I am a woman, 38, who has been emotionally abused sinced childhood.
I was abused not only by my mom and dad but by my fellow coworkers
and employers. My last job I worked at for 14 years, I have been
fired from because I was trying to set boundaries with a co-worker
about what he was saying to me. I admit that my words may not have
been said in the right way, but for me, it was enough to simply try
to stand up for myself. My bosses are basically bullies and think
they have a right to bully and boss whoever around. Nothing I did
was good enough for them. I lost both my mom and dad within the
past three years. I lost my mom to bone cancer and my dad to
suicide. Do you think these people were caring enough about my
losses? Nooooooo! They would not let me take some extra time off
after my dad's suicide. Yet, they treated my supervisor with great
care and love when his son was diagnosed with a rare type of blood
cancer and he had to take three months off from work. I could not
even take a couple more days off of work to get rested from having
to move my dad's furniture and take care of my own needs. I wish
there was something that I could do as far as reporting them.
Needless, to say, I have been out of a job for over 4 months now and
have not been able to find another one. I feel like all that has
happened is my fault. I just want these people to realize what they
have done.