STORY 41

At a meeting with the Dean of my area at a major Canadian University, I was told that my contract was not going to be renewed after five years of continuous employment.  I was also told that in order to receive my severance pay, I would have to sign an NDA and to agree never again to contact or to speak to any department employee.  There was no explanation given for the nonrenewal or the NDA.  I suspect this action was taken due to inappropriate sexual harassment by the program coordinator at the time, but this was never confirmed. I was required to sign the NDA within minutes of leaving the Dean’s office and at no time did I have any legal or union representative present.  I remained confused and angry about what happened.