Screw the Hierarchy

When Dollar General marketing planning analyst Daniel Stone questioned the needs of frontline workers amid COVID-19, he found a target on his back. His speaking up ultimately led to his firing, but Daniel continues to mobilize workers to fight for their basic fundamental rights to dignity. In this episode, Daniel shares his story and his views on the cultural shift that's happening across the nation.

If you've been abused at work related to COVID-19 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 dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

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When one demographic occupies the majority of power positions in the U.S. workforce, abuse of power through "othering people" becomes a tactic for retaining that power. In this episode, I talked about the culture of abuse of power with Dr. Tonisha Pinckney. Dr. Toni shares her experiences at work as a Black woman and her views on how race, gender, and other ways of "othering" play out in a hierarchical system.

If you've been abused at work related to COVID-19 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 dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

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One way of healing from workplace abuse is advocating for what we value. Advocacy around the Dignity At Work Act (http://www.DignityAtWorkAct.org), workers' rights in general, and any issue that fires you up around abuse of power helps us heal from it.

Legislation isn't about eradicating an issue (though that would be nice). I mean, murder still happens.

It's about moving the needle on our work cultures.

Ask a woman who worked before 1980, when the Supreme Court finally recognized sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination, what workplaces were like. She'll likely describe an environment where groping was acceptable, even normalized.

Our vision is to make abuse at work equally unacceptable so we can make a dent in creating a more fair culture.

If you've been abused at work related to COVID-19 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 dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

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Self-care isn't just about bubble baths and massages. So what exactly is it, and why is it so important? Expert Ellen Rondina guides us through what it REALLY is and why we need it.

Take her self-care assessment to see where you stand with self-care:

http://www.ellenrondina.com/

Find out more with her free e-book:

https://www.amazon.com/SELF-CARE-REVOLUTION-Sustainable-Resilience-Professionals-ebook/dp/B07D3LFHRG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=MJ7LJT1RBIKW&dchild=1&keywords=the+self+care+revolution&qid=1589470426&sprefix=self-care+revol%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-3

If you've been abused at work related to COVID-19 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 dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Dignity At Work Act author, president of the National Workplace Bullying Coalition, and university professor Jerry Carbo has spent years researching workplace abuse and what laws abroad help protect worker dignity. On this episode, Jerry shares insights into what his vast experience taught him and how he's bringing that knowledge to fight for psychological safety for workers.

Advocates in more than 15 U.S. states hope to introduce this bill in 2021.

If you'd like to introduce the bill in your state, email [email protected] to be part of the growing movement. You'll will receive support every step of the way.

Read more about the bill, including the bill language:

http://dignityatworkact.org/

If you've been abused at work related to COVID-19 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 dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

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Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Amazon higher-ups fired Staten Island warehouse supervisor Chris Smalls after he spoke up about lack of protections for workers amid COVID-19. According to Smalls, higher-ups required all workers to report to work without PPE or take unpaid sick leave — leaving them to choose between a paycheck and their health. Infected workers risked infecting others, and healthy workers risked getting infected and spreading the virus.

Amazon's decisions beg the question: WHO exactly is standing together to flatten the curve?

In this episode, Chris shares his version of the story, despite Amazon higher-ups trying to make him look badly since the firing.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/02/dear-jeff-bezos-amazon-instead-of-firing-me-protect-your-workers-from-coronavirus

If you've been abused at work related to COVID-19 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 dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Termination for wearing personal protective equipment in hallways. Lip service about protections in grocery stores. Lack of paid family leave, sick leave, or hazard pay. These tactics are just some of the ways employers ignore the well-being of their front-line workers amid the global pandemic.

The sad part is that these views were always there. They're not simply exposed on a grand scale that's creating a class war.

If you've been abused at work related to COVID-19 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 dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

"I've always been driven by the idea that life is a state of mind. That's not to say that we don't have forces within us or that act upon us that can make life challenging. The idea is that, despite our circumstances, we always have the power to at the very least change our mind, change our perspective. When it comes down to it, we are the ones manufacturing our reality. Just like the choices that face Reagan in this show, sometimes we need to gather our courage and make the decisions that serve us best, even if that goes against status quo.”

— Rebecca Kopycinski

Artist Rebecca Kopycinski created the immersive theater show Thotbot Implantation Center as a way to question our reality and our control over that reality. On this episode, this singer, filmmaker, and multimedia performance artist talks about her inspiration, the premise of the show and what we can learn from it, and how you can check it out for yourself.

Read more: https://www.wbur.org/artery/2019/06/26/is-your-thotbot-glitched-you-might-already-be-in-rebecca-kopycinskis-dystopian-extravaganza

Thotbot.me/

Reaganesthermyer.com/

Instagram: @ReaganEstherMyer

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

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At-will employment means you're at the will of your employer. So your employer doesn't need just cause — or any cause at all — to terminate you so long as they don't discriminate against you. That's a pitiful foundation of rights for employees (meaning almost none). Find out what two Massachusetts legislators are doing to change the status quo and which single state already banned at-will employment (I would never have guessed).

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

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Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Children's book author Chad Hunter wrote Zack & the Zombie – No Bulliez Pleaze! as a way to open up the conversation about bullying with kids in a safe way. Find out what motivated him to write this book that led to his inspiring journey of sharing his message in his bullying-prevention, pro-empathy program “No Bulliez Pleaze!,” presented to more than 6,000 students and faculty in the Midwest.

Chad's able to deliver his message remotely. Contact him through ZackandtheZombie.com and find videos you can watch with your kids to start a discussion with them.

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

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy