“He REALLY F*cked Up.” People Are Sharing Their Worst “Coworker From Hell” Stories, And My God

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“For over two years, I had an abusive, gaslighting coworker. She would say abusive stuff to me when no one else was around and then completely deny it with management. She would create weird situations to make me look bad, and on a daily basis, she attempted to turn coworkers against me. She would mock me in front of coworkers and customers. Additionally, she often mocked me, saying stuff like, ‘You are too sensitive. You should be able to handle what I say.’ She even knew I was sober for over 25 years, and on a couple of occasions, managed to make me feel awful, as if I was some total scumbag. It was unbelievably frustrating, and I had no idea how to handle all this. I managed to stop consuming alcohol and taking drugs a long time ago and survive a very rough childhood, but I had no tools to handle something like this. She successfully convinced management that I was the problem and that I was making the whole thing up for a long, long time.”

“I felt completely defeated and hopeless, and had massive stress for two years. I finally broke and told management to do something, or I would sue. 

They first hired a mediator who took us through the mediation process. I was not told what the mediator thought of the situation, but I definitely got a sense that the mediator told management, ‘Yes, you have a problem here.’ Then the company called in lawyers who investigated my claims. It took about six months, but it turned out that several of her own employees backed me up, and from what I know, the lawyers informed my company that they were in serious legal jeopardy. 

Every woman I worked with said I was kind and never mean, snapped, or been rude to them. Several of them said they loved working with me, and some actually witnessed some incidents. 

I was kept in the dark about the entire timeline of the investigation. However, one recent Friday, management walked in and told her to gather her belongings, and they escorted her out of the building. I literally had to step out and weep. Not just because it was finally over, but why did any of this have to happen? 

I still don’t really know why I was her target, and I don’t think I ever will. My stress levels are 1,000 times lower, but yeah, I think I need therapy. I’m still processing it all.”

—u/Quinnjb