10 stories of people who have been harassed at work

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10 stories of people who have been harassed at work


“I don’t know if this is considered, but it happened at my first job. I was only 16 years old at the time, I got a job in an ice cream parlor opposite my house. I didn’t have a very good boss, he hired three girls for the whole summer, and we worked alone for the entire shift from 15:00 to 22:30. We closed at 22:00, but the people living next door always came at 21:59. Everything was fine, because I believed that everyone would be polite.


Many adult men came alone and, noticing that no one except me was starting to flirt. Well, this is, after all, my job. But some demanded to give them my phone number and said really nasty things to me. When I said that I was only 16, they usually stopped, but they always added: "Oh, I did not know that you were so young, you were so sexy that you could be my girlfriend." No need to add that I quit before the end of summer. ”

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“When I worked as a librarian, one of the sponsors literally pursued me because I did not give him my personal phone number. Visitors often showed me naked photos of a sexual nature. Married men made obscene suggestions to me, and they were not embarrassed that their children were standing right next to them. Some of my colleagues sponsors waited in the parking lot after work, others received messages of an intimate nature in social networks. ”

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“I work as a waitress, so I encounter daily harassment by visitors. Harassment is, one might say, a part of a culture in every restaurant. Kitchen staff often comment on female managers and waitresses. The saddest thing is that cooks are valued more and guarded better than waitresses. One of the managers said so openly that anyone can bring a drink, but not everyone can make an omelet. ”

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“I was 21 years old, I was working as a bartender in a restaurant, my manager said that I had to show boobs in order to attract more visitors. It was seven o'clock in the evening, the restaurant had a lot of children. I laughed at him and said that maybe if the children were gone. This was my first job as a bartender. ”

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“I work in the service industry. Women in this business have to endure sexism and harassment because they are part of the business. I lead the bartenders, and I have three bosses - all men. One of them forced me to enter into a relationship with him, and now, when we finished them, all the time threatening to throw me out of work. The two others, under different circumstances, described in great detail what their members looked like and disclosed the details of their intimate life. But even this behavior is relatively innocent compared to what I had in my previous job. I constantly asked my former chief to remove his hands from my waist and buttocks, and he not only refused to do it but also complained to other male colleagues that I did not allow him to touch myself. And they laughed at me. Later, I was cut when I got pregnant. ”

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“I went to college and worked in a little shop. A new manager came to us who got this place through fraud. Once, when I opened a store, he was there. I went to the back room to bring some spices, and he suddenly pressed me to the shelves and asked if I had done this with a black man before. Fortunately, before I could answer, my other colleague came in and the manager just laughed and left. I told another manager that I didn’t want to get into the shift with this jerk anymore. In the end, that manager was gone. No, he was not fired - just transferred to another shop. ”

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“Once I worked in a company and was transferred from one department to another. On my last day, one of my colleagues nestled me in a corner and pulled out his dick. When I stared at him and began to shout, asking what he was doing, he replied that he simply wanted to make sure that I would have a chance to see his farm before being fired. Later that day, another colleague of mine began to pester me in the elevator. When I pushed him away, he called me a bitch. In general, I decided not to be transferred to another department, but to leave the company. Now I work in a women's team in a charitable organization. I don’t even want to imagine returning to the world of corporate culture. ”

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“It was probably worth sharing this before. My first job was a place in law school, and my boss constantly molested me. Because of economic problems, I was hired on a temporary basis, but with the prospect of permanent employment. From the first day my boss, twice as old, did not give me a pass. He sent me flowers and gifts, always came to my office, locked the door and pawed me ... I couldn’t say anything, because I really needed work, I wanted to become a full-fledged employee, I had no other prospects. In the end, I was registered in the state, but the harassment did not stop. He called me at night - although he knew that I had a boyfriend. I said nothing again: the trial period lasted six months. Finally, he suggested that I go on a date and lost my temper when I refused. Suddenly, all the bonuses went to my colleague. My chances of rising rapidly melted. I did my job well, I had great reviews. When he did something terrible, I called a colleague and offered to exchange offices - he had long wanted to work in the center. We confirmed the exchange. I know that harassment charges have been made against my boss several times, but no one has done anything. In the end, he retired with honors. However, he soon had a heart attack, he died. Good".

Audrey Springsteen



“I then worked in the campaign of a member of Congress from the Democrats. One of his staff constantly molested me, I told his boss (and my former mentor) about this. She replied that I was exaggerating and he was just drunk. On election night at the victory party, he told me that I could forget about politics if I didn't sleep with him. His boss heard what he said, but did not react at all and continued to support him. In the end, he raped me. I did not report this to the police, because I knew that the chance of justice was close to zero. When I told about this, my rapist and his boss began to threaten me.

Fortunately, I found another place, also associated with politics, where I support. But now I learned a lesson that not all “feminists” truly believe in what they say. ”

Holly fussell



“I worked with a real psychopath: he always talked about how he likes to cum on a girl’s face. I watched porn at work on my phone and thought it was fun to show me disgusting shots during the break. It is strange that no one dismissed him, although the girls complained about him. When I moved, he was still working there. ”