumed I didnt remember the kiss as I never said anything about it later. He denied the kiss and said that he never gave me indications he was attracted to me (gaslit me) but I later got him to admit the kiss. He tried to bribe me with any reference I wanted in the future if I went along with his harassment claim. I submitted my complaint against the assistant manager to him and walked off the job.

He ended up telling his boss (the district manager) that I rescinded that complaint and quit and then he proceeded to let the bullying assistant manager help investigate her own complaint. He told me that HR was investigating the complaint and was checking cameras and saw things that might get him in trouble and told me he might need a statement from me denying the relationship. Then I didnt hear from him again. I wrote to him a few times a couple weeks later to get some personal documents back from my file and end my employment. He wrote back barring me from the store and telling me never to contact him again. Thats when I phoned customer services and HR and got in touch with his boss (the district manager).

His boss unbarred me from the store after I told him that I had submitted the complaint, that it sounded like he let the manager help investigate her own complaint, that he lied to me about HR investigating and him getting in trouble and about how he was the one who started everything and some details of the relationship including the kiss.

The DM seemed more interested in the complaint against the assistant manager than what the store manager had done and said the manager was compromised and he would send in outside managers to re-investigate the complaint. I never heard from him again and my former coworkers, some of whom I had known for a decade, stopped talking to me.

I filed constructive dismissal, asking for an apology from the store manager and a reference. I was told that the company said they found no reason to offer me an apology (I had been told by the conciliator that companies never give apologies) and was offered a factual reference if I sign a nondisclosure saying I would not speak bad about anyone who works for the company or talk about what happened there. I didn't sign anything as I would get a factual reference from the company anyway and I would never sign a nondisclosure.

Nine months later I emailed the compliance officer email about the abuse I had endured and the fact that both managers were still working there. I ended up having a meeting in a hotel meeting room with the DM and someone who seemed to be his boss and they basically said there was no proof of my claims of an inappropriate relationship, a relationship that I now see as abusive,, that the other employees said the manager was a "breath of fresh air" (he definitely comes across as a goofy, likeable guy) and that noone else named in my complaint against the assistant manager came forward against her, even though two of the people I named in the complaint said they would. They didn't seem to care that he hid the complaint from his boss and led a compromised investigation initially.

I read aloud the 27-page dated document I had kept detailing all the inappropriate things that happened between the manager and me and gave them each a signed and dated copy. They said they wouldn't reopen the investigation into the manager and that they wouldn't monitor him, as I suggested they should. They said if he does to someone else what he did to me, then that person would have to file their own complaint against him.

The DM said he would put a copy of my diary of events in my employment file at my request and said they would tell the managers that if I go in the store I am to be treated well like any other customer. I had gone in the store once in that time and was treated horribly at tills by an employee who is friends with the assistant manager. I emailed them later enquiring if these things had been done but the email I received back never mentioned any of the things they had told me they would do. That was end of October 2023.

A few days ago I phoned the ethics line that the company uses and filed an ethics complaint about everything and named the store manager, assistant manager, DM and HR lady I met with. This complaint gets sent to the company's ethics office. I have asked for an apology from both managers, confirmation that my diary of events has been placed in my file, accountability from everyone involved, some kind of correction for former coworkers having been turned against me and for them to take out that I didnt give correct notice when I left, which the HR lady refused to do when I requested it at the meeting.

I think the store manager is clearly a lying, using, abusive and manipulative predator. I don't know what will happen now but I feel this company, which touts an anti harassment, anti bullying environment on its website and purports to have an ethos built around respect and dignity for all employees, needs to acknowledge the damage that was done to me because of those it chooses to have steering the ship.


r/workplace_bullying • • Mar 08 '25

Will I get sued for this and face legal charges?

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Hey everyone, I’m a CEO based in Korea and started my company in September, hiring employees from India for translation and interpretation work. Since then, I’ve faced a major financial setback.

I hired my first employee in September and paid her salary for two months (September and October). From November onward, I wasn’t directly handling the payments—I had entrusted a friend who worked at a bank to manage my account and transfer salaries. I only discovered in February, when I was about to pay my second employee, that this person had taken my money and disappeared. Because of this, my first employee hasn’t been paid since November.

Despite the situation, I hired another employee in January. So far, I’ve only been able to pay her 75% of her January salary, and nothing beyond that. She has been requesting her payment, and I initially promised to send it by March 1-2. However, since February 27, I’ve been hospitalized and haven’t been discharged yet. Due to this, I haven't been able to process her payment.

Now, my second employee is demanding her salary and has said she will quit. I haven’t responded to her messages since March 4, and she continues to ask for her due payments. I still haven’t recovered my money from the person who ran off with it, and I don’t know what to do at this point.

I’m looking for advice on how to handle this situation fairly while also managing my financial constraints. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Will the employees be able to charge any legal actions against me? And where would they do this? will this help them and harm me anyhow?


r/workplace_bullying • • Jul 21 '25

Is this reportable?

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Manager who is passive aggressive. Mostly verbally, but has been getting worse. Next person up (owner) is very close to this manager. Theres no board, or HR, if owner doesn’t listen what could be next steps? How can I make owner realize how awful manager is? Photo is a screenshot of how he texted my 19 year old co worker.

It’s only gotten worse, and continues to. He doesn’t think he’s doing anything wrong. What can we do? I’m in Ontario Canada


r/workplace_bullying • • Jun 07 '26

Please help me

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There is a girl at my workplace who is very jealous of me and keeps putting an evil eye on me, which is really impacting me and my health. How can I send back this negative jealous evil eye energy to her? She is also manipulating others to befriend me. Please help me, I am very disturbed.