I got a coworker put on leave...

[Anonymous]

We have several such people. Told my boss to blink once if he was being held hostage by one who should have never been hired.
None of them have any business working with customers.

[Anonymous]

Hope you feel good about yourself.

[Anonymous]

You did the right think. You would feel horrible if she did herself in over night. She had EAP contacts now to help her out. Would avoid further contact with her. Find out number for EAP and hotlines in case she does call you. People who are suicidal and have a plan are the most at risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hope you feel good about yourself.

Stop. If this woman harmed herself you would be blaming OP for not saying anything.

OP you did the right thing. You would have been remiss to not take her comments seriously given the situation.

I do however agree with other posters that this woman does have a mental illness and her behavior might become erratic and angry towards you. Sadly, I would not engage or respond to her texts and save and document everything. If she continues to threaten harm to herself or you or keeps texting you, I would tell HR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hope you feel good about yourself.

Stop. If this woman harmed herself you would be blaming OP for not saying anything.

OP you did the right thing. You would have been remiss to not take her comments seriously given the situation.

I do however agree with other posters that this woman does have a mental illness and her behavior might become erratic and angry towards you. Sadly, I would not engage or respond to her texts and save and document everything. If she continues to threaten harm to herself or you or keeps texting you, I would tell HR.

NP. Absolutely not. You don’t have any obligation to coworkers for their mental health. They aren’t children and they aren’t family. You don’t know anything, so just set boundaries and let their life play out as it will. I have suicidal relatives, and the number one rule is boundaries boundaries — they will drag you down with them. And that is what can happen here.

I would move and find a new job OP. Or at least take a long vacation/absence.

[Anonymous]

You may have saved your own life by reporting this. Workplace violence is no joke.

[Anonymous]

You did the right thing and so did the company. Do not say anything to this person again. Protect yourself.

[Anonymous]

You essentially kicked a hornets nest at someone who was struggling.

[Anonymous]

Ignore her and report to HR>