Missy Shannon
Junior Member
I live in Washington state. I went through a human resources investigation which ended one month ago after I complained about uncomfortable conditions in my workplace. I turned in a complaint about a manager who had cut my hours altogether shortly after I was asked to contribute in an incident/ injury report about her, when she came to work intoxicated at a children's program. The manager gave no reason for the cut in hours except for citing two absences which she had previously approved (but not in writing, unfortunately). At this point, she began to make rude comments about me ("I really, really hate her." for example) and began spreading rumors about me having sex at work with multiple coworkers. Because of the verbal nature of all of this, and the fact that I hadn't documented her approval of my request for time off (even though I had substitutes who witnessed all of this), human resources (after three months, and not having talked to my witnesses) concluded that harassment was probable but hadn't sufficiently been proved to warrant a formal reprimand against my manager. However, since my manager had no sufficient reason for taking away my hours, she was told to return me to my normal schedule. I was pleased with this outcome, but a month later, I still have gotten only about a quarter of my previous hours back. I have documented with email, and still nothing has happened.
Yesterday, I was at work, teaching a lesson in the pool (I work at a health and fitness facility). My written schedule clearly showed me as getting off of work at 1:00. Two witnesses heard my boss state that I was to get off of work at 1:00, also. At 12:15, I was that I was to work for longer. This was not possible for me, since I would have gone into unapproved overtime and because I had a prior engagement scheduled for 1:30. My manager called her supervisor, and I was written up. I was told I was not allowed to talk to her about it. When I asked her if I could talk to her later, at a better time for her, I was again denied. I was not allowed the opportunity to show her my written schedule. My witnesses were told they were not allowed to speak on my behalf. I was removed from the building, and denied access to my personal belongings in my locker. I was made to wait outside in the rain in my swimsuit while I waited for someone to collect my clothing and shoes. I was told not to return to the property or work until I am invited back by the executive. When asked if I could contact the executive, I was told no. I was told to contact human resources again instead. At no point in time did I become belligerent or raise my voice, and nobody has accused me of doing so--just clarifying.
I was scheduled to work today, but am not allowed to. I asked for help with finding a substitute short-notice, and received a very sarcastic and rude email, telling me that it was my responsibility to find a substitute and that I would be in further trouble if I failed to do so.
What can I do? Please tell me if this constitutes retaliation or not.
Yesterday, I was at work, teaching a lesson in the pool (I work at a health and fitness facility). My written schedule clearly showed me as getting off of work at 1:00. Two witnesses heard my boss state that I was to get off of work at 1:00, also. At 12:15, I was that I was to work for longer. This was not possible for me, since I would have gone into unapproved overtime and because I had a prior engagement scheduled for 1:30. My manager called her supervisor, and I was written up. I was told I was not allowed to talk to her about it. When I asked her if I could talk to her later, at a better time for her, I was again denied. I was not allowed the opportunity to show her my written schedule. My witnesses were told they were not allowed to speak on my behalf. I was removed from the building, and denied access to my personal belongings in my locker. I was made to wait outside in the rain in my swimsuit while I waited for someone to collect my clothing and shoes. I was told not to return to the property or work until I am invited back by the executive. When asked if I could contact the executive, I was told no. I was told to contact human resources again instead. At no point in time did I become belligerent or raise my voice, and nobody has accused me of doing so--just clarifying.
I was scheduled to work today, but am not allowed to. I asked for help with finding a substitute short-notice, and received a very sarcastic and rude email, telling me that it was my responsibility to find a substitute and that I would be in further trouble if I failed to do so.
What can I do? Please tell me if this constitutes retaliation or not.
