Hello,
I work for the city in my town as a dispatcher and ever since I transferred due to a knee injury from the streets as a paramedic, my Supervisor has had it in for me.
I've never been disciplined in the fourteen years I have worked for the city I don't abuse sick time and I have never been late for work.
I was in an investigation that was conducted by the city and for awhile they left me alone. Time has lapse and because I didn't know what to do, I did nothing hoping they would just leave me alone and let me do what I know to be my job. I say that because no set standards are in place yet, if they feel you have done something wrong, charges for discipline can be brought up against you.
My supervisor has said point blank "You are never to speak to me" and when I wrote to her explaining and asking for the procedures, policies and standards of performance, I have been a target ever since. She never responds to anything I write and on one occasion I received a notice of transfer to the day shift. This creates a hardship for me because I'm in school and I take care of my mother's needs during the day. I went to the Chief of the Fire Department and he said it would be taken care of not to worry.
I declined a second interview for a promotion on the day I was to be moved to days out of fear of entrapment only to receive notice from my supervisor that I would Not be transfered to days. This was in Oct 08, and on Sept 2 2009 I interviewed for another position but declined and the Chief's secretary called, saying the chief wanted to interview everybody that was on a New list, because he had thrown out the old list that wasn't expired and only African Americans were on that list. The whole process was changed so that a Caucasian female who is friends with the supervisor could apply and by the way she got the job.
I received a Need for Improvement just days after my successful rating so that I wouldn't Qualify for the new position is why I wrote the Chief. And now I received another notice of transfer to days as well as my Lead who is Caucasian because they are mad that he worded the need for improvement in a way that wouldn't harm my record. I am so worried and afraid, I know she wants to harass me when I go to days and push me so that I will be considered insubordinate which will start the ball rolling for progressive discipline and fire me.
I am a fighter yet with school and taking care of my mother ( and taking medication because of the stress being in there has caused) may be more than I can stand. Being on nights eliminated her from contently nick picking and the Lead on that shift is petrified of her, she feels confident that she will win. I am determined not to let this happen but knowledge is the reduction of uncertainty.....Please help me!!!
