Well yesterday was an exciting day at work...and not in a good way. On Monday, one of my co-workers went to my supervisor and told her that I was doing my homework out on the floor.
Number 1, I was not doing my homework, I didn't even have my school books. They were with my teacher because the last time I was in class we were evacuated from the building for a bomb threat and was not let back in the building.
Number 2, the person (the co-worker) has been known to spread lies and gossip about me before on many occasions. For instance, she has gone around and told people that I am a lesbian. Even going as far as telling my ex-boyfriend that. (he works there also.) He told her to get out of his face.
Anyhow, on Monday, what I did was jot down a couple of notes. That was it. I wasn't ignoring my work, I was waiting on her. She has a habit of walking off to go talk to someone for 10 minutes (gossip).
Also I keep a little memo pad to jot down notes about any and everything. I like to call it my extra brain. If I don't, I would forget everything it seems. It could be anything from something I need to remind my supervisor about...to something I need to bring somebody the next day. If I need to remember it, I jot it it down.
And I will admit, I took a couple of seconds to jot something down.
That is nothing compared to the person who told on me, taking time to look through sales ad's while clocked in on a job, or like I said, walking off to talk to someone for 15mins while clocked on to a job.
Anyhow, Monday, my supervisor called me on our department phone and said "Tonia, please don't do your school work on the floor." That was all she said. I didn't deny that I was doing homework, because I didn't think anything of it.
On Wednesday, my supervisor (Her name is Deb) called me to come up to the Plant Manager's office (Fred).
It turned out that the same person who went to Deb, also went to Fred the next day (or on Wed) and told him that I was doing my homework on the floor.
He and Deb said that I was told once before to not do my homework on the floor. And for the life of me, as much as I banged my head trying to remember, I don't remember ever doing my homework on the floor...or Deb even telling me before Monday. I really think Deb has me confused with another Co-worker, Dawn, who I have heard Deb tell not to do her homework on the floor. But I can't prove it.
I told them that, and Fred basically said that it was my word against theirs and since they are upper mgmt, their word counts.
And they sent me home so they can do an investigation, and they will call me.
Never ONCE was I formally "WRITTEN" up on anything!!! I was just sent home. That was it.

It really po's me off. As many times as I went to Deb and her boss, about the harrassement I have received from my co-workers and nothing was ever done. I have to hear crazy jokes, fat jokes..you name it. There are rumors flying around work about me. Comments made to others and to me about me going postal. Which there is no way that I would ever do that.
I have heard negative comments about me going back to school nights, about the fact I see a shrink, you name it.
I have to deal with this on a daily basis. If it weren't for the fact that I need this job and the insurance...I would have left along time ago.
The stress of the harrassment has started to make me physically ill now.

Today, I am going to go to Synovus Human Resoursces and see if that helps. Synovus is the company that owns the company that I work for.

Thanks for letting me vent. Wish me luck. ~Tonia~