Sexual Harassment Going On 6 Months Straight
Coworker has been telling staff and residents of the apartment building I work in that I show my body to men on purpose, ("she bends over to show men her ass" direct quote), that I work in certain depts just so I can bend over for random men, and because there's more men to flirt with there, that my dresses are inappropriate and too short (they're below the knee) etc.
She's spread rumors like this for 6 straight months. It's been nonstop, people thought I knew but I did not. No one told me until December, and I immediately reported it.
2 coworkers came up to me and made "jokes" about how my knee length skirt was slutty and laughed at me, saying stuff like "and you're not wearing your wedding ring look at the message your sending!" (lost too much weight, it doesn't fit anymore), then when I said management never said anything about my skirts they said "oooh I bet they didn't" and made a creepy smile at me. I had no idea what tf that was about until a week later and I learned what had been going on.
This lady was talked to, and immediately spread these things even more. In the days following, multiple people told me it was like she couldn't wait to see them so they could dump all their rage and stories of how I'm easy on them.
Also started rumors about the coworker who told me this was going on behind my back for half a year.
Sent a long detailed email to both building managers explaining all the things that I've experienced over the past 6 months and how I am unsettled by this, especially the telling residents. I don't feel safe in the building knowing who knows what man thinks I'm showing myself purposely to be flirty or something.
No response to this email in a week, no answer to my texts. Work overnight so barely see management but will be calling them.
Not expecting much to change but I feel like this is egregious enough to talk to a lawyer. It's very wide spread and obviously damaged my reputation, likely permanently. Some coworkers are telling people I'm a "snitch" and warning people that I "can't be trusted" because I eport half a year of sexual harassment to managers.
This will not get better. Shes worked there forever and gotten away with bullying for years.
Everything is recorded with audio via our security system. I'm in Ohio. I've known about it a few weeks and I've more than had it with this
What do I do
(to clarify I knew she was VERY vocal to coworkers about not liking my dress length since about July, but until December I thought that's all it was.)
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