Thanks to some caring and helpful people, I was able to avert a disaster. However, even though I had to cave into my terrible Bosses demands and pay to save myself from bigger problems down the road, which he took advantage of, I don't know why he thinks he's going to get away with it long-term.
With not just witnesses, but people here helping me find some more direct numbers related to my company, I am anticipating a phone call with a major regional leader tomorrow who has jurisdiction over my state and an area that includes his store. I may even be compensated.
Of course, with so many like minded managers (locally), I still will probably quit, I will wait until I get hired somewhere else first of course, but I'll still be seeking to leave this job immediately asap and hopefully get something that pays more so I can finally move out of this place.
If my boss decides to fire me before hand, It'll just show what a weak man he is. But he will have explaining to do and I'm hoping he is removed and has to face consequences. Law may have even been broken with the stunt he pulled, and when I got contacted (by phone) by regional telling me they want to talk more tomorrow, the person on the other end sounded very upset which to my gut seems like a good sign and maybe things will improve. At least until I find a better job.
Separately Police are investigating the gathering I was abused at, seems that there were other reports of foul play so who knows, they may end up finding out who abused me and that might get resolved too.
I'm still nervous but i feel a bit more confident now that I'll be safe from what could have been a much bigger burden. I can't say anything else but thanks to those who helped me. 🙂
(Original issue below, now resolved.)
About a day ago I was at a party with some friends I went to college with, and some people got me very drunk and took advantage of me. I realized the reality when I came too the next morning and my head was more clear, playing back what happened that night, and knew I had to quickly get Plan B to prevent pregnancy.
I work in a grocery store that also has a pharmacy that carries it, and under usual circumstances I would be able to ask for it pay $12 and go on with my day. However, my boss is not only a big anti-abortion advocate, but also anti mostly anything else; discriminates, makes misogynistic jokes, will lie about raises to refuse people later, but still has his job because he's been around for years and all of the top management all blend in together.
He overheard me asking my friend who works in the pharmacy section about Plan B and later called me into his office. He told me that if I want plan B I have to pay for it at his “new” prices, and accused me of being “a hot witch” to even be asking for it.
He rose the prices on purpose for “”all”” of the pregnancy prevention(Plan B pills we carry. He knows I do not have, and knows he doesn't pay me enough to save up for such a sudden expense.)
I know what he's trying to do, he knows that I don't have many ways to complain about this and ways that I can will take too long. It's already been near about a day since the incident that happened to me, and I have likely only another 24 hours or so left before Plan B will be ineffective so he's stalling.
The only limited contact I have job wise is with corporate, but it takes them 3-4 days to get back to messages sent to them through our system. I tried calling some numbers but they all (reasonably need to investigate or may need time to set-up something to address my managers disgusting behavior.)
The problem is none of that matters, I have only a day left to get Plan B to prevent things from becoming worse and much more costly for me and I'm just a grocery store cashier making $8.50/hr.
I need help finding out what to do, I need to get the plan B, but my Boss is preventing me by increasing the prices knowing that I can't afford them on purpose, I need another way to get Plan B quickly, but there's only one other pharmacy in my town and they are closed until Friday which will be too late (they are renovating that whole strip of businesses for Plan B to be effective.)
I'm a nervous wreck and I have no idea what to do. I can't buy it because of the price and there's nowhere else I can go to nearby that carries it that I can go to in the next 24 hours.