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hlthe2b

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1. I think you were wise to go to his law partner, even if it didn't resolve things. It undoubtedly

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:04 AM

Mar 2021

kept your boss from trying to blackball you with future jobs and put him on some "notice."

So, do consider that bit of empowerment a modicum of success. Beyond that, with my own litany of stories from a long career, it boils down to slow societal change that we are seeing now and KARMA to those who "got by with it initially."

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In 2002, my boss screamed at me and then hit my arm in fury. [View all] no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 OP

I think you were wise to go to his law partner, even if it didn't resolve things. It undoubtedly hlthe2b Mar 2021 #1

It's only a matter of time before some woman's husband.. Omnipresent Mar 2021 #2

And OldBaldy1701E Mar 2021 #3

I know we have all agreed to interact like we're a "civilized" society..... jaxexpat Mar 2021 #4

Well OldBaldy1701E Mar 2021 #8

Well, as he was a partner, he had a mercenary interest. no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 #11

There are plenty of women who would take care of that themselves, though probably not with violence. Pongo Mar 2021 #29

I experienced something that was inappropriate when I was a young and working in a lofty Baitball Blogger Mar 2021 #5

This is what happened to me onlyadream Mar 2021 #6

You should have re-enforced his opinion with a three foot chair. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2021 #9

Ugh ... Silver1 Mar 2021 #16

This was decades ago, I hope things have changed since then. onlyadream Mar 2021 #26

when I was 20 I walked into a packed room for a meeting Skittles Mar 2021 #27

I wish I could have though quicker on my feet onlyadream Mar 2021 #28

if a guy tries to humiliate me, I return the favor Skittles Mar 2021 #30

Thirty years too late *sigh* onlyadream Mar 2021 #31

I would have found it impossible not to exact some form of revenge. Paladin Mar 2021 #7

Had to move on from my dream job AKwannabe Mar 2021 #10

And you did what any other person who values themselves would do, you did the right thing Escurumbele Mar 2021 #12

I had a similar experience with a surgeon, but he did it in front of the office staff. flying_wahini Mar 2021 #13

My God. I am so sorry. padah513 Mar 2021 #14

More than 40 years later and it still bothers me... macwriter Mar 2021 #15

Quite an experience. What a douchebag. Congratulations on a successful life and career. Fla Dem Mar 2021 #17

That's quite a story. Silver1 Mar 2021 #18

Zero Tolerance Starts with Us Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #19

The bulk of my career (all 12 years of it) was spent in a totally male-dominated endeavour. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #20

Good point Victor_c3 Mar 2021 #24

I quit a pizza delivery job the day my boss threw a tantrum. Archae Mar 2021 #21

A co-worker once threatened to "slug" me. I held my face right up to him and said, "Go for it." lindysalsagal Mar 2021 #22

What type of person physically assaults someone out of anger? Victor_c3 Mar 2021 #23

Had a similar experience and I'm a guy. mitch96 Mar 2021 #25