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Would you say something about workplace abuse under these conditions?

Asked by linguaphile (14574points) January 7th, 2016

I used to work at a place where there was a lot of workplace aggression. A group of women there would gang up on certain employees, sabotage their work, create trouble for them, and just make life miserable for their targets.

When I worked there, I saw two strong men with excellent work skills beaten down until they needed mental health assistance. I saw 5 women run off the job but don’t know what happened to them. I was one of the targets for 6 long years—it was torture, but the economy was so bad, and I couldn’t leave, but once I could, I did. I know of at least 4 other targets—one hung in there until they left her alone, two moved away, one was fired. After I quit—two women ended up in the hospital due to suicide attempts. Another man started working there, but left immediately. Bottom line—it’s a horribly toxic workplace with a clear history of this problem.

I just learned that a new employee, who had only been there for a year, successfully committed suicide on Jan 1. There’s no way for me to know why he killed himself, but knowing where he worked, it’s hard not to assume.

I have the opportunity to speak up—a board member asked me for my input. Do I speak up, even though I’ve not been there for almost 4 years, or do I tell them to figure it out themselves?

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