I have a coworker who I used to be on good terms with, until yesterday when her husband (also a coworker) was fired for reasons of productivity and disrespect towards management. This morning at about 6:30 when she knew I’d be sleeping (I work swing shift, and I get off at 1 am) she sent me a slew of text messages all including obscenities that insinuated that I was lazy and no good at my job, and those who actually work are fired (such as her husband who had been in trouble for productivity several times) and those who are lazy and talk on their phones while at work (which she intended towards me and a couple other coworkers) are free to keep their jobs… She has already (just since the incident, less than 24 hours ago) called the management at work trying to get us in trouble for things, and now she has resorted to making threatening and offensive comments towards those of us who still have our jobs.
I made a simple statement towards her that I would be saving the messages and showing them to management because of harassment. She told me that it’s not harassment because she’s off the clock, and then a few hours later I wake up to a text message stating “Just as an fyi it’s not harassment if you freely give out a number.”
Is she correct, would going to management over this be a pointless endeavor, or is it indeed harassment what she is doing to me and my fellow coworkers? It is causing even more stress in an already stressful workplace, and caused me to lose sleep over it. I just would like to know if there is actually anything I can do about it or if I simply have to put up with this new onslaught.
Thanks in advance for your answers!
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This is definitely harassment! Save all those text messages and show management. Tell them everything she has said to you. She may be losing her job soon too.
if i were you i would take this to the police because it might not be harassment at your job but it could be outside of your job so take it to your police station and see if they could get her to lay off or just change your number .
Yes …. block her from calling , texting or emailing you … if she is contactiung work they already know about it …. if it persists call the police …. and save in a file all her threats etc ….
I would say for one she is a very stupid woman.. 2 it sounds like harrasment to me, so I mean what would it hurt either way to go to your management..
If you have asked her to stop and she won’t that’s harassment. She has no idea what she’s talking about.
If I were you I would not hesitate to bring your phone in to work and show your manager. I would let the manager know that you are concerned about your safety at work and at home. Just because you gave her your number doesn’t mean that you have to be subjected to her threats and insults. It doesn’t matter that she is off the clock or not.
It’s important that you don’t just fly off the deep end and make a huge deal out of this but when you talk to your boss I would let him know that you are serious about wanting this to stop.
Hang in there. I’m sure that she will be long gone from that job very shortly with or without your complaint. She’s just angry and she’s taking it out on you instead of the managers who fired her boyfriend.
Good Luck.
YES wth is her problem
No way should you have to put up with this! it is really good that you have saved the messages, and i think you should take them to your supervisor or boss ASAP. this isn’t right, and shouldn’t be allowed to go on. also i think that it is harassment, as it is making you feel threatened, scared and uncomfortable. This lady is just a shriveled up old bully.
If you made this post at work, then guess what? Your ex-coworker knows you pretty well.
And yes, complaining to some people your friend no longer works for and who presumably don’t pay your cell phone bills would be a pointless endeavor. What are they supposed to do about it, dear? Call Batman? Middle management are not cops.
That being said, yes: it is harassment. Unless you’re in one of the six states that still don’t have laws against such things. You can do two things, one mostly useless, and the other which might actually help you. The useless one is to go to the police and make sure your complaint is on record in case you need a future subpoena. What might actually help is if you call your phone carrier and tell them you’re getting harassing messages from that number and will have to cancel your service if they are not resolved. They’ll trip over themselves to keep sending you bills.
This is a form of harassment – but not workplace harassment. She’s right, she isn’t on the clock and the messages aren’t being sent through an office medium (i.e.- an email or a fax…) My advice – don’t let this bother you because people like this aren’t worth it. I work with a few of them myself, and the thing that bothers them the most, is when I just carry on like nothing’s wrong. If it’s really getting this bad, change your phone number and don’t give it out.