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stress and work trauma

intentional trauma generated by the deliberate actions of one or more people Cumulative
Work Trauma is an injury
I do not think I can work any more.
This went on for 12 years on and off in Chicago.
I got real sick just before 911 like i knew something bad was coming.
I need a lawyer to help me.i do not want some big lawsuit—
i actually worked for lawyers and they were not the problem.
i do need health insurance my credit fixed I want to be left alone.
i have to live on something.
my doctor doesn’t understand the extent of the stress.
My Father died and was long term chronically ill when i was young.
this early childhood trauma left me vulnerable for more trauma.

We have severe labor problems and I can not take it anymore
who will help me.
i run off of jobs i was set up at Northern Trust bank I AM AFRAID OF THESE PEOPLE. They are Terrorists.
no one takes it serously.
They think i want a BIG LAW SUIT—-i want help SS my doctor wouldn’t sign for.
i am pissing through money.

You are in a very unfair and very tough situation. You need to learn about protected classes, and how to use them to protect yourself when you are an “at will” employee. At-will just means that the employer can fire you any time it wants without even having a good reason. It should be called “at whim” employment. There’s good information about this in my email course that you sign up for in the green box at the top right side of this page. If you don’t want to sign up for the course you can find a fair description of “at-will” and “protected class” on wikipedia. What’s happened to you is not right, but you have to learn how to match up the wrong things your boss does with protected classes that you belong to.

Eve:

Thanks for sharing your story. A similar story is the main feature of my podcast episode #1; you’d probably hear a lot of similarities with your own situation. That doesn’t have to happen to you again, though, as it appears you have learned.

-Curt K

No HR either, I was the HR department and… I was the director. I have 8 years in nonprofit management, trained as an executive by a national organization.

Was in my position for 1.7 months. Second woman to be “forced out” in two years. No notice, no cause, just “adios” and…not even a 2-week severence unless I signed away my life! Of course, I didn’t sign anything. Now I sit in a place far flung from any other similar position at my pay level. They even tried to keep me from collecting unemployment benefits. I got it because they lied and I told the truth.

Unbelievable treatment for professionals! I know how you feel.
I wish you well…stay positive.

On two occassions where a discipline letter was sen to me and I would not sign it because it was blatantly wrong on so many of the isues that they were trying to say I had done.

It was comical – they actually said fine don’t sign it – it goes into your file anyway. I had no HR person there to back me up or to go to on sveral occasions wher I felt harrased – even brought to tears by the comments (demeaning) from an employer who was sitiing in his house emailing me. I have researched Constructive Disma=issal and was wondering what the results have been when it doesn’t include necessarily Sexual harrassment – but includes some of the other Examples that are listed as candidates for such action – Falsely accusing an employee of misconduct or of not being able to carrying out their job – I have proof that my existence in the company has made it better – its just the economy and poor sirection that has lead my the owner to believe i am not ‘worth the money” as he so boldly put that also.

It is absolutely rediculous to take such harassment.

Please help