‘bad boss’ Archives
Coping with a toxic boss: “PAULA THE PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE”
By Linnda Durre, Ph.D., Author of Surviving the Toxic Workplace – Protect Yourself Against Co-workers Bosses and Work Environments That Poison Your Day published by McGraw Hill, February 19, 2010. As a business and corporate consultant and psychotherapist, I’ve analyzed and worked with many difficult bosses over the years. In order to cope [...]
Astoria Community Board settles sexual harassment lawsuit
Marcela Gutierrez, a former employee at Astoria’s Community Board (CB) 1 will receive $98,000 after the City of New York agreed to settle her lawsuit. Gutierrez had accused longtime district manager George Delis of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. Also named in the federal lawsuit were the City of New York, CB 1, Borough [...]
Rep. Eric Massa resigns after sexual harassment allegations by male staffers
Following several sexual harassment complaints that were being investigated by the House ethics committee, Rep. Eric Massa (D., N.Y.) resigned from Congress on Monday. The complaints alleged that Massa, who is married with two children, groped at least two male aides and sexually propositioned young male staffers and interns. In an [...]
Chevron boss accused of workplace bullying
John Suzuki, who worked as a patent liaison at the Chevron Richmond, CA office for over 35 years, was forced to take early retirement this month rather than risk his health by returning to work under a boss who allegedly subjected him to workplace bullying. Suzuki's doctors had diagnosed him as being at high risk of another heart attack after [...]
Bad boss at Make-a-Wish fired for creating hostile work environment
Catherine Martens, president of the Bethesda-based Mid-Atlantic chapter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation, was fired on Monday after the foundation's national headquarters received complaints from employees about the hostile work environment that Martens created. Make-a-Wish national spokesman Paul Allvin said that Martens was terminated due to [...]
SleeveCo to pay $200,000 to settle EEOC sexual harassment lawsuit
SleeveCo, Inc., a company based in Dawsonville, Georgia that manufactures stretch-and-shrink sleeve labels, has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit, filed on April 29, 2008, accused SleeveCo, Inc. of subjecting employee Tammy Stratton to [...]
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