As you well know I was not happy at my job (see "Fucking Monkey Job" posting)and it just kept getting worse. I finally stood up to the asshole who was callin gme "Jezzy-Fae" and told him I felt that was not appropriate and disrespectful, but the butthead didn't see my point until I threatend to call him "Ricky-poo". But the nasty homo-erotic jokes/slander continued (Hey, some of my favorite people are butt pirates!) and the comments about women in a derogatory manner didn't stop. I overheard one guy bragging about his line up of women over the next month and he stated "oh but I don't know (insert name) so I guess it will cost me a pizza and some beer to get laid." Pizza and Beer! He would be lucky to get to sit across from me at dinner if I knew he felt that way about my company let alone the honor of sharing my body with him.
So I complained to my temp agency and asked them to find me another job so I could leave this one. I specifically said "I cannot leave this job until I have another one lined up". Wanna guess what happened? Yep, they pulled me from that job WITHOUT another job lined up for me and then treated me like a redheaded step-child until I made it very clear that I was not going to go away until I got another placement. (I"m on the Available list) What was their reason behind that? Basically covering their own ass so they dont' get sued in a harrassment lawsuit. So here I sit unemployed because I complained about an uncomfortable work environment. To add insult to injury a few of the men I have talked to about this (my boyfriend NOT included, thank Goddess) have advised me that I should have just "grown a thicker skin" and put up with it. ASSHOLES!!!!!
I believe you Anita Hill and respect you for not giving up and not letting that asshole forget that he treated you badly.
So I complained to my temp agency and asked them to find me another job so I could leave this one. I specifically said "I cannot leave this job until I have another one lined up". Wanna guess what happened? Yep, they pulled me from that job WITHOUT another job lined up for me and then treated me like a redheaded step-child until I made it very clear that I was not going to go away until I got another placement. (I"m on the Available list) What was their reason behind that? Basically covering their own ass so they dont' get sued in a harrassment lawsuit. So here I sit unemployed because I complained about an uncomfortable work environment. To add insult to injury a few of the men I have talked to about this (my boyfriend NOT included, thank Goddess) have advised me that I should have just "grown a thicker skin" and put up with it. ASSHOLES!!!!!
I believe you Anita Hill and respect you for not giving up and not letting that asshole forget that he treated you badly.
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Re: So this is what I get
Tue, March 2, 2004 - 6:36 PMPS: I finally got that $50 gift check from that pig. Guess what I spent it on.....20 eye Doc's (you know the tall Doc Martin's) so I can kick some pig ass the next time someone makes comment to me about sending them naked picutures.
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Re: So this is what I get
Wed, March 3, 2004 - 11:11 AMThe sexual harrassment laws also specifically indicate that the organization cannot punish you or create other forms of retribution (i.e. essentially "firing" you) for complaining about sexual harassment. They're still in deep trouble.
Go to EDD and file the suit. The company and the temp agency need to know that this is NOT OKAY.
*love love love*
Kitty
(I'll be there soon to get give my love to you in person.. and hey, maybe I'll bring my ass-kick'n boots with me too ;)
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Re: So this is what I get
Wed, March 3, 2004 - 11:20 AMBtw, I wanted to let you know that I feel what you're going through. Sexual harrassment can occur between women as well. One of the plethora of 'uncomfortable' situations I endured while working at the battered women's shelter was that one of my co-workers was constantly making sexual innuendos and speaking to me in a way that made me uncomfortable. I told her that I wasn't interested in her that way, but it didn't stop. So, I had to file a complaint with my employer. Let's just say the air never quite thinned after that.
I feel somewhat bad because there were little to no bisexual/lesbian women down there and was quite openly bisexual.. so she was probably just jumping the gun a bit. But harrassment is harrassment. When I tell someone I'm not interested, and they call me into their office and show me a mattress on the floor and winks, it's still not okay.
*sigh* We, as women, are assaulted everyday.. on the streets, at work, on television, on the radio, and even at home. Some of us are lucky and have found safe homes.. but we can't hide away in them forever. We must continue to stand tall and walk with our explosive power. As one very old African American woman explained to a white man how she could walk the 6 miles back and forth to town during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, "My feet may be tired, but my soul is rested."
