Workplace Woes #AtoZChallenge @AprilA2Z
No one said anything. Maybe there was nothing to say.
No one even cringed. Maybe it was routine.
I had always thought that it wouldn’t happen to me.
And if it did, I’d scream. I’d shriek and certainly raise hell.
But when it really happened, I was too scared. Too humiliated. Too embarrassed. Too silent.
My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Crime Stories in 55 Words.
Today’s story, W is for Workplace Harassment…
You can check out my A-Z posts thus far by clicking on a highlighted letter!
April 27, 2017 8:44 am|
This is the harsh truth, as much as we may deny it! Love this post, Shilpa!
April 27, 2017 8:52 am|
Oh how I can relate to it for its happened to me too; its a tough thing as a fresher to even acknowledge that it happened!! Its a sickening part of the corporate life – men prey on junior women employees with impunity; almost as if its their birthright!!
April 27, 2017 9:09 am|
What happened? You were fired for no reason? Take it easy.
April 27, 2017 12:16 pm|
This is so true, Shilpa. And I can relate to it a lot. In my head, I feel I would do this, I would do that… but when the situation actually comes, I hide under covers and look reasons to avoid the situation!
Cheers
April 27, 2017 5:59 pm|
wow, even though I’m not a working woman I know I can feel every word of it!
April 27, 2017 6:31 pm|
that seems to be how we all feel, sometimes you just can’t go against your boss, sad but true…
have a lovely day.
April 27, 2017 7:58 pm|
Sometimes the voice screaming inside is unable to come outside rt?
April 27, 2017 8:33 pm|
Ambiguous, leaving a lot of room for interpretation of what went wrong and what the ‘worst case scenario’ was that did occur 🙂
April 27, 2017 10:45 pm|
Oh dear…sad! how many employees silently suffer like this but are unable to speak out.
April 28, 2017 3:42 am|
That feeling of embarrassment can be over powering. Strange how the perpetrators don’t feel anything while it’s the victim that feels embarrassed.
April 28, 2017 11:13 am|
And too ashamed?
April 28, 2017 11:19 am|
The women always suffer in silence and are embarrassed and ashamed too for no fault of theirs.
April 29, 2017 2:09 am|
Harsh reality! I don;t get why women suffer in silence though, especially when something like this happens in a workplace!
May 1, 2017 2:04 pm|
Such a sad one. Being in HR – I need to say that out loud that employees should report and never ever tolerate. Even the government has laws that protect – POSH is what it is called. Prevention of Sexual Harassment.