I have not updated my last post in a while due to a lack of a resolution but, oh boy do I have one now. In my last post I said I had an interview in an hour for a new position after an old white man in my last company referred to me and a co-worker as a couple of monkeys along with the other racist things he has said to me in the past. Well I have good news. The new company loved me. I got a substantial raise and will have more opportunities than I ever had here. The craziest part however, is not that.
The owner of the company admitted that HR told him that it was quote “blown out of proportion” by me and that she left out certain wording to make it look less bad on the racist co-worker stating that it was handled when in fact it had 0 follow up and no correspondence from the owner AT ALL about it. HR sat in front of me and took a fake ass statement down about what happened and reported it wrong to the owner to sweep it under the table.
He also slipped up and detailed how every time I brought up the egregious statements made by the very same racist employee had also been tampered with by HR to make the stories seem like I’m the one acting out and it’s me who is creating problems. We sat down and our stories did not match. I was livid. They’re trying to keep him around because he’s a salesman with a gift for lying to people to get them to sign the dotted line. He’s known for taking money from the technicians and screwing up constantly.
Then he had the audacity to counter for less money than I was offered and offered me 500$ under the table in untaxed income to buy my silence. (Illegal) They even tried to bash the place I’m going to make it seem like the current company is the only one I need.
Then we had a sit-down with the racist co-worker, the owner, and HR and HR didn’t say a WORD. The Racist deflected and said “whatever I may or may not have said” and deflected blame. The best part?
I got it ALL on recording. Everything that was said is recorded. I thought about not pursuing legal action because of the fact I have friends who still work at this company but, everyone is telling me to at least speak to a lawyer and you know what? I think I will. The more I think about it and listen to the tapes, the angrier I am. How dare they treat us like that? If you’re willing to die on your self righteous hill for the sake of a racist employee and your venomous work culture, then die on that hill. I do not belong to you and I’m not yours to treat like a lesser person. HR decided she deserved a vacation today along with the owner who decided instead of speaking to me again today like he promised, he would go golfing. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Thank you to everyone who supported me in the last post. Even if the lawsuit thing doesn’t pan out, I have a new job for more money and a non hostile work environment. I’m nervous, sad, angry, and excited all at once.