For being a unbiased contributor as a senior engineer at computer manufacturing company I was professionally and personally harassed. I would like to share the following thoughts to help the conscientious minded to know if they are targeted for mistreatment.
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– Do you believe in not being part of workplace cliques that revels in intimidation and morale undermining domineering attitude ?
– Have you experienced the following health symptoms
– Sudden onset of drowsiness, headache or pain in the sinus?
If you say yes to both the questions, you may want to observe if the time-frame when these health symptoms occur correlate with harassing/negative experiences with your manager or co-workers or when you are performing duties over and beyond your responsibility (e.g: collaborate on ideas with other groups at different campuses within the company, work extra hours to complete your tasks ahead of schedule). First, you will want to make sure you are healthy, ensure you do not have allergies or any ailment that could contribute to the above mentioned health symptoms. If not already, please try to start an exercise schedule that involves cardio-vascular exercises and eat healthy. If after improving your health you continue to observe the symptoms mentioned above, it is very likely you are being deliberately targeted for mistreatment. You may consider doing the following:
Before approaching your manager or HR with grievance do A] and B] below:
A] Collect the following information – record specific instances of harassment and date/time when health symptom observed, relevant emails, documents etc. in paper form. Do not rely on leaving it on your work assigned computer.
B] Consult like-minded individuals who share your values whether they are experiencing both negative peers/manager and health symptoms mentioned above. To confirm your suspicion, you may want to bring another person (spouse, friend, fellow-employee) at the time and location you experience the above symptoms.
C] Convince yourself you are being mistreated by observing the negative pattern of behavior targeted at you for at least 6 months, complain to your immediate manager.
If for any reason you are put on suspended from your job after you complained to management, immediately contact Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), not doing so is very likely to lead to your job getting terminated.
If you choose not to complain to management, be of service to your fellow employees and express your concern and educate people around you.
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