Update on my wife's work situation

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Hi everyone, sorry for the delay in an update. I wanted to keep this somewhat anonymous still because the situation is still going on and getting worse.

He's still making false accusations about her on the Loss Prevention Hotline - totally absurd stories that her supervisor admits she knows they are flat out lies but still gives her the "we have an open door policy" speech saying that the company is okay with anyone saying anything they want.

More and more employees have come to her telling her they are scared of him. Not that he has done anything in particular to them, just something "off" in his demeanor. You know how you can look at a person and see just bitter hatred and rage in their eyes? They catch him glaring at them from across the store and it sends chills through them. Of course since he hasn't done anything, nothing can be done from a feeling. One employee even told my wife she wouldn't keep her lunch in the backroom when he is working because she is scared he would tamper with it.

She's been hoping that he would finally lose it. He seems so close to the edge. He's putting on a show for her boss when she comes in. She was there today and told my wife when he was out of earshot "Can you believe the production he is putting on for me like I'm going to buy it?" My wife was so happy to hear that she didn't buy into his manipulation and scams like her former boss did. He had her wrapped around his little finger - to the point where when he lost it and had my wife backed up against a file cabinet screaming in her face, when she tried to press harassment charges against him she told her to "drop it" and stop picking on him. :rolleyes: (He would go back to that supervisor literally crying and telling her that my wife was the one yelling, not him and boo hoo, she's so mean to me. He is such a manipulator)

Well, he finally lost it with a customer a couple of fridays ago. My wife has been working furiously to identify the customer so she could get a statement from her. (The incident was reported to DW by another employee). Well my wife found out who the customer was and finally was able to speak to her by phone on Monday. She was shocked. He really went off on this customer, grabbing product from her and screaming at her to leave the store. She told my wife that she felt like if he had a gun, he would have shot her right there. She said his face was beet red and he was screaming and she was terrified for her own safety. She seriously feels that he is mentally unstable and was worried for the safety of those working with him also. So my DW got her phone number and asked if she would be willing to relate her story to her supervisor. She said she would be willing to tell it to the CEO because she was so upset. Today the supervisor and the customer finally caught up with each other, and the sup. is horrified at what happened.

She called DW and told her she wants him terminated for this, no more of the "well, lets write him up again" nonsense the office is pulling. She called corp and then called DW back. Corp wants DW to overnight the surviellance tape from the night it happened so that they can review it. They said that a rep from Human Resources and a Loss Prevention auditor will be coming into her store to "interview" him about the incident. What the heck is the need to interview him? :confused3 You know it won't go well, he's going to cry his crocodile tears again and manipulate and lie to try to make it look like my wife is somehow to blame. Hopefully they will see through all this.

Aside from this, my wife is terrified. She is scared for her safety with this maniac. She said that the change in him over the past few months has been horrible. He comes to work with his eyes bright red bloodshot and he is just seething hatred. She can feel him glaring at her from across the room and other employees have expressed worry that he will hurt her from the way he talks. DW is scared that he will flip out and come back with a gun and blow everyone away. I wouldn't put it past this person. As if DW doesn't have enough issues with her health (btw, it has gone seriously downhill in the past couple of weeks. That is why she has been MIA. She misses you guys though). She's in a tremedous amount of pain, her stomach and esophagus have been on fire for over a week and she has spells where she just can't stop crying. I'm scared for her. :( I don't know how much longer she can go on like this. This is way more than one person should ever have to bear.

Well, that's it for the update. Hopefully this will turn out okay in the end, but DW really feels it will end with her at least getting punched or choked by this person. :guilty:
 
:guilty: Sorry you guys have so much to deal with. I hope they fire him and he goes away quietly. Prayers that ML is feeling better soon. :grouphug:
 
Big hugs to your wife for having to put up with this nonsense!

I am coming in late to this (I saw your previous post, but I don't remember all of the details), but has your DW filed anything with her HR department? It sounds like this is a textbook case for a hostile work environment for your DW and the other employees. It sounds like the company is more concerned about this yahoo suing them than the health and safety of it's employees who are doing their job.

I hope it all works out for her.
 
make sure that she has an escort out of the bld to her car when she leaves....I think that is a sensible idea until this is gone .......please ask her to get an escort ....
 

Thanks gfor the update I have been wondering about her.
 
I agree with pumba. I would not let her leave the bldg. without an escort and I would insist that someone in upper mgt. do something to protect her from this environment. Make a call to your local labor board or employment security commission to ask for help/advice. Someone may be able to get involved on her behalf. This is insane to expect an employee to suffer in the workplace just because no one has the guts to handle the situation. I wish you and your wife the best.
 
I was so hoping he would have been out of there by now...hugs to your poor DW!
He sounds very unstable, I have never heard of a company "drag their feet" so much over terminating someone's employment!
Must be very stressful for both of you :grouphug: ...hope something good comes out of all this!
 
Thanks for the update. I truly feel she needs someone watching over her to make sure she stays safe.

Sorry to hear also that she is suffering. She deserves much better than this.

Hugs for you both.
 
Two questions. Does she work in a retail store (sounds like it)? An dhas he ever met you? I ask, because I would set the guy up. I would buy something, then complain to him about it until he snaps. Sooner or later the guy would quit or he would have to be fired. If the guy knows you, then maybe a friend of your wife.

Finally, I would strongly consider confronting the guy. I would start out very polite and let him know...ehy...she does things at home i don't like either...ha ha ha. But if you ever, ever threaten my wife in any way ever again I will make it my mission to make your life a living hell. Even bring a couple guys with you if you want. What does that mean??? Leave it up to him to figure out what it means, but hopefully he gets the message.
 
I think what I would do is speak to a police officer. Tell them the whole story about him. Now I know he hasn't done anything to her, but I think it would be good if someone knows what is going on. It may help if God forbid, anything should happen.
 
Oh man - I was so sure that this would have been worked out by now!!

Tell her to hang in there.
 
I am so sorry that this is having such a drastic effect on her health. If she is in a mall setting with security, she definitely needs to get someone to walk her to her car. If she is in a strip mall setting, tell her to make friends with a police officer fast. Better yet check to see if their is a watch commander in your area and call and explain the situation to them. See if they can keep an eye on the store for her.
 
WIcruizer said:
Two questions. Does she work in a retail store (sounds like it)? An dhas he ever met you? I ask, because I would set the guy up. I would buy something, then complain to him about it until he snaps. Sooner or later the guy would quit or he would have to be fired. If the guy knows you, then maybe a friend of your wife.

Finally, I would strongly consider confronting the guy. I would start out very polite and let him know...ehy...she does things at home i don't like either...ha ha ha. But if you ever, ever threaten my wife in any way ever again I will make it my mission to make your life a living hell. Even bring a couple guys with you if you want. What does that mean??? Leave it up to him to figure out what it means, but hopefully he gets the message.

Yes, she does work in a retail store. Unfortunately we do know each other. In the past I've worked for her on a casual labor basis and for a while a couple of years ago when my car needed to have it's engine replaced, I would drive her to work and pick her up. Plus he has been to our house in the past for company parties. That is scaring the hell out of my wife. She is worried that he will do whatever he can to hurt her, including breaking into our house and hurting, or worse, our dogs because he knows they are her life right now. :guilty:

At least as far as the escort to her car is concerned, her store is on the outside of a mall so it has a window facing the lot and she has a handicap parking permit so she can park right up there in front of the store where everyone can see her.

She has talked to a couple of police officers about the situation over the past month or so. She grew up working for this company - literally. Her mom worked for them and she would help out when she was just 10 yrs old and then she officially started working for them when she was 15, taking the store over when she was 20 and then moving up from there. So these police officers that work security in her mall have known her since she was just a kid and are fiercely protective of her. One in particular that she is sticking close to right now helped her out when she was being stalked once by a man that saw her in the store. I'll make sure that she talks to him again on Friday (she's off tomorrow) and makes she that she gets the word out that they need to come ASAP if they get a call from her store. One of the policemen did say that they didn't care what the company said.. if he threatened her or used threatening behavior in any way towards her they would personally come in and take him out and put an order of protection on her against him so he couldn't work there anymore.
 
She has talked to a couple of police officers about the situation over the past month or so. She grew up working for this company - literally. Her mom worked for them and she would help out when she was just 10 yrs old and then she officially started working for them when she was 15, taking the store over when she was 20 and then moving up from there. So these police officers that work security in her mall have known her since she was just a kid and are fiercely protective of her. One in particular that she is sticking close to right now helped her out when she was being stalked once by a man that saw her in the store. I'll make sure that she talks to him again on Friday (she's off tomorrow) and makes she that she gets the word out that they need to come ASAP if they get a call from her store. One of the policemen did say that they didn't care what the company said.. if he threatened her or used threatening behavior in any way towards her they would personally come in and take him out and put an order of protection on her against him so he couldn't work there anymore.

Excellant!
 
OMG, poor DW! I hate that she's having to live like this. That guy is such a whack job! If I weren't afraid of him blowing my head off, I'd volunteer to be the one to come in & set him up!

I can't believe they're going through the whole dog & pony show w/ the tapes and all. They've got the customer's side of the story - that alone should be enough to fire the guy!

Lots of hugs coming y'alls way.

:grouphug:
 
*sigh* I'm so sorry to hear that your wife is having to deal with this man :(

I hope things get much better soon.

Katholyn
 
:grouphug:

Thanks for keeping us posted! I was sooo hoping this would be over for her by now. Please continue to take procautions even AFTER he is finally terminated! If he is this unstable now, I am afraid to think of what he will be like after he looses this battle! When they are ready to let him go, be sure that they have a police escort waiting!!!

I don't remember if this was mentioned - there have been many posts giving your wife support. Would it be possible for your wife to start taking some type of Martial Arts lessons? I think they may help her to learn to relax her mind & also to help her with self protection. Another option - would she be willing to get a gun or some Mace with the proper permits. She should be able to get one or the other just because of her position in the store & having to deal with "large amounts of cash" to bring for a deposit.
 
Thanks for the update. I was worring about you two today. if he is scaring her (and you said he is) can't he be arrested? He sounds extreamly bipolar with anger management issues. But he is scaring her. Isn't that grounds for pressing charges?
And I hope this can all be handled peacefully, and no one is hurt. (((hugs))) to you and her.
 
A quick favor! I know most of you know my DW and it's easy to use her name, but just in case this wacko is following her around the internet, could you guys edit out any reference to her real name in your replies? (that is why I have just been referring to her as DW - I haven't really forgotten her name :rotfl: and haven't made reference to what company she works for) He has no idea what screenname I use so it should be pretty safe.
 


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