What is the name of your state? Georgia
I made a complaint of sexual harassment to my manager (X), against another manager (Y), which was determined to be valid; the harassment stopped. my manager never spoke to me again in 3 months; the harasser Y was then put in charge of my project, and he and another manager (Z) began retaliatory actions against me: (1) increased scrutiny over my work; (2) falsely reporting poor performance; (3) revoked a prior commitment to hire staff to help with my too-high workload (my position was originally to be a mgmt one but since no staff were hired there was no mgmt to do); (4) destroying work i had done and then reporting non-performance on my part; (5) unjustified, unfavorable evaluation after two very favorable ones; (6) telling other managers that i was on drugs; (7) finally reassigning my work to an outside contractor (also a friend of the harasser) and assigning to me far less demanding work but with increased workload; (8) as a resultof all above, I lost all credibility at the organization.
I have all documentation, work product, communications and evidence to support my above-average performance and that all negative reports were untrue.
My manager and the other two managers were heard, in the open office, by a colleague, saying "build a case against her (me) so we can fire her"; finally, i found a new job and I resigned. I was told to leave immediately and my computer was confiscated. My personal items were searched without my knowledge or consent. I was offered money to sign a waiver of right to sue against existing and future, known and unknown causes by the company or employees, whether acting in professional or personal capacities. I was repeatedly pressured to sign, and after several responses saying that I wanted an attorney to review, pressured again and again to sign. I finally got them to agree to 3 days for me to review it.
I was not given a notice of separation, which is supposed to be a requirement by the department of labor.
After I left i have learned that (1) they are trying to find out my new company; (2) they told my colleagues that i am suspected of willful destruction of work product; (3) the three managers involved were celebrating in the open office, proud that they didn't have to get unethical to get rid of me.
I will not be signing the waiver since it removes any leverage I might have to protect myself in the future, but given this company was founded on the CEO's doctrine (and I quote) "I will make it my mission to destroy the life of anyone who threatens the success of this company" I really do not trust these people.
now my questions: (1) should I file a claim with the EEOC to meet the timeliness requirement in the event that they do anything else to threaten my future employability? (2) do I have a case for constructive discharge even though I have a new job and really only suffered 2 weeks lost pay and (pretty significant) mental anguish and destroyed reputation? (3) can they falsely report to future employers my performance and circumstances of my termination? (4) why on earth would a company include a clause that protects their employees in their personal capacities?
I guess the bottom line is, I have suffered from this, and I feel that they should be made accountable for that. I am not a litigious person but I feel that people should be made to do the right thing and stopped from doing what is unethical.What is the name of your state?
I made a complaint of sexual harassment to my manager (X), against another manager (Y), which was determined to be valid; the harassment stopped. my manager never spoke to me again in 3 months; the harasser Y was then put in charge of my project, and he and another manager (Z) began retaliatory actions against me: (1) increased scrutiny over my work; (2) falsely reporting poor performance; (3) revoked a prior commitment to hire staff to help with my too-high workload (my position was originally to be a mgmt one but since no staff were hired there was no mgmt to do); (4) destroying work i had done and then reporting non-performance on my part; (5) unjustified, unfavorable evaluation after two very favorable ones; (6) telling other managers that i was on drugs; (7) finally reassigning my work to an outside contractor (also a friend of the harasser) and assigning to me far less demanding work but with increased workload; (8) as a resultof all above, I lost all credibility at the organization.
I have all documentation, work product, communications and evidence to support my above-average performance and that all negative reports were untrue.
My manager and the other two managers were heard, in the open office, by a colleague, saying "build a case against her (me) so we can fire her"; finally, i found a new job and I resigned. I was told to leave immediately and my computer was confiscated. My personal items were searched without my knowledge or consent. I was offered money to sign a waiver of right to sue against existing and future, known and unknown causes by the company or employees, whether acting in professional or personal capacities. I was repeatedly pressured to sign, and after several responses saying that I wanted an attorney to review, pressured again and again to sign. I finally got them to agree to 3 days for me to review it.
I was not given a notice of separation, which is supposed to be a requirement by the department of labor.
After I left i have learned that (1) they are trying to find out my new company; (2) they told my colleagues that i am suspected of willful destruction of work product; (3) the three managers involved were celebrating in the open office, proud that they didn't have to get unethical to get rid of me.
I will not be signing the waiver since it removes any leverage I might have to protect myself in the future, but given this company was founded on the CEO's doctrine (and I quote) "I will make it my mission to destroy the life of anyone who threatens the success of this company" I really do not trust these people.
now my questions: (1) should I file a claim with the EEOC to meet the timeliness requirement in the event that they do anything else to threaten my future employability? (2) do I have a case for constructive discharge even though I have a new job and really only suffered 2 weeks lost pay and (pretty significant) mental anguish and destroyed reputation? (3) can they falsely report to future employers my performance and circumstances of my termination? (4) why on earth would a company include a clause that protects their employees in their personal capacities?
I guess the bottom line is, I have suffered from this, and I feel that they should be made accountable for that. I am not a litigious person but I feel that people should be made to do the right thing and stopped from doing what is unethical.What is the name of your state?