I worked at Lowe’s just shy of a year. Always on time, covering multiple positions and staying past my shift to help cover.
A male coworker walked up to me one day and put his hands on me (grabbed both of my forearms and held them above my head). I pleaded loudly for him to stop, knowing there was 3 other employees within a mere 5 feet of us. He didn’t stop, no one intervened, so I kicked him in the shin.
I reported it to management the next day (as I was shaken up). Two days later he was fired. A week later, I was fired for “violence in the workplace.”
Three years later and I’m still pissed, and truly believe I was wrongfully terminated. I tried to bring legal action against the company but nothing ever came of it. I was told the only thing I could seek was lost pay, which would have been next to nothing after legal fees.