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I have been employed by the same firm in Washington, DC, for four years. During the first 18 months of my employment, I was promoted three times. I've had consistently excellent performance reviews and have had a total of seven direct supervisors.
Two years ago, the firm hired a new manager for my department. In my professional opinion, s/he is highly underqualified for the position. I have expressed my concerns, many times, about the lack of communication in the department, as well as other problems. I feel this person is very intimidated by me because I have been with the firm longer and I am far more competent that s/he. As a result, s/he and I have never worked well together.
Recently, I was informed that s/he told my direct supervisor (who has since quit) to "make her life here a living hell," and "make her job harder so she will quit." S/he also told a junior staff person to, "suck everything she knows out of her because I'm going to push her out of the firm."
S/he has, indeed, made my life a living hell (in a variety of ways), the result of which is that I've started therapy to deal with the stress and I've been put on blood pressure medication (which has never been an issue for me until recent months).
I've been told that she can say these threatening types of things to me, directly, but that it is illegal for her to tell my co-workers such things in an attempt to sabotage my job with the firm. Is this true? Do I have reason to take legal action against this individual?
Two years ago, the firm hired a new manager for my department. In my professional opinion, s/he is highly underqualified for the position. I have expressed my concerns, many times, about the lack of communication in the department, as well as other problems. I feel this person is very intimidated by me because I have been with the firm longer and I am far more competent that s/he. As a result, s/he and I have never worked well together.
Recently, I was informed that s/he told my direct supervisor (who has since quit) to "make her life here a living hell," and "make her job harder so she will quit." S/he also told a junior staff person to, "suck everything she knows out of her because I'm going to push her out of the firm."
S/he has, indeed, made my life a living hell (in a variety of ways), the result of which is that I've started therapy to deal with the stress and I've been put on blood pressure medication (which has never been an issue for me until recent months).
I've been told that she can say these threatening types of things to me, directly, but that it is illegal for her to tell my co-workers such things in an attempt to sabotage my job with the firm. Is this true? Do I have reason to take legal action against this individual?