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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Recovery from such trauma as workplace abuse follows a typical pattern. In this episode, I talk about those typical stages of recovery and how we're leaning on the collective part of recovery by giving targeted employees a way to take their voices back, minimize the isolation, and give others permission to speak up in a national protest across the country. Join us on Saturday, October 22 at Lives Lost to Workplace Bullying and Mobbing at a location near you (or start an event near you) to honor 15 victims who lost their lives after abuse at work and publicly let targeted employees and legislators that we're not backing down from fighting for protections for workers: https://actionnetwork.org/events/lives-lost-to-workplace-bullying-and-mobbing/ If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

When we've been abused at work, our bullies and employers control the narrative, leaving us feeling voiceless and isolated. But when we advocate for ourselves, especially collectively, we own our narratives, take our voices back, and climb out of isolation by connecting with others who've gone through similar experiences. There's a third effect when we speak up collectively: we give others permission to speak up too, growing our movement. Join us on Saturday, October 22 at Lives Lost to Workplace Bullying and Mobbing at a location near you (or start an event near you) to honor 15 victims who lost their lives after abuse at work and publicly let targeted employees and legislators that we're not backing down from fighting for protections for workers: https://actionnetwork.org/events/lives-lost-to-workplace-bullying-and-mobbing/ If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

We've heard about the idea of #QuietQuitting, the concept of not going above and beyond in your job to avoid burnout. But that narrative is the employer's narrative — not the employee's. Luckily, TikTok has seen a backlash to #QuietQuitting called #QuietFiring, calling out how employers create toxic work environments that leave employees checked out or pushed out. In this episode, I talk about how TikTok users have taken back the narrative and what's involved with #QuietFiring (hint: we call it workplace bullying and mobbing or workplace psychological abuse). If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Stories of workplace abuse are going public more and more — this time with the Phoenix Suns. In this episode, I talk about the reported abuse from Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, what the investigation found, and Sarver's consequences for his abusive behavior. Are they enough? If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Fifty years of research are behind the need for workplace anti-abuse legislation in the U.S.. In this episode, I talk about those findings, how they shape our direction with the brand new Workplace Psychological Safety Act, and how you can learn about the collective action we're taking by introducing and advocating for this bill across the country. You can signup for this upcoming training simply to learn if it's a right fit for you on Tuesday, September 20 at 7pmET: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoceqorjoiGtxNPXQJOGkTfPmxvaWURpey If you want to learn about upcoming trainings, sign our petition to get on our email list: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pass-the-workplace-psychological-safety-act

When we feel ready for it, collective action can help us feel validated in our collective grief and powerful and confident in our collective voices. Collective action can help us realize again that our feelings and voices matter. In this episode, I talk about the power of collective action and how you can learn about the collective action we're taking by introducing and advocating for the Workplace Psychological Safety Act across the country. You can signup for an upcoming training simply to learn if it's a right fit for you on Tuesday, September 20 at 7pmET: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoceqorjoiGtxNPXQJOGkTfPmxvaWURpey If you want to learn about upcoming trainings, sign our petition to get on our email list: 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 info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Abuse at work means loss of our control. One major way to take back that control is to intentionally come up with a game plan. In this episode, I talk about components of that game plan that can help you take your voice and power back. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

While collective action is one of the most effective ways to hold employers accountable, so many bystanders flat-out refuse to step in. We hear dismissive comments like "well, he's nice to me" or "are you sure that's what's happening?" or whatever piece of unsolicited advice they think will put them in the know and you out of it. It's all toxic. Some seem to not understand that remaining neutral sides with aggressors, and many hold onto the belief that it's a just world, so it must be at least partially the target's own fault. These same people might know there's a rigged system built on stereotypes, but their actions just don't match the talk. It's blatant hypocrisy, just like the employers who tout values they don't uphold. In this episode, I talk about three main reasons bystanders don't step up. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Employee productivity monitoring software is on the rise in white-collar roles. While it may help employers identify workers who aren't doing their jobs or are unproductive and see productivity trends, the tool also encourages micromanagement when misused. In this episode, I talk about how these tools create toxic work environments. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

The concept of "quiet quitting" is trending on TikTok in response to both employees going the extra mile and suffering from burnout and employees deciding to do the minimum their jobs requires. In this episode, I talk about how quiet quitting can help us cope with workplace abuse in the short-term. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Taking collective action can help us heal from trauma. That collective action isn't limited to advocacy; we can also memorialize our losses together and feel seen and heard by those who get it. In this episode, I talk about how collective action can bring us from suffering to surviving to challenging to thriving and how we're memorializing our losses from workplace psychological abuse in our new memorial wall at WorkplacePsychologicalSafetyAct.org under Share Your Losses: https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/bLaGATf4#edit If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

The Guardian reports that workplace suicides in the U.S. "up 39% since 2000," with the U.S. topping the list for suicide rates among select OECD (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries: "13.9 suicides for 100,000 people." In this episode, I talk 18 lives lost to workplace bullying and mobbing as highlighted in the media. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

A form of trauma, bullying can result in feeling unloved or unaccepted. When does bullying become self-bullying, and what can we do about our inner critics and the messages they reinforce? In this episode, I talk with anti-bullying specialist and award-winning author Kalyani Pardeshi about what we can do to feel unbullied, even after abuse at work. Find Kalyani at KalyaniSpeaks.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Bosses rely on fear, hopelessness, division, and confusion to keep us from working collectively (LaborNotes.org). So what can we do about it? In this episode, I talk about these four tactics and advocacy tools for tackling each one so we can collectively work together as advocates and create change. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

In 1970, Congress and President Nixon passed the OSH Act (Occupational Safety and Health) to make our workplaces free of physical hazards. Since then, despite a much larger workforce, injuries, illnesses, and deaths have dramatically decreased. In this episode, I talk about what OSHA oversees, how it enforces health and safety guidelines, and how it can inform our approach to making our workplaces psychologically safer. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

From our workplaces to our state legislatures, groups design processes for change that don't actually work. And it's by design. In this episode, I talk about the rigged processes in both workplaces and state legislatures — and a tool we can use to go around the rigged processes that don't work. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Psychological abuse at work won't go away until we demand it goes away. That means creating a groundswell of people who say we've had enough. In this episode, I talk about what it takes in our states to start the process of introducing the Workplace Psychological Safety Act (Evan's Law). Find out more about introducing the bill in your state: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/learn-more-about-introducing-a-workers-rights-bill-in-your-state Join an action team in your state: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-an-action-team-to-make-noice-in-your-state-about-workers-rights If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

While therapists can help you with day-to-day struggles or life patterns that you'd like to deeply examine from your childhood, coaches can help you get though present blocks to move forward. In this episode, I talk about five ways a coach can help you feel unstuck after abuse at work. If you'd like to work with me, a work healing coach, visit DignityTogether.org/targets or email me at info@dignitytogether.org. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

We get that Donald Trump, who focuses on loyalty (read: his own power), uses abusive behaviors to maintain his power. But how exactly does he follow the same playbook that so many abusers at work follow? In this episode, I go through my top 4 ways Trump followed the abuser playbook around the January 6 insurrection as described in the June 9, 2022 hearing (day 1). If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Suicide due to workplace stress is difficult to track. But the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an uptick in the number of suicides related to workplace stress in the U.S. since the year 2000 — an increase of 39%. In this episode, I talk about the issue, the stigma around mental health at work, and what we can do about it. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Workers across the nation are fighting for an end to abuse of power and for a common sense baseline of human rights — for the ultimate goal of fairness, opportunity, and health. In this episode, I talk about 24 active workers' rights bills we need passed ASAP — and how you can take action to move the needle on how employers treat workers in the U.S.. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Workplace mobbing is group bullying. But it's a bit more complicated than that. In this episode, I talk about how bullying at work typically escalates to mobbing by the employer itself — all for a high performer speaking up. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

When any type of environment or relationship doesn't align with our values, we're left to make a choice: change the situation or change how we respond. And we know we can't change situations or other people. Not only does it not work, but it also wastes our energy. Focus on others means less time to get in touch with ourselves. So if we can't change the situation or other people, who do we do? In the short-term, we detach. We make their beliefs about us mean nothing if we don't agree. We give them the space to own their problems, doing only what we can before we accept the outcome. We give ourselves the ok to enjoy life in spite of unsolved problems. And when we no longer internalize others' toxic behaviors and not react, we stop giving them the control THEY seek. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Actions come from thoughts, and thoughts come from beliefs. But we can challenge those beliefs that don't serve us — often developed in childhood. In this episode, I talk about how to challenge limiting beliefs and how to then create new patterns that DO serve you in ways you prefer to feel served. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Looking at our purpose can help us get back to what we CAN control and what OUR values are so we can live our lives intentionally and make choices around our values (not our employer's values, our parents' or siblings' values, or anyone else's values). When we look at our lives in the long-term, or get altitude as career coach Liz Ryan calls it, we can work toward detaching from current toxicity and making choices that serve US. In this episode, I talk about six ways we can look at life purpose. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

How much do you know about workers' rights in the U.S.? In this episode, find out how much you know about how our culture values workers. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

When we listen to those expressing negative emotions, we tend to want to fix the situation and make our own discomfort go away. But what targets of workplace bullying and mobbing (or any type of trauma) actually need is to feel seen and heard. Advice and fixing don't help. In this episode, learn how to listen to BE with someone instead of fixing someone so you can connect with them and help them process their emotions. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Abusers typically learned to focus on power and control at a young age. When we try to control them back after they grab our personal power, we end up attempting to use control on them after control harmed us. But we know we can't control others. We can incentivize them, we can inspire the, and we can lead them. but we ultimately can't control them. In this episode, I talk about how letting go can lead to freedom — and what we CAN decide to control instead. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Writing rules as they go regardless of what their bylaws say. Not holding elections and retaining power. Removing people who disagree and positioning their behavior as bullying regardless of what outside investigators find (gaslighting). Not holding yes-people accountable. Taking on rights but not responsibilities of leadership. Allowing smearing of colleagues to happen at formal meetings. Reinforcing gender stereotypes and hierarchies. False accusations. Paying lip service to values they do not uphold. These tactics are some of the tools I've seen higher-ups in workplace anti-abuse groups use to hide their insecurities and incompetence and retain their power. Not targets themselves, these absent and passive higher-ups reinforce their entitlement to power and control based on positive stereotypes and vilify threats to their power and control. In this episode, I share by top 5 ways these groups perpetuate abuse. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

On the one year anniversary of the suicide of Evan Seyfried, the nearly 20-year exemplary Kroger employee who two supervisors and Kroger itself allegedly psychologically abused to death, advocates from across the country took to their State House and courthouse steps to demand an end to workplace abuse and mobbing. In Ohio where Evan worked, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Wyoming, advocates came together on March 9, 2022, in a collective voice to say they've had enough. But what emerged for so many advocates was an unexpected outcome: progress with healing. In this episode, protest organizers reveal what it felt like to use the power of their voices and connection. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

How come we can't just let go after abuse at work? But what are some ways we can begin that process so we can lead our best lives? And if we're loved ones or bystanders, how can we best support targets? Jolynn Nelson, who has a PhD in industrial and organizational psychology, explains how we can move on. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

When we look at social hierarchies and the effects of positive stereotyping, social weight, and economic freedom and the opportunities it affords those at the top of the hierarchy, we can easily see the damage of sexism, both individually and systemically. But co-founder of the men's rights movement in 1977 Fred Hayward sees men facing issues and stereotypes that have negative effects — not just positive ones. In this episode, Fred shares those issues and stereotypes, what made him start a men's rights movement, and what the early days of the movement looked like. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

On March 9, 2021, 40-year old Evan Seyfried took his own life after workplace abuse and mobbing. He was a 20-year exemplary employee at Kroger, one of the largest grocers in the US. Hear what abuses the lawsuit outlines. According to The Washington Post, in a "wrongful death" lawsuit, Evan's family alleges his death resulted from a six-month harassment campaign by two co-workers at the Milford, Ohio, location: ➡ A supervisor allegedly harassed him for wearing a face mask during COVID and made fun of him for his political beliefs, calling him "antifa." ➡ Evan reported several unwanted sexual advances toward him, which resulted in no response from management after he reported them. ➡ The supervisor allegedly left holes in his department schedule, making extra work for him. ➡ After hearing reports from neighbors, Evan believed co-workers who his supervisors pitted against him followed him home and waited on the street for long periods of time. ➡ Evan allegedly received threats, including a supervisor allegedly telling him he could track his Internet usage. ➡ Evan's repeated reports to both management and the union resulted in no meaningful action. In fact, Kroger denied a transfer to another store. ➡ After Evan helped two female employees file sexual harassment complaints against a supervisor, he received texts with child pornography. ➡ Co-workers allegedly replaced old milk on his shelves on the day of an audit. ➡ Supervisors wrote Evan up nine times despite never before receiving a reprimand in this nearly two-decade career. He feared he would be fired. ➡ Fearing for his safety, Evan moved in with his parents. Before quitting, Evan worried about the audit, his phone monitoring, and the plan to frame him for possessing child pornography. The lawsuit: https://www.scribd.com/document/515480124/Lawsuit-Kroger-manager-drove-employee-to-suicide The petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-evan-seyfried-kroger-workplace-bullying-leads-to-suicide-of-employee?redirect=false The Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/15/kroger-suicide-seyfried/ We want justice for Evan Seyfried, his family, his friends, and his co-workers on the 1st anniversary of his death from workplace abuse and mobbing. RSVP FOR A MARCH 9 PROTEST NEAR YOU (a local team lead will reach out to you with more details): https://actionnetwork.org/events/demand-justice-for-evan/ IF YOU DON'T SEE A LOCATION NEAR YOU, PLAN A PROTEST NEAR YOU (pick a State House or court house, let us know, bring a sign, and we'll handle the rest — it's that simple): Email info@dignitytogether.org Help create noise across the country so we can get #JusticeForEvan! If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

On March 9, 2021, 40-year old Evan Seyfried took his own life after workplace abuse and mobbing. He was a 20-year exemplary employee at Kroger, one of the largest grocers in the US. According to The Washington Post, in a "wrongful death" lawsuit, Evan's family alleges his death resulted from a six-month harassment campaign by two co-workers at the Milford, Ohio, location: ➡ A supervisor allegedly harassed him for wearing a face mask during COVID and made fun of him for his political beliefs, calling him "antifa." ➡ Evan reported several unwanted sexual advances toward him, which resulted in no response from management after he reported them. ➡ The supervisor allegedly left holes in his department schedule, making extra work for him. ➡ After hearing reports from neighbors, Evan believed co-workers who his supervisors pitted against him followed him home and waited on the street for long periods of time. ➡ Evan allegedly received threats, including a supervisor allegedly telling him he could track his Internet usage. ➡ Evan's repeated reports to both management and the union resulted in no meaningful action. In fact, Kroger denied a transfer to another store. ➡ After Evan helped two female employees file sexual harassment complaints against a supervisor, he received texts with child pornography. ➡ Co-workers allegedly replaced old milk on his shelves on the day of an audit. ➡ Supervisors wrote Evan up nine times despite never before receiving a reprimand in this nearly two-decade career. He feared he would be fired. ➡ Fearing for his safety, Evan moved in with his parents. Before quitting, Evan worried about the audit, his phone monitoring, and the plan to frame him for possessing child pornography. The lawsuit: https://www.scribd.com/document/515480124/Lawsuit-Kroger-manager-drove-employee-to-suicide The petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-evan-seyfried-kroger-workplace-bullying-leads-to-suicide-of-employee?redirect=false The Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/15/kroger-suicide-seyfried/ We want justice for Evan Seyfried, his family, his friends, and his co-workers on the 1st anniversary of his death from workplace abuse and mobbing. RSVP FOR A MARCH 9 PROTEST NEAR YOU (a local team lead will reach out to you with more details): https://actionnetwork.org/events/demand-justice-for-evan/ IF YOU DON'T SEE A LOCATION NEAR YOU, PLAN A PROTEST NEAR YOU (pick a State House or court house, let us know, bring a sign, and we'll handle the rest — it's that simple): Email info@dignitytogether.org Help create noise across the country so we can get #JusticeForEvan! If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

After trauma, we may believe we're broken. But according to coach, healer, and Guide Sophie Frabotta of Awaken, we're not broken — we're hurt. In this episode, Sophie walks us through her 4 Rs Method — the path to radiate when we feel stuck in the hurt. Find Sophie at AwakenWithSophie.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

LUMO's Sarah Olin believes we as a culture should shift from talking about work-life balance, which is a myth, to alignment when it comes to working parents. In this episode, Sarah reveals what working parents face and how she supports them and organizations to offer support, too. Find Sarah at LusciousMother.com/lumo. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Unresolved trauma festers in our nervous systems, causing conditions, disease, and illness. In this episode, Creating Serenity's Sharon LaFlamme reveals what happens when we don't release trauma from our bodies — and what we can do about it using somatic experiencing. Find Sharon at CreatingSerenityNow.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Betrayal trauma can happen when we feel our employer does nothing to address our workplace abuse situations, and the government invalidates us in the absence of a law to protect us. This type of trauma can feel more personal than other types of trauma. And not only does it set the tone for relationships with others, but it also affects our relationships with ourselves. In this episode, Relationship Coach Mr. Jay talks about the effects of betrayal trauma and what we can do to address it. Find Mr. Jay at MrJayRelationshipCoach.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Leaders often experience limiting beliefs around feeling enough that affect their ability to build high performing teams and increase bottom-line results. In this episode, leadership consultant Michele Molitor talks about how our brain wiring can play into feeling fear and anxiety, what happens when we don't address these feelings, and how her rapid rewiring approach can help leaders improve their work cultures and bottom lines. Register for Michele's upcoming Taming Your Self-Doubt Masterclass on February 7, 2022 at 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm GMT: https://bit.ly/TamingYourSelfDoubt Or take her Self-Doubt Finder Quiz: https://bit.ly/Self-DoubtFinder Find Michele at NectarConsulting.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

Research shows that ALL of us have experienced childhood trauma. But how does it show up for us later in life? In this episode, Global Life & Love Coach Riana Milne shares her top 10 Traumas from the Childhood Trauma Checklist Tool and reveals how childhood trauma plays out in adulthood — and what we can do to address it. Find Riana at RianaMilne.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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

While white men hold the majority of power positions in the U.S. workforce, most white men do not. The result: resentment from the unfairness and pent up emotions from our culture's negative stereotype of men and boys expressing feelings. In this episode, Jack Kammer reveals what it's really like for most men to feel the pressure from gender stereotyping and what women can do in heterosexual relationships to share power. Find Jack at JackKammer.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org. 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