Currently I am on a personal/medical leave of absence, needing to submit a claim to get paid and worrying about my mental and physical health due to workplace bullying. It’s tough to understand why I’m the one going through this.

My wish would be to go to the office and confront everyone verbally, putting them on blast. People can be so hateful. It only takes one time of them not getting what they want from you, and they turn on you so quickly that your head will spin. In my dreams, I tell them off, scratch their car, and punch out their tires, but I would end up in jail, while they would continue with their lives.

I want to believe that “kind humans” still exist in this world. Looking at the news, working with the public has made me realize that we are in the minority when it comes to “kindness.” I am 51 and started working at 16; never in my 35 working years have I ever hated anyone so much that I made it my mission in life to find ways to mess with anyone’s job. Trust me, I’ve worked for people who are not the best, and I always go back to “everyone works because they need to, not want to.” This is the first time that I have ever complained to HR and opened a case against someone. It eats me up inside that I am the one out of work, not getting paid, and sitting at home writing this blog as work and life goes on, and no one skips a beat as if I was never there. If I have learned anything so far from this experience, it’s that “We are all replaceable.”