Did you ever feel unsafe at work?
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Anonymous
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Curious if anyone was ever in a working environment that made them feel unsafe?
Once worked somewhere that was so highly emotionally abusive that I felt unsafe working there. Don't know if it was an actual fear of eventual physical harm or what but it was very scary. Wondered if anyone else could relate. |
Anonymous
| Sure. My last job. I just told my current employer (who is also a friend, and knows my prior employer) about the nightmare I had about him last night. |
Anonymous
Don't know if you relate, but I have a hard time articulating the feelings involved. I mean the abuse was clear, but the fear of going to work was just incredible. |
Anonymous
I almost never have a hard time articulating. 
It's entirely possible to have a low level of PTSD. Do not be afraid to get a few sessions of therapy to address this if you need to. There's no good reason to continue suffering. |
Anonymous
| I had a job right out of college where I felt unsafe. I had a verbally abusive boss. Until I came along, he couldn't keep subordinates due to his anger issues and openly demeaning attitude. I stuck around because I really, really needed a job. There was also an individual in upper management who sexually harassed me--this was back in the dark ages when you just dealt with it. I had all of the secretaries on the floor notify me when he got off the elevator so that I could get someone in my office and never have to be alone with the man who was hell bent on groping me. I was young, insecure and without a safety net. I dealt with it as best I could until I could get another job (stayed way too long) but it was damaging and effected me for a long time. I hope you are able to get the support you need to move on. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| Sometimes I feel my office environment will escalate to a potentially dangerous situation. I have a coworker who has misplaced feelings of anger and is either angry or plays mind games. It's very unstable and I want to move offices but it hasn't gotten to that point where I really think it will happen yet. And this coworker will probably feign ignorance and make it seem like it is my fault. We also have a lack of office space so a request to move would not be looked upon favorably. |
Anonymous
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I felt so unsafe at a job once I quit. But that was a construction job where corner cutting was encouraged at risk to life and limb.
How can you feel "unsafe" just because the boss is a meanie? Sounds like chicken litter to me. |
Anonymous
| Yes. At a bar I worked at my boss tried to "give me" to a cop who used to come in. I shudder just thinking about it. |
Anonymous
| I worked at a froyo shop one summer in college. A strange guy started coming in just to talk to me, not buy anything. He brought me flowers and acted weird, like we were actually in a relationship and would be married soon. I got really nervous when he started showing up specifically at times when I was working alone in the middle of the day (few people came in then). I went out of my way to make sure he never followed me home, and called friends to come to the shop when the guy showed up. I talked to the manager about the situation but she was just a useless wet noodle who couldn't figure out what to do, so I quit. |
Anonymous
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Yes. 10 years of mental abuse in a restaurant. The owner gets super drunk by 3 am and starts screaming, yelling and breaking glasses.
He once got maced by a customer. Best night ever! |
Anonymous
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Yes, several times. When I was in h.s. I was a lifeguard at a hotel -- guys hit on me all the time and I was often working alone until 10 or 11 pm.
Now I work in career counseling at a local university. I sometimes feel unsafe meeting with students who are super stressed out about their high loans and inability to get a job. I always leave my door open for that reason. I've had several crazy bosses in other jobs, so I felt unsafe at many of the jobs I've had (politics). |