I am not usually this way; in fact, I hate negative,gloomy people! I am 63 years old, still working and hope to retire at the end of 2011. I am sure because of my age, although it is hard to prove age discrimination, I am being pushed out. I am the EVP of a pretty sizable organization and have been there for 14 years. All of a sudden everything I do is being scrutinized by the President and a few of her evil cohorts. Don’t get me wrong, there is only a few but believe me, they are mighty! I hate coming into work every day fearing what nasty email is going to appear from one of them today! I am losing sleep and although I am fairly healthy for my age, I know stress can kill! Is it difficult to prove a hostile work environment? My staff is great but even they are getting demoralized with this group. The good thing is the President next year is going to be great but I don’t know if I can last that long! I could leave now but it would be even better financially if I could wait until next year. Help! And thanks for listening as usual!
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August 30, 2010
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p.s. I dropped your name on Gina's post, Barb. ;)
Can you go to your human resources director? They’re supposed to keep everything confidential. Plus, knowing that you feel this might be age discrimination, I’m sure she/he will perk up and help put an end to it.
My experience is that HR doesn’t always keep things under cover. I complained about harassment once from a supervisor and before I knew it the entire upper management team was involved in my complaint. In the end, none of them helped me, but an outside anti-discrimination agency did help with giving me some support and understanding. Still, I ended up leaving for my own sanity. If I had only a year or so left however, I might have hung on.
Are you journaling the daily events that aregetting to you?
You may need to start on a regiment of reading books to give you support such as books that willteach you howto rlax uinder stressful situations, learning ow to control your emotions and putting your EGO aside for a while to have tha “water on a Duck ‘s bck attitude”
You are probbly a little sadden about yooooooour retirement coming up? ha eyou made plans for anything you woulod like to do that is a passison?
the edit button has gone haywire…..have you made plans for anything that is yoour passion?…If so dwell on that and try to look forward to a the year ahead …as it will be better for you finanicially…
At last I am back on my computer and what I had written that never made it was ..don’t quit use your look to the future passion that you will be able to enjoy when you retire..even if it is just plain nothing or anything that you desire..Some people hate positive people so give them your I am Happy and don’t give a D—M face …
Hit the SPAM button while you are at it. Success and a happy face makes haters so mad.
I just got away from a very toxic work environment. It’s been over a month and I just keep feeling better and better. Don’t let them push your buttons. Keep them guessing and off guard. You may have to be unpredictable an put on a happy attitude. Keep a smile on your face.
Going the complaint route can be very difficult and could be dangerous in the last year. Just keep your head up and show them who is boss! Watch out for yourself. Remember too that people are so into themselves that all you need to do in some cases is get them started on themselves. Don’t give them anything to work with.
Do NOT leave, follow your goals, it is only 1-1/2 years to go. You can do it. Put it in your head or better yet, say it… “for some reason recently i am feeling that i am being harrassed, except do not use that word, something prettier that would mean the same thing, then say is it my imagination? Hope so, because my plans are to retire at the end of next year and NOT a minute sooner.” Let it be known that you are onto them. Otherwise they think that they are getting away w/it and if you leave, guess what? They accomplished their goal and you will not be accomplishing yours. DO NOT DO IT. I am counting on you to be strong!
I love Vibrant Nation women! You all have been so helpful!
If I were you, I’d just wait for their nasty emails, then I’d forward them back to the sender where they’d be able to see a cc address with my lawyers law firm name attached. That would probably put an end to it and you wouldn’t have to say a word. They would probably figure it out for themselves that they should be on alert, that you’re tougher than their bullshit. Worth a shot anyway.
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