Sexual Harassment?
I took a job at an optometrist office a couple years ago and was the only male employee. I thought this would be a great opportunity to learn some new skills and I enjoy working with the public overall. Within two months it turned into a nightmare. One of the girls Facebook stalked me and found out that I had several gay friends and that one is HIV+. She proceeded to tell everyone in the office that I was gay and I myself was HIV+, neither of which is true. I went to the business manager and the doctor to file a formal complaint which fell on deaf ears, she was not disciplined nor fired. After another few weeks of basically being ignored and treated like I didn’t exist I quit.
Well I don't think personally u made the right idea,,,,it's called "EEOC",, they are for employees such as yourself and they fight for your rights,,because when u make a complaint with them they actually CALLS your company and make them aware of the issue since they ignored you and they are legally binded to keep you as an employee without firing you with good cause to look into the situation to keep lawyers and courts out of the situation.
Apparently this kind of situation goes on more frequently than thought. I have experienced a similar work place situation and management did not take it seriously. I eventually moved on to a more professional and understanding business environment where I have never experienced any degradation of any kind.
People sucks!!! I feel bad for you....but guess what you are no longer in a toxic environment....and that's a blessing.
Why would you have gay friends if you're not gay? My grandfather used to say if you hang around the barber shop long enough you'll end up getting your haircut, I think you need to start hanging around normal people, not sodomites, and then things will get better for you.
I understand your comment and agree that the woman was talking a lot of sht that made things uncomfortable or annoying for you there but sexual harassment is: "Sck my c*ck if you want to keep your job." I am assuming that while you were waiting for the wheels of corporate justice to turn you were also looking for a new job. I am assuming you were not foolish enough to quit a job prior to getting a new one, right?
Sorry to hear that you went through that....That's sad man and I hope you find something you deserve and thrive don't let anybody kill your shine
You can honestly sue for defamation of character.
This is why you never give your social media information like Facebook to your coworkers even if they ask for it or seem to be your best friend. Some workers like to have a big mouth and gossip every bad thing about you so it can spread like an epidemic disease to other workers creating all sorts of toxicity in the workplace. Don't trust anyone at work.
It’s not sexual harassment, but it’s definitely harassment and falls under protections for LGBTQ and medical discrimination. You could try going to the EEO or an employment lawyer possibly since your employer ignored your complaint and you said you’ve quit. You could get better advice though at askamanager.com
I am so very sorry for your experience but I would not have quit. Personally your face book is private and managed by you. You made the the decision to grant her access to your page and unless it was causing your job to become harder or you were harmed by something.she said then you would not have cause to quit or expect them to discipline her. Your page is not used for or managed by your job. This would not fall under sexual harassment. For this reason many employees do not maintain social media pages. CAUTION: Your employer is more than likely monitoring your page every so often as well. Just be careful with your social media accounts and what you.post. It can affect your career and more.