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Suspended from my job, for speaking against corruption in a seminar on the UN Anti-corruption day of 9th December. www.jacobthomasips.com
I was the Program Coordinator/Counselor/Learning Disability Specialist/School Psychologist for a Community College. My job per the Chancellor’s office was to keep up with all new court decisions, ensure compliance for the college and the students. Provide academic accommodation s per
This might be a long one so bear with me. I worked for a recruitment company a few years ago which was owned by a brother and sister. There were a number of serious HR issues that went on that
Dear Line Manager, For the times you treated your full and part time staff differently, I forgive you. For the time you initiated a team discussion about the effects and risks of treating an increasing number of bariatric patients without
I worked for a large locally respected Hospice charity for almost 20yrs. At the time of raising my concern I had worked for the specialist outpatients service for over 10yrs, with the same team and line manager. (2 part timers
I was recently let go from a company that called their bonus program the “best in the industry”. For some project managers and executives, the bonus program was very financially rewarding. They were supported with a staff of employees and
After working in Massachusetts schools for over 20 years with only positive evaluations a superintendent, misrepresented then denied my request for a reasonable accommodation. I sent a letter correcting his misrepresentation that he said he received but after he failed
“I am writing this open letter because I want people to understand what abuse feels like, from my point of view anyway. I want people to know that you can’t “Just tell someone” I told and I want to make you aware
A new team took over the management of a bank, and eased out most of the old timers. The unwritten policy was that appointment/transfers to corporate office had to be approved by the head honcho. Somehow, I had landed in
I worked for an established asset management firm for a number of decent years. My CEO was known as the Iron Lady of the firm. No opinion is good enough if it was not hers or of any of her
Here’s an imaginary blueprint for how my ‘super corrupt’ former boss operated: ADS 1. Insist on being the final say guy for ads, regardless of staff opinions. Ensure bulk of ad expenditure goes to one entity (Entity C), whose key
ARE ORGANISATIONAL POLICIES WORTH THE PAPER THEY’RE WRITTEN ON? In 2002, while working nights at a Hospice, I raised a concern about unsafe practices of storage and dispensing on Controlled Drugs, which were imposed on us by day managers who