Question Posted Thursday October 14 2010, 12:09 pm
I started working for a medical office 6 weeks ago. To say this is a crappy work environment is an understatement. I am a female and am managed by a female. She is constantly giving me more thatn i can do, while she shops on the internet. blames me for very small things that can easily be fixed. belittles me EVERY DAY. we have one other office employee who is also a female. they call patients who they ASSUME are gay "shitpackers", they call dancers "midget strippers" If poor class people come in for promotional free massages, they call them ghetto and tell me to refuse them and "get rid of them".
I try to tell the doctor my problem with her and he does not want to hear it. He hates overweight people, I believe he fired my friend because she is heavy, and calls her a retard and jackass. This is starting to weigh on my soul. My sister is gay, my father who died at 33 was 500 pounds
It is very hard to be bullied and watch them mock sweet innocent people. Problem is, i have actually been employed by him in another office and need to stay for a total of a year so i can buy a home. Im so tortured!! what should i do!??? Do I have a lawsuit in the future, should i keep a journal? thanks guys =)
I know that might mean changing your plans to buy a house but you need to seriously consider changing your plans so you can leave this job. Maybe it's worth it to you to stay in this horrible office and suffer, and hope it gets better, for the sake of your financial goals and buying a home.
If it were me, I'd delay buying a house for a few months, maybe even a year, for the sake of spending a year in a workplace that isn't toxic.
It is unlikely there is anything else you can do.
You likely do not have a lawsuit. You are not being discriminated against, or it sounds like, harassed. Unfortunately, being nasty, rude and all around lousy human beings is not against the law. It's just being nasty, rude and all around lousy human beings.
At least you don't owe them anything or any kindness when you go - start looking for another job now and don't leave until you are set up for the future. Then double-check your contract and leave the very first moment you are able too. [ Razhie's advice column | Ask Razhie A Question ]
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