Comments on: Bullied, Mobbed, & Injured at Work http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/2008/08/24/bullied-mobbed-injured-at-work/ Issues that matter and resources for white collar workers of any profession or employment status. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:27:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Elaine S http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/2008/08/24/bullied-mobbed-injured-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-64916 Elaine S Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:18:34 +0000 http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/?p=403#comment-64916 I, too, have been mobbed repeatedly. I work for the State of Illinois, in fact for a health department. It is always started with a group of three - one male and two females. At one time I took a 6 week medical leave of absence it was so bad. My doctor said I needed a break from it. I can't leave the state because I am within a few years of retirement. I have just been promoted and moved into a new office area where the same thing is starting all over again. The Assistant Section chief is changing my objectives in an effort to have me do work he is ultimately responsible for. I have the union involved. In the past, my position was not in the union. This new (young)Assistant Section Chief ran to the Deputy Director and told him I wanted his office. This is a joke! The Deputy Director called me and yelled at me like I was not human. I also found out that this Assistant Section Chief told one of the supervisors there that I was a problem. Why is it, then, that he does't want me working in the area I should be working in, but instead wants me to do work under him - Could it be he knows my work is really very good??? It is difficult to believe that in an agency like this, this type of behavior is allowed. Instead of using their efforts to force out bad employees, they give the good ones a hard time. They just lost a good employee for thye same reason. My doctor is aware of this situation and is working with me. He has known me for a number of years and supports my efforts. I may get more psychological support as it usually wears me out before it is over. I have always come out on the other end smelling like a rose, but I'd rather not go through this. I suffer from PTSD and I'm not sure I will ever be normal. Hopefully, with my doctor and the union behind me it won't be so bad before it gets stopped. Good luck to you and to all others suffering from this madness. Elaine I, too, have been mobbed repeatedly. I work for the State of Illinois, in fact for a health department. It is always started with a group of three – one male and two females. At one time I took a 6 week medical leave of absence it was so bad. My doctor said I needed a break from it. I can’t leave the state because I am within a few years of retirement.

I have just been promoted and moved into a new office area where the same thing is starting all over again. The Assistant Section chief is changing my objectives in an effort to have me do work he is ultimately responsible for. I have the union involved. In the past, my position was not in the union.

This new (young)Assistant Section Chief ran to the Deputy Director and told him I wanted his office. This is a joke! The Deputy Director called me and yelled at me like I was not human. I also found out that this Assistant Section Chief told one of the supervisors there that I was a problem. Why is it, then, that he does’t want me working in the area I should be working in, but instead wants me to do work under him – Could it be he knows my work is really very good???

It is difficult to believe that in an agency like this, this type of behavior is allowed. Instead of using their efforts to force out bad employees, they give the good ones a hard time. They just lost a good employee for thye same reason.

My doctor is aware of this situation and is working with me. He has known me for a number of years and supports my efforts. I may get more psychological support as it usually wears me out before it is over. I have always come out on the other end smelling like a rose, but I’d rather not go through this. I suffer from PTSD and I’m not sure I will ever be normal.

Hopefully, with my doctor and the union behind me it won’t be so bad before it gets stopped.

Good luck to you and to all others suffering from this madness.

Elaine

]]> By: Sharon DiLeo http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/2008/08/24/bullied-mobbed-injured-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-63340 Sharon DiLeo Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:20:58 +0000 http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/?p=403#comment-63340 Before the Internet, I am sure the many others before us have suffered similarly without a way to speak about these ubiquitous situations. I have also wondered about why it is difficult for many to speak out about these abusive situations in the workplace. I think that the very nature of the abuse is so infantilizing that it renders its victims powerless and ashamed. I am so glad to see so many coming forward with their stories and that there is an interest in looking more seriously at workplace bullying. Before the Internet, I am sure the many others before us have suffered similarly without a way to speak about these ubiquitous situations. I have also wondered about why it is difficult for many to speak out about these abusive situations in the workplace. I think that the very nature of the abuse is so infantilizing that it renders its victims powerless and ashamed. I am so glad to see so many coming forward with their stories and that there is an interest in looking more seriously at workplace bullying.

]]> By: Andrea L http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/2008/08/24/bullied-mobbed-injured-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-61813 Andrea L Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:51:37 +0000 http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/?p=403#comment-61813 Dear Mr. Nolt, I am currently taking a seminar course in the sociology of work and occupations at my university. One major topic we discuss in this course is that of workplace mobbing. Our professor had requested each student to find a mobbing case on the internet and write a report on it for an assigment, and I happened to have found yours. I have also read a couple of your responses to other blogs and I must say you are doing the right thing getting your voice heard! It is unfortunate that this has happened to you. No one should have to go through what you went through, but sadly enough you are not alone. I hope you will keep on spreading the word and that something is done once and for all about this matter! I will help spread your story by sharing it with my fellow classmates. Stay strong and know that you did the right thing reporting this abuse. Sincerely, Andrea PS Should you be interested in the work of my professor (which I must say is quite extensive on workplace mobbing) his website is http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/~kwesthue/ He has written many books on this matter, and has even been mobbed in the workplace himself. Dear Mr. Nolt,
I am currently taking a seminar course in the sociology of work and occupations at my university. One major topic we discuss in this course is that of workplace mobbing.

Our professor had requested each student to find a mobbing case on the internet and write a report on it for an assigment, and I happened to have found yours. I have also read a couple of your responses to other blogs and I must say you are doing the right thing getting your voice heard! It is unfortunate that this has happened to you. No one should have to go through what you went through, but sadly enough you are not alone. I hope you will keep on spreading the word and that something is done once and for all about this matter! I will help spread your story by sharing it with my fellow classmates.

Stay strong and know that you did the right thing reporting this abuse.

Sincerely,

Andrea

PS Should you be interested in the work of my professor (which I must say is quite extensive on workplace mobbing) his website is http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/~kwesthue/ He has written many books on this matter, and has even been mobbed in the workplace himself.

]]> By: Elizabeth B http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/2008/08/24/bullied-mobbed-injured-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-61650 Elizabeth B Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:52:15 +0000 http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/?p=403#comment-61650 Leonard, thank you for sharing your experience. Please don't lose courage. We need people like you who refuse to be silenced about the way management mistreats them. Leonard, thank you for sharing your experience. Please don’t lose courage. We need people like you who refuse to be silenced about the way management mistreats them.

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