The Hammer Has Dropped
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Good Afternoon Lovies. I hope the day treats you well. I know we are just starting the second week of January and things seem to already be a bit crazy out there. My only wish is that y'all stay safe, healthy and happy.
Days may be challenging, but please never forget how much of a warrior you all are; each morn you greet is a victory and a chance to start anew... don't waste it!!!
I woke up this morning and decided I needed to face what I truly didn't think I would ever have to deal with again BUT I made a promise and I'm keeping it.
I have hinted in a few previous entries about a person I know that has been dealing with being sexually assaulted and harassed. They have taken various steps to try to have it dealt with; without going the legal route, as they know (all to well), the legal route is a long process, and one filled with a lot of victim blaming and judging...
Today, I decided I am going to tell you all, this person is ME!
I am taking my life back. I am not going to live like a victim. I refuse to allow myself to get stuck in my head and live in constant "fear"; always worried when the next panic attack is going to show its face. These incidences have brought my cPTSD out in ways I thought were long gone... NOT SO MUCH!!!
I have been living in survival mode for a bit now; this morning, I decided NO MORE!!!
If life hasn't broken me in the last 49 trips around the sun, this is not going to take me down neither. I stepped up at the end of December, and contacted the legal department of the company responsible for this employee. I explained some of the things that have happened, and with my tribe behind me; along with other people who work with this man... I had the guts to write all the incidences out, along with the dates and witnesses names. I sent it off to the legal department, so let's see what happens from here.
I need you to understand, I did a lot to get this dealt with before heading down this road. I told the managers of my building. I told their boss, who fluffed me off. I told that person's boss who blew it off as well. The only person who is taking this seriously is the legal department, and some of this man's co-workers... some of them have witnessed the harassment AND have either had their child or spouse encounter a similar situation with this man.
What truly boggles my mind is that this man had already been reprimanded for sending messages to his former boss, that had pissed off her husband to the point that he got a warning from the company. I also learned this company hired him, knowing of his sexual predator behaviour... I think at this point, they are lucky if I only stop with the hammer dropping at their legal department!!!
WARRIOR MODE ACTIVATED!!!
~ Phoenix
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