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This experience I had was after 25 years of working for the same bank, I had reported it to HR from the very beginning and had continued to tell them about what was happening. They kept giving me advice and finally after eleven months I told them they could take action, as I suspected, they said they spoke to everyone in the banking center, which was a lie and that no one could corroborate my story. I asked the HR person, does that mean you don’t believe me? He said, well, your boss has never had any reported complaints.
This put me into a deeper feeling of despair and feeling of helplessness and loss. I felt as though I was going to lose my job and my family was going to fall a financial whirlwind, and yes we did. I was fired on a technicality and was denied for unemployment. I had been pregnant unknowingly when I left loss the baby due to the stress after five months and had other various health complications, which had NEVER happened to me in my life.
My boss had ignored me blatantly when isaid good morning, walk by me and not respond, told lies about me to,other co-workers, cussed at me, physically pushed me on occasions because I didn’t have my name tag, had not included me in pertinent meetings, humiliated me in front of other employees, told me I was going to be fired at least thirty times every time she had opportunities to coach me or talk to me. She discriminated against me because I was the only one married and had small children, gave me unrealistic goals and expectations, told me I wasn’t a team player, I was selfish, I was only out for myself and that I did whatever I wanted, which couldn’t have been more from the truth. The hourly or daily dirty looks, glares and staredowns after eleven months took its toll when she told me she was writing me up and would every thirty days until she got rid of me.
It’s such a humiliating experience, I rarely tell it and cannot believe I invested my entire life in this company and have to leave on such an awful note and that my family had to take the brunt of it.