Retaliated Against Because I Wanted To Talk To HR
I’ve been reading up on some laws concerning the workplace, but I can’t find anything that covers my situation.
Anyways, a week or so ago, I spoke to a guy that oversees the management company that manages the assisted living where I work. I told him that the HR Director never calls me back or answers her calls. I leave voicemails and I never get a return call. He apologized on behalf of the company and said it’s unacceptable and he’ll talk to her. She did call me back one day after that.
I’m in the process of a shift change. The HR Director handles the hiring of new employees, so I was inquiring about that.
Then, yesterday, I had a meeting with the Executive Director…well, actually, it wasn’t really a meeting. She refused to allow me to speak. She told me that my phone calls to HR was bordering on harassment. Then she said that I’m very disrespectful, my attitude towards them sucks(she didn’t mention my attitude on the floor) and that I shouldn’t be calling or talking to anyone(she mentioned the guy I talked to) and that HR Director will call me when she feels like it. She proceeded to say she didn’t see a future in me, and that my non-verbal communication was equivalent to a child’s. She told me if I want a job, I need to write a self-reflection essay and email it to her.
Then, when she was done with her spiel, she left! She wouldn’t let me defend myself. I think I stepped on her toes, because I talked to the guy above her and the HR Director. That made her look bad. This woman gets off on putting others down. She’s done it to other CNA’s.
I’m 99% sure this is retaliation, and has nothing to do with my attitude. She mentioned that guy, and I’ve NEVER talked to him except for that one time…
Is there ANY legal action I can take? Any other action I can take? I work as a CNA at an assisted living in Minnesota.
What’s the purpose of a HR Director is she doesn’t SPEAK with you? I thought that’s what HR does…works things out. Not ignore phone calls because she feels like it.
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Hospital/health care is NOTORIOUS for this type of bullshit. I see it time and time again.
Yes, it’s retaliation, but it’s not illegal. However, certainly your company has an employee handbook explaining proper procedure for communicating with HR. If you followed proper procedure, then you have grounds for a complaint. If the HR person is acting an ass an not performing her duties within the scope of the manual, then that’s a strike against her. It’s called disparate treatment and it can cause legal trouble should you ever be fired because of it.
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