I want to start interspersing personal essays with news items. This one I posted to my blog in April and is especially personal. It explains why I am so passionate about this topic. A recent study conducted by the Speak Out Revolution in the UK found that of 90% of workers who signed non-disclosure agreements after workplace abuse said it had a negative impact on their mental health.
I am in this situation right now! I have not signed anything yet, because the wording of the agreement makes me ill. I am supposed to talk with a lawyer next week, but doubtful he will think about any of what I have just read from you. I have tried to talk to others and the same shut down happens since they let me go because of the feedback of other team members backing up his lies. I was thinking about turning it into the EEOC but I don’t have any money saved up, have debts to pay and a past that I have worked hard to rise from. This feels like they are pushing me back into the place I have worked so hard to be free from, and setting me up to take the rest of what I have.
I am in this situation right now! I have not signed anything yet, because the wording of the agreement makes me ill. I am supposed to talk with a lawyer next week, but doubtful he will think about any of what I have just read from you. I have tried to talk to others and the same shut down happens since they let me go because of the feedback of other team members backing up his lies. I was thinking about turning it into the EEOC but I don’t have any money saved up, have debts to pay and a past that I have worked hard to rise from. This feels like they are pushing me back into the place I have worked so hard to be free from, and setting me up to take the rest of what I have.
Know that reading even the vague version of your story makes me feel more witnessed regarding my own workplace abuse situation. Thank you.