http://www.wildwomanfundraising.com/bullying-bosses-employee-suicide/ Helping You Make Fundraising Fun Thu, 16 May 2013 22:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wildwomanfundraising.com/bullying-bosses-employee-suicide/#comment-62 rocky Sun, 23 May 2010 23:27:46 +0000 http://www.wildwomanfundraising.com/?p=1043#comment-62 i once worked for one of the nation’s top video chains. i had a supervisor ask me to stay a few minutes after our department was dismissed for thanksgiving holidays. i was informed my co-workers did not like me because i used $30 words (more than two syllable words, i suppose), did not like the smell of the food i brought for lunch (ethnic, indian, middle eastern, oriental), and point blank informed i smelled so bad the general consensus was that i probably needed a strong deodorant/antiperspirant. i left broken hearted and humiliated. it tooke me years to realize i could come home after a day’s work and hang my clothing to wear again. i had been ostracized because my daily meals didn’t consist of local fast food fare, my vocabulary exceeded a fifth grader and the personal attack on my hygeine was nothing but cruel. the best revenge is to live well–i’m currently finishing my master’s degree. the department i once worked for was disbanded several years ago. most positions were eliminated and sent overseas–where indian and middle eastern food is common!!

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