Lets Back Up

 Before the silence. Before the ignored legal demands. Before the blog even existed, there was a write-up. 

And it didn't come after misconduct.

It came after I spent months reporting serious, documented concerns about a recruiter. 

The recruiter wasn't just difficult; she was dangerous in the ways toxic power operates quietly: targeting, micromanaging, and manipulating others to do her dirty work. One of the most disturbing examples? She had the receptionist document my every arrival, departure, and break then report it directly back to her.

How did I find out?

My direct supervisor called me one day whispering over the phone to tell me. As if I wasn't supposed to know. That phone call has stuck with me ever since. It confirmed what I suspected all along; I was being watched. Not for quality, but for control.

This wasn't professional oversight. This was surveillance. And it was retaliatory.

- Every time I arrived.

- Every time I left for break.

- Every time I returned.

- And when I left at the end of the day.

All tracked. All quietly funneled to someone I had already raised repeated concerns about.

That kind of behavior, initiated by a peer, not a supervisor, and designed to monitor an employee without their knowledge, isn't just unethical. It can be illegal.

This may constitute:

- Harassment under internal policy

- Retaliation under whistleblower protections

- And misuse of authority to suppress protected complaints

It didn't stop there.

-- K