What are some horror stories of how you or a coworker were treated?
I have 2 instances I will always remember:
1) I was working in a sales office many years ago. One day, a female colleague alleged that our boss, the owner of the company, had raped her the night before. He was arrested that night and released on bond. I was the only person out of 9 others in the office that agreed meet with the District Attorney on her behalf to discuss the owner's inappropriate behavior during work hours. I was then set up by him days later with him spreading false and damaging rumors and allegations about me in the office. Basically I was forced out because he was making my life a living hell and damaging my character.
2) During the beginning of the pandemic, I was desperate for extra income as it really took a hit, so took on an additional part time gig in June 2020 working for an Amazon reseller. On my first day of the job, and literally in the first hour, I made an order entry mistake in the shipping system and he flew into a rage, He yelled at me and threw some packages of candy in my direction which landed on the counter just inches from me. I was bewildered. I asked him a question a minute later and his reply was “Why don't you just figure it out?” in the most sarcastic of replies. I couldn't believe how awful and abused he made me feel. I walked out the first day never to come back again no matter how desperate I was.