STORY 35

I was bullied, sexually harassed, and verbally and emotionally abused by a colleague at work. He is now a freelancer. The irony of it all is that he was a cameraman for a major news organization. He made the news but really, he should now be the news. He emotionally abused me for the six years I worked for the company. In the end I met my husband and managed to escape his mental torture. His gaslighting has affected me.

Recently I worked for a similar boss and only began to realize what she was doing when I was made to sign an NDA to leave. I told HR my boss was bullying me. I had done nothing wrong. They paid me out to leave as she was a bully and so-called director for a large school trust.

The process of negotiating the NDA was with a solicitor. It was frightening and I only had a few weeks to decide what to do. After I signed the NDA, I had a breakdown.  I have kids; they saw me break down.

I don’t care about what has happened recently, I knew what was happening as it brought up issues from the past with this man.  It’s what happened to me working for the news organization that has really hurt me. I have no way of getting a chance to defend myself and this man still walks the streets today earning money. It’s complicated. I want to tell the world what he did to me, but how? Why should I suffer when he gets the career and the carefree life? He isn’t the ‘star’ he makes himself out to be and his journalist partner is none the wiser. Not fair!

Can you tell the world my story for me?