Is this a hostile work environment?

Nurses General Nursing

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Retaliation after reporting violation:

A. immediately reassigned against my request to a unit that exacerbate my anxiety. X2 panic attacks. and my regular schedule.

B. Few weeks later false accusation made failure to report abuse on a shift I did not work. DNS refuses to verify, tells me these are very accusatory.. tells me it's closed

C. investigation by the doh started... Then after, facility denying that they have any statements only paraphrased statements by the DNS. Says I was only asked to assist and my statement never provided to Investigation.

D. Gave notice of violation to corporate. I received degrading emails from another Corporate person denying my retro (request prior to all this). These emails were forwarded to corp compliance a day after I sent notice of violations. Never heard back from compliance. Only further harassment from HR corporate.

E. I was not allowed to report to my shifts until I met with corporate (which with a witness), was only to offer me retropay if I stopped asking about the false statements.

F. Shift due back corporate emails me hour before informs me that my assignment will not be changed and my concerns are unacceptable. * This would put me sharing a assignment with the false accusers.

** had to involuntarily resign, effective immediately.

would you feel safe to work? Do you think as a nurse you could continue in this environment???
I have charges open with EEOC and state now.

Would you continue? Is this hostile work environment? Discredits, degrading, and this being top superiors of the company.

Specializes in Med-Surg, L&D, NB-100+ (home care & office).

I mean no sarcasm, but is English your second language? Your post is still a bit hard to nail down.

Anyway, it sounds like you've involuntarily resigned, so that's good.

Have you consulted an attorney? Your (EEOC) investigator may have insinuated that doing so would mean that they (EEOC) would have to drop the case(not true)...but to sue for retaliation, you're forced to go through EEOC...it's utter madness :(

If the EEOC in your area is anywhere near as worthless as mine, well, expect nothing but your former employer looking like "Employer of the Year" and you a deranged basketcase, rambling on about how "wronged" you were.

I was prepared to sue for as much as I could, giving all but a few thousand to charity, but I just didn't have the energy (or money.) I was on emotional-life-support and finally had to throw in the towel, or commit myself for incessant thoughts of suicide and worthlessness.

I'm over it for the most part, but it was very traumatic.

I wish you the very, very best, and please know, you are not alone. Reach out any time.

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