Thanx for the book title. I'll be logging into Amazon soon after
this. :) BTW, I live in New York.

The thing about you getting in trouble for reporting the abuse--
That's my fear about saying something. I'm only a practicum student,
and I *know* how much power these people have to give me a reference
for next year, or not; to make me look bad in front of my school, or
not.

My prevous job I was a "paid volunteer," if that makes sense. IN
other words, very very low on the totem pole. Long story.

In all, I think my situation comes from the fact that my lowly status
(student-unpaid; volunteer, etc)--makes me an easy target for staff
who don't want to take the blame. "That kid killed himself because
the STUDENT didn't intervene right. So don't look at me." "Oh, the
ignorant volunteer couldn't get me fired, so I'll torture her till
her last day here. Mu haha." And so forth. Although....the same
people I'm having problems with, have also been cruel to their same-
level coworkers as well, from time to time. So, who knows what the
deal is.

I agree with you that it should be illegal, and I wish I could slap a
big hefty charge on these people. Maybe I should prepare a document
or two to keep on hand, just in case??



--- In emotionalabuse@yahoogroups.com, "snucybug2003"
<snucybug2003@y...> wrote:
> --- In emotionalabuse@yahoogroups.com, "mjsmoller"
<jabber1997@h...> wrote:
> > Responses below.
> >
> >
> > --- In emotionalabuse@yahoogroups.com, "snucybug2003"
> > <snucybug2003@y...> wrote:
> >
>
>
>
> Hi! I'm so glad to see you are still here! The book is called "The
Dragon Complex:
> Strategies for Identifying and Conquering Workplace Abuse" by
Winnifred Taylor,
> Patrick Dorin. It is fascinating.
>
> Last week, one week after I submited a formal complaint against my
supervisor for
> verbally and emotionally abusing me, the HR representative and one
other met with
> me to discuss my concerns. They handed me one letter that said
they did not find
> any evidence to substantiate my allegations and a second letter
saying I was fired.
>
> I am trying to sue the company. There are some laws now, but not
many regarding
> abuse in the workplace. There is a whistleblower statute that says
you cannot fire
> someone for complaining and I hope to win a case against the
company based on this
> statute. I am contacting lawyers.
>
> I am sorry to hear that it is all so similar in your workplace
too. Sounds like you are
> getting a lot of verbal and emotional abuse as well. There needs
to be laws to protect
> people from the verbal and emotional abuse, like you say, we have
some protecting
> from sexual harrassment and other forms of abuse, but as you say,
the verbal and
> psychological is just as, if not more harmful to people. Exactly,
like you say, kids can
> torment other kids verbally and noone does anything. Then murders
or suicides take
> place and people become alarmed, a bit late. Suppose it is up to
people like you and
> me to teach people that this form of abuse needs to stop and needs
to be illegal as
> other forms are, and to hold people accountable and encourage laws
to be passed to
> protect people. I really hope to win a case against my former
employer. I am so
> angry that businesses are treating employees like this and trying
to get away with it.
>
> What state do you live in? I am in Arizona.
>
> Take care,
> Blessings:)