Hello Susan. Hello other posters. Just stumbled across this board. I
think we might know each other from another workplace bullying board?
I don't know why, but your moniker is familiar to me.

Becky

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--- In emotionalabuse@yahoogroups.com, "s_futterman"
<s_futterman@y...> wrote:
> From what I understand (and I am not a lawyer), you only have legal
> recourse if you can tie the verbal abuse into one of the classes
> protected by law, primarily under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
> of 1964. ... e.g., race, gender, ethnicity ,etc. Those with
> disabilities and aged 40 and above also have some protections.
>
> Susan
> www.mytoxicboss.com
>
> --- In emotionalabuse@yahoogroups.com, Cornell Turner
> <turnercornell20032001@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Here's a question.
> > what do you do if a person cuses at you?
> > Well if it's mouth are open wide, put a soap in it's mouth.
> > C Turner
> >
> > Sandra <greenidblnd@a...> wrote:That's what they call him at
> other firms he's worked. He curses at
> > us, calls us names ranging from "stupid" to "monkeys" to "idiots"
> and
> > on and on. He berates people in front of everyone, says he's the
> only
> > one with any intelligence (obviously not) and generally rants and
> > raves over totally insignificant things. On a daily basis he
> > threatens "firing the whole bunch of stupid ass-----" --you get
the
> > picture.
> >
> > We are a small law office. The other partner has no spine
> whatsoever
> > and just goes along with the program. I've been here 3 years --
> > longer than most -- and I'm ready to get out. Nothing is worth
> this
> > type of abuse. I just can't imagine why it isn't against the law
> to
> > treat people like this. Most of us put up with it because the job
> > market is poor right now in our line of work and they pay us very
> > well. But, it is no longer worth the headaches or stress that we
> have
> > to endure daily with this guy.
> >
> > Is there anything that can be done about this man? Is he legally
> > entitled to do this and we either take it or move on? I'd be
> > interested in knowing about alternatives. If I thought there was
> any
> > chance at all of stopping his madness by suing him, I'd do it in a
> > heartbeat. He doesn't frighten me -- just makes me want to vomit.
> >
> >
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