Just looking for some support cause this is making me want to do my head in…
I was working in a skilled labor position where I was using my knowledge and experience to grow plants.
My coworkers were bullying me. I was one of two women and they would harass me everyday. I was made to feel less than and isolated and like I wasn’t good enough to do my job.
I finally had enough after a big incident where I got hurt and instead of helping some guys played “It’s A Hard Not Life” from the musical Annie. So I wrote a 5 page document talking about all the bullying and harassment I had been experiencing and turned it into HR.
I really didn’t know what else to do. I didn’t feel safe going to work and was having panic attacks when I would wake up. I knew HR wasn’t going to help ME just themselves and I thought that maybe our missions where aligned in this situation.
Oh how wrong I was. HR decided to just move me. So now instead of using my skill and knowledge to grow plants. I’m doing entry level processing work. It’s mindless and menial. I feel like my skills are wasted and I don’t know what to do. I’m just depressed about the whole situation. I don’t want to just quit because I can’t do the work I originally was doing in my area without moving (again already moved for this job). It isn’t fair that I can’t pursue my passion without being harassed.
TLDR; I got demoted because I reported being bullied in the work place.