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I'm At A Loss

Posted by: teenut
Date: 2/12/2006 4:41:30 AM

Hi. I have worked for a major corp. for twenty one (in March) years.I am a woman, I am forty nine, fifty in August, and I suffer from bi-polorism and anxiety attacks. The only reason that I mention the last three qualities, is because you can be harassed for the three. In my twenty one years, I have NEVER had a bad review, disipline action taken on me, and have received nothng but positive things from co-workers and supervisors. Well back in September we were getting a new manager, a female at that. I was xcitied about the prospect about having a female boss, as we only had two women in the office at the time. My boss and I were getting along fine, until I went to work one day and asked permiswsinon to take two vacaton days (I get twenty, it was two weeks before the end of the year, and I had five days left) because I hadn't been feeling myself lately. She said that she couldn't tell me not to take them, but she thought I shouldn't take them. I had to go to my theripist that afternoon, and he could tell that I needed a couple of days from work, so he wrote a note for me to be out for a week. When I took her the note, she became furious, and told me that the HR manager had told her whaT I had discussed with HR that afternoon. (Our "open door policy distinctly says that this is a no-no) Because I told her that she and HR were not to discuss anything I had said to HR without my permission, she flew off the handle and said she culd write me up for insubordination, and fire me right then. I walked out oof her office so I would not lose mt temper. Since then, she has nit picked every thing I do, and my review is coming up next week-that ought to be a hoot!!! I've said all of this to ask...how much do I have to take off of this woman? Where do you draw the harassment line, and then what do I do. Going to HR has already proven to be worthless. If anyone has ANY suggestions, I would love to hear them!! Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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