Trailgirl
junior member
I agree with you here, I have watched numerous TED Talks on this subject and spoken with friends. I work for a gov entity so no unions. I wanted to ask HR to help me move to another area, but don't have much hope for that; yes I really don't think they are on your side--except maybe for establishing a paper trailHR is NOT on your side, it's on the side of management so they will not be your friend in this.
Yes, there are already people there that say nothing and just want to retire; plenty of folks whether in gov or private industry suffer in silence with this problem.that said, the reality of a situation like this can be that the person making the complaint may win the battle but lose the war. It is possible to be labeled as a troublemaker and continuing to work in such an environment would be just as uncomfortable as before making the complaint.
I was really unhappy before the surgery. Lets just say that when I started in this area this time last year, my first impression is the same as now, except now it is worse and I made an effort to get my old position back. I think this problem is pronounced in the US and we do not have really any recourse except to move on, or suffer in silence. For me hopefully to a new area within or a new job altogether. Yes, this is impacting my recovery and it impacted my health this time last year as well.Please also consider that you are very vulnerable when you are this soon out of recovery. Weigh that into any decision you make. Ask yourself if you were this unhappy before your surgery or is this something that has just come up once you advised your boss you were going to be off for a while
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