Hostile Work Environment?
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To give a brief background, I’ll state that I have a rare metabolic disorder called Trimethylamanuria, or TMAU. TMAU, formerly known as “fish malodor syndrome,” is a disorder in which the individual affected has a severe, offensive body odor which can smell like feces, urine, or rotting fish. I most often smell of urine quite strongly, even though I bathe three times a day. There is no cure for the condition, and no courses of treatment have worked for me. I eat a very restrictive diet, but have had no success. Persons with this disorder are at astronomically high risk of suicide, and suicide rates of affected individuals are very high.
Now that you have an idea of what the disorder is, I’ll go on to ask my question:
I have had a very hard time with this disorder at work. I have been gravely insulted by many co-workers and upper-level employees. Fellow employees do not hesitate to say directly to my face that I smell like “ass” or “piss” or, as one extremely enlightened individual put it, “a flaming shitbag on the doorstep.” I have very good job performance, and I’m one of the best employees, but I’m getting very hurt by these comments. As a result of this condition and the hostile environment at my workplace, I suffer from severe depression and anxiety.
Will my workplace qualify as a Hostile Work Environment and, if so, how do I file a complaint to designate it as so and what does the Hostile Work Environment designation entail.
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It’s really hard to be in a situation like this. Where everyone hate you, tease you, stay away from you.. My friend has this, and I’m the only one who understand.
Jacob
More importantly, you have a disability. Your illness is preventing you from having a “normal” life and you’re being taunted because of your illness. What your co-workers are doing is straight up disability discrimination and it’s illegal. They CANNOT treat you any differently because of your disability. You need to file a complaint with HR. If HR does nothing, you need to file a complaint with the EEOC. If anyone treats you differently because you filed a complaint, then that is also disability discrimination.
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Those people are rude and inconsiderate. I seen your disorder on 20/20 I believe this woman was suffering from it and she faced ridicule from coworkers they placed her in a isolated environment because of it. She smelled like rotting fish, there are support groups for it. AND THERE IS AN ACTUAL DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN IT, HE ACTUALLY TREATED HER AND SHE IS ON A VERY STRICT DIET. The smell on her is non traceable she is fine. I seen her story that can be very hard to live with, I understand. I think you should google that hostile work environment complaint detail. I don’t know about that. I will though try to find that doctor for you. If you want me to.
Just hang in there, although I am not going through that I understand your pain. Just hang in there ok. If you need someone to talk to email me.