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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 10:59 AM Original message |
Have you been abused at work? |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. No. |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 11:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Smart thinking!! |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yes. I reported my boss for violence in the workplace. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I'm glad you did. Nobody should have to put up with that crap. |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Thanks. I'm glad I did it too, and I'd do it again. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. he was a politcal appointee |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 03:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. No, he was elected. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. The manager at hair salon I was a stylist at (JCPenneys) used to |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. I've been verbally assaulted by customers |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. I used to work for the US Postal Service |
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Left_Winger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. Yes! |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It's great when |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I'm glad the SOB was fired. nt |
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texas1928 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
11. I had a higher up kick me in the ribs one night. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 09:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
52. I hope you reported the POS. What sort of workplace was this? |
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texas1928 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 11:53 AM Response to Reply #52 |
61. It was at Target. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. Not lately |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. I had a boss with a borderline personality |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 06:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
46. It really is better to get the hell away from abusive employers. |
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Arger68 (562 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. Many times verbally |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. Worked for a guy that was pirating software. |
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jane_pippin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. I dunno, there's a mouse in my office, haven't heard from my boss in days |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
18. While I was in college |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. Many, many times. Customer pulled a gun on me once. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. Verbal assault was common |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
23. Got fired for not sleeping with my boss, years ago |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. What I don't get is why |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Wouldn't you assume you would get the same treatment? |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I know----I don't get it. |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. They think that their virtue will reform the other person. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 09:30 AM Response to Reply #28 |
54. Maybe the person who's been married multiple times has lots |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. before my time, but a partner at one of the law firms |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:05 AM Response to Reply #26 |
56. I had a client like that--he was a BRILLIANT attorney, known in his |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
27. Two jobs, from customers, two other jobs, from bosses. |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. Several times in the past |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. You could have had the guy |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Believe me, I brought this up with management... |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I'm glad everything worked out the best for you. |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Thanks! I am, too. |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Pretty cool! |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
32. Yep. But mine was probably pretty mild compared to some. |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
33. Absolutely. By the po-po. |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. OMG |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Only close friends. Never a parent or co-worker. |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. >> |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
34. Co-worker showed me his anus in the bank vault. |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. "He does stuff like that all the time"? |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. AAAUUUUGGGHHH. That's one of the most horrible stories I've ever read. |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 09:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Most workplaces are filled with fucked up, dysfunctional people. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Amen, or Ramen, to all you said! |
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manxome (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 10:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. I second that rAmen |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 11:42 AM Response to Reply #48 |
60. I think you have something there. |
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Ivan Sputnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
35. Verbally, yes |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
43. Yep. Still not really recovered, either. Yes, I'm in therapy. |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I got shot at twice |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 09:52 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Are you kidding me? What did you do for a living? |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 10:04 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. I was working at the |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 10:08 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Wow. |
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El Fuego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
53. YES. I used to work at a brutal law firm. |
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dryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:23 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. You guys have never worked with.... |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
58. I teach Jr. High. I don't think I have to elaborate. EOM |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
59. Repeated abuse. |
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BelleCarolinaPeridot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
62. Oh yeah ! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
63. I've generally been shunted into management pretty quickly |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. I think that making workers |
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Kathryn STone (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-30-06 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
66. ho boy, I can add my name to this list read below pls |
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