What is the name of your state? PA
Somebody please help. I really don't know where to turn. I have worked for a union for over 17 years. Two years ago there was an election & new officers in control. Since that time I have been subjected to pretty much daily harrassment of one kind or another -- sexual, threat of job lose, contract disputes, discrimination -- you name it. A couple of the officers started giving me prescription Xanax when they saw how stressed out I was on the job. One thing led to another and I was soon buying cocaine from those officers and using that as well as Xanax on a daily basis. I recently checked myself into a rehab and also admitted to my union representative that I had been stealing money from work to support my habit. The union rep. said that if I resigned and kept quiet about the drugs at the union hall they would not file criminal charges but would allow me to make restitution. I resigned. I am now finding out that the whole Executive Board of the union was told that I was in drug rehab. The only way they could have known this was through the head of our Employee Assistance Program who made the arrangements for me to go in to rehab. It is now common knowledge throughout the community. I've also just received a phone call from the agent who handles my 401-k plan. She received a call from the president of my local saying that they were filing theft charges against me and demanding that any and all assets be frozen.
Is there anything I can do to stop my reputation from being destroyed?
Somebody please help. I really don't know where to turn. I have worked for a union for over 17 years. Two years ago there was an election & new officers in control. Since that time I have been subjected to pretty much daily harrassment of one kind or another -- sexual, threat of job lose, contract disputes, discrimination -- you name it. A couple of the officers started giving me prescription Xanax when they saw how stressed out I was on the job. One thing led to another and I was soon buying cocaine from those officers and using that as well as Xanax on a daily basis. I recently checked myself into a rehab and also admitted to my union representative that I had been stealing money from work to support my habit. The union rep. said that if I resigned and kept quiet about the drugs at the union hall they would not file criminal charges but would allow me to make restitution. I resigned. I am now finding out that the whole Executive Board of the union was told that I was in drug rehab. The only way they could have known this was through the head of our Employee Assistance Program who made the arrangements for me to go in to rehab. It is now common knowledge throughout the community. I've also just received a phone call from the agent who handles my 401-k plan. She received a call from the president of my local saying that they were filing theft charges against me and demanding that any and all assets be frozen.
Is there anything I can do to stop my reputation from being destroyed?