Screw the Hierarchy

Social worker Juli took an administrative role to get health insurance for her daughter only to see the racial hierarchy at work front and center. Hear Juli's story, her take on why workplace abuse happens from a social worker lens, and what her three tips are for targets of workplace abuse.

Take action:

http://www.wpsact.org

Learn more:

https://workplacepsychologicalsafetyact.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FactSheetWomenofColor.pdf

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Employers in the U.S. have WAY too much power. And that power reinforces white supremacy and the patriarchy. In this episode, I pull back the curtain on the system to show how abuse and discrimination at work intertwine to keep white men in power — and the rest of us out.

Take action:

http://www.wpsact.org

Learn more:

https://workplacepsychologicalsafetyact.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FactSheetWomenofColor.pdf

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Dr. Bonnie Candia-Bailey was a VP of student affairs at Lincoln University in Missouri when she died by suicide on January 8, 2024. Reporters revealed that Dr. Candia-Bailey saw her reports of Lincoln University President Dr. John Moseley's alleged harassment and bullying not result in support. In this episode, I talk about what we know through the media about her situation at work and how white men in power set up the system for Black women to suffer.

Take action:

http://www.wpsact.org

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Emma Farley has experienced ableism at work in multiple jobs, and when she speaks up about accommodations, she sees a toxic mix of incompetence, power, and control. In this episode, I talk with Emma about her experience, both at work and in the legal system, and why she wants to see protections from workplace abuse.

Take Action:

http://www.wpsact.org

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

On October 10, 2023, nearly 40 advocates and experts testified in support of the Workplace Psychological Safety Act in Massachusetts. Advocates with lived experience and experts in law, neuroscience, psychology, and more joined forces to voice the urgent need for worker protections from workplace psychological abuse.

Take Action:

http://www.wpsact.org

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Social change requires collective action. Two targets in Texas, Dee Montanez and Stuart Mayper, have turned their experiences into a fight for psychologically safe workplaces. In this episode, I talk with them about why they got involved with passing legislation to protect workers from psychological abuse and what's happening with the Workplace Psychological Safety Act in Texas.

If you live IN Texas:

Write to your state legislators: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/help-get-co-sponsors-for-workplace-anti-abuse-legislation-in-texas/manage

Write to Senate committee members in charge of scheduling a hearing date: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-committee-member-to-move-workplace-anti-abuse-legislation-forward-in-texas

If you live OUTSIDE OF Texas:

Sign the petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pass-the-workplace-psychological-safety-act

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

A big question on the minds of targets of workplace abuse is: how do I prevent abuse at work from happening again? While we can't prevent abuse at work but are now prepared to see red flags, we can arm ourselves with information about potential employers without having to sift through hundreds of reviews on job boards.

Culturama.is is a game-changer for our job hunts and employer accountability. It's a brand-new tool that automatically analyses 4.8 million job review board opinions to help you compare the largest 1,500 global organizations on work-related problems so you can make informed career decisions. In this episode, I talk with Culturama founder Tomasz Urbanski about what Culturama is, how it works, and how Culturama can disrupt employer lack of accountability.

Get a quick walk-through:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puhQv8recWo

Visit the tool:

https://culturama.is/#/home/main

Then upvote and review it so it can climb the rankings, and we can get the word out to employers will pay attention to their ratings:

https://www.producthunt.com/products/culturama#culturama

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Around the U.S., workers at companies of all sizes are increasingly speaking up to those in power around mistreatment, which disproportionately harms women and people of color. In this episode, I talk with Alex Horne, a GE whistleblower who founded #GEToo to connect targets of abuse at work and to mobilize them collectively to fight to end forced arbitration through the FAIR Act.

Take action on the FAIR Act:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-your-federal-legislators-to-support-workers-rights-bills

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

We know physical injury is harm. We also know there's a mind-body connection, and the stress from abuse at work can result in such stress-related symptoms as anxiety and digestive issues. But abusive behavior can also result in physical injury seen on brain scans, meaning psychological injury IS physical injury. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jennifer Fraser, author of The Bullied Brain, who walks us through the research in neuroscience and offers hope when looking at neuroplasticity: we can restore our brains back to health.

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

An insurance adjustor filed a complaint about transgender discrimination. The complaint escalated to racial discrimination, ignoring, and retaliation — all while the company touted its support of diversity. In this episode, hear from the insurance adjustor who endured a months-long complaint process that ended in his termination for a bogus problem and his takeaway that the system is designed to not work.

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy