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Mental Harassment against my mom at work?
Hello,
I just got a call from my 62 year old mother in Hawaii and she is having some problems at work. My mother is nearing retirement age and she feels that she is being mentally harassed by another younger coworker.
The things that are being said to her are horrible and also bullying tactics like hiding the cart she uses to move stuff around, and telling her everything is secured so she can go home when it is not secured; seems like a classic case of harassment.
They've already confronted Human Resources together but the bullying continues.
This looks to be an effort to get my mother to quit and the bait is beginning to work. She doesn't want to quit and leave one of the easier jobs she had in her life. But I think the real reason is she does not want to leave a legacy of hard work with a finale where she was ousted from her job.
My mother immigrated from the Philippines years 40 years ago. She became a citizen, and worked hard. Until 3 years ago, she has never made more than $10 an hour. She got me through college, and is helping my younger sister as well. Abhors debt and was able to pay off her 1st house and recently paid off her 2nd home.
What can I do? I don't live in Hawaii.
Larry A
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- Garth BLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
My own experience with bullies is that they will not stop when the problem is only dealt with through Human Resources of the company. Your mother needs to go to her superior and suggest that she is going to make a formal complaint with the governing body of the state of Hawaii. In Canada, this would be the Human Rights Commission and/or the Labor Relations Board, depending on the province. Employers do not have a great enough motivation to deal with bullying if this is not suggested.
A favorite strategy of bullies is to bully and then when there is a retaliatory action to file a complaint about being bullied. I would suggest to your mother that she not respond to the person doing the harassment directly. She should make sure that any conversation about the "harassment" is in the office of a supervisor, preferably with another supportive person present.