Disillusioned
Happy Labor Day to all and may you have a happy, relaxing and safe weekend. This being Labor Day weekend; those who know me, know I can’t let it slip by without talking about labor Issues. This topic affects millions of Americans every week. Many are too intimidated, too ashamed of the stigma and afraid of losing their means of support, to speak out. Folks I’m talking about Workplace Mobbing.
Here in Yosemite National Park (like many large staffed workplaces) the perpetrators are given a free pass. You see Yosemite’s Superintendent and his Office is not held accountable. After three requests from the Department of the Interior, they still didn’t respond; folks this is called plausible deniability. Our government has it perfected. I’ve gone to the Superintendents office requesting to address the Toxic work and living environment here in Yosemite. I was met by a woman who wouldn’t tell me her last name, while an armed Law Enforcement Officer worked his way behind me. He stood there the whole time in an attempt to intimidate me. This after the Chairmen of our Oversite Committee said Yosemite was TOXIC, over three years ago.
If you would indulge me; take a few minutes and follow me through a workday here in Yosemite National Park:
I’ll start with about 2-3 hours’ sleep; you see my neighbors are allowed to slam doors, stomp down the hall, at my door and anything else to make enough noise; to harass and keep me sleep deprived. (I work and live here so I get the harassment at home too). I get to work and I have 1 or 2 employees blocking me at the time clock. They take their time to clock in, I try but the time clock rejects me because management didn’t put me I the computer (I’ve been here almost 10 years). I have to find a manager to clock in; this causes me to be late and we are paid right to the minute. I wonder how much payroll is saved by thousands of employees being screwed out of a few minutes each day? As I walk through my work area I am blocked repeatedly by the 20 something crowd. If I get to close to someone there’s a good chance I’m elbowed. I walk around looking for the equipment I need to perform my daily task; it is hidden by my coworkers. I go through the day doing my assigned duties, often to repeat them because of my coworkers. As I go to take items to certain areas; my coworkers will lock doors so I can’t go through. These are doors meant to be unlocked and are, until I need to go through them. I go to take my first break and am mobbed by obnoxious coworkers; to deprive me of any piece and relaxation. If I’m outside; I’m mobbed by smokers. They don’t care if they expose our guest and children; as long as my lungs are filled with second hand smoke.
I go back in my building, start picking up after my coworkers again. I walk to my equipment room and am blocked by a cart that is intentionally placed in an aisle; there’s a coworker blocking the little area left for me to walk through (remember; if I get to close I could get elbowed). I get to my equipment room to be intentionally crowded by a coworker. This person will do everything they can to get in my way as I try to gather what I need.
I go to take my lunch break and someone has tampered with my lunch. I toss it in the trash and go without. I try to find a place where I can chill for just a few minutes; I can’t because my coworkers are mobbing me with loud obnoxious vulgar language, and yes, throw in a couple smokers getting in my face. I could be talking with guest, helping someone, it doesn’t matter as long as it harasses me. Guest with children are cringing at the obscenities, but that’s excitable here in Yosemite National Park; as long as it affects their target.
Now it’s afternoon, the family facility that I’m in is playing RAP music. This music spewing out obscenities to include the F, MF and N word. This rap music plays for 4 hours, over the music system for that facility. I have nothing against what someone does in the privacy of their home, but a place with toddlers is not it. Over 2 years ago I questioned one of our extremely unethical Human Resource managers, about this same thing. She was offended because I called it F music (I said F music and didn’t actually say the F word), she belittled me about my military service connected disabilities and relieved me from work for 2 weeks. I informed 2 senior managers; one said if I’m not happy I should move. I’ve tried to ask Yosemite’s Superintendent about this, but remember folks; I’m not allowed to talk with him. And, if I did; he doesn’t have to answer the hard questions, remember plausible deniability. But, Mr. Superintendent, what do I tell the father that asked me why we are playing such music? I profusely apologized to man, told him that I’ve addressed it many times; he and his family left. I finish my afternoon redoing things, I go to clock out and there is equipment blocking the time clock. I step out the building having to walk through a cloud of smoke from coworkers.
I head for home, get to the parking lot to my building; the neighbors from my building and other employees from one of our hotels rushes to the front of my building to light up and fill the air with smoke, for me to walk through. I step into the building; a woman rushes out of her room with a dog, the dog barking they both block me. I make it to my room, set down, take off my boots and try to relax. As I get a moment to myself; my neighbors start stomping pass my room, with a louder stomp right at my door, some will even hit my wall as they pass. This goes on all day and night. I hear someone slapping on the floor, then a dog barking right outside my door. It’s the woman living across the hall slapping the floor, making the other woman’s dog bark right outside my room. There are 2 other women standing there laughing. One long day there seemed to be urine right outside my door, beside my door mat. But, remember folks this is Yosemite National Park; using urine and feces are acceptable forms of harassment.
I need to do laundry, take a deep breath because I know what I’m in store for. I gather my laundry and soap, head to the laundry room. One of the red head perps comes from that area. I get in the laundry room and both washers are open (rare). I look into the bottom of both and one has a fresh chocolate bar broken into piece and partially hidden under the edge of the agitator; this was meant for me. I’m lucky it was just chocolate. I take the pieces out, place them in the trash just outside the laundry room; having a housing staff member give me a big smirk. I place my clothes in both washers and head back to my room.
I wait for my clothes to finish washing, then go back to put one load in the dryer (one washer takes about 30 min longer than the other). I go to put my clothes in the dryer; I’m blocked by a guy from the end of the hall. He steps right in front of me, cuts me off as he goes into the kitchen and causes me to stop in place. I put one load in a dryer, stepped out of the laundry room to have 2 housing staff completely blocking the hallway. I then have one of my neighbors step out of her room right in front of me, again causing me to stop. I head back to my room and wait for the other washer to finish.
I head back to put the other load in the dryer. Once I do, I head back to my room, the guy that cut me off earlier tries to do the same. I go to get the fist load out of the dryer and as I am; another perp that lives across the hall comes in the small laundry room to crowd me. Yep, she’s one of the designated laundry room crowders. I take my clothes from the dryers, check the other load, still a bit damp, so I leave it set for 20 more minutes and head back to my room. I go back 15 minutes later; the dryer is stopped at 5 minutes before finish and my clothes were as damp as when I left them. I reset the dryer and sat on top of it to wait until it finished. While I was waiting; the perp across the hall comes in and give me a big smirk. These perps know when my clothes will finish washing and drying, they will wait and set up to harass me and pull their skits. I go back to my room, finish folding my clothes as my neighbors and many that don’t live in my building, stomp pass my room, go into the kitchen slam pans against counters and sinks to make as much noise as possible. They will walk pass my room blurting out innuendos like “CRAZY and INSANE”. This is done day and night.
Oh, I almost forgot; because I stood up for myself, last week I had a woman go off on me screaming in the hallway, . She screamed I needed help, told me to F off, then screams for me to DIE, DIE, DIE. No biggie folks, this happens at work too.
There are many great and dedicated people here in Yosemite, but many don’t see the human trash that takes away from their dedication. This trash is allowed to roam the park freely and harass as they seem fit. This is done without consequence and impunity. This type of behavior has become all to common in the workplace and our neighborhoods. I spent almost 10 years in the Army. I did live recons and was awarded medals for gathering information. I received 12 medals, the Matrious Service Medal and was awarded Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. But, I Document and tell the TRUTH about what goes on here in Yosemite and am retaliated and discredited for it.
We have men and women sacrificing their lives for this nation. We lost 2 Firefighters and 19 injured, recently to the Ferguson Fire. We have men and women serving this country in many capacities. These men, women and their families make many sacrifices to try and make this a better nation. Even with their sacrifices we are becoming a nation of unethical dimwits that need the center of attention to fill their egos.
Being here almost 10 years. I’ve yet to find someone with the courage, morals and ethics to put a stop to the toxic and illegal behavior, here in Yosemite National Park. If I ever do, you will be the first to know. For those of you that mat wonder why I don’t just leave? I was taught to stand up for what I believe in. What is happening in Yosemite National Park WRONG and much of it illegal. I will continue to stand up to this TOXIC INCOMPIDENCE.
• The truth about Yosemite: www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Yosemite-Chief-Retiring-Ami...
Put on a good pair of headphones and take a listen to a small portion of what happens to whistleblowers in America, in our National Parks
Thank you for visiting my photostream and have a safe weekend.....
Disillusioned
Happy Labor Day to all and may you have a happy, relaxing and safe weekend. This being Labor Day weekend; those who know me, know I can’t let it slip by without talking about labor Issues. This topic affects millions of Americans every week. Many are too intimidated, too ashamed of the stigma and afraid of losing their means of support, to speak out. Folks I’m talking about Workplace Mobbing.
Here in Yosemite National Park (like many large staffed workplaces) the perpetrators are given a free pass. You see Yosemite’s Superintendent and his Office is not held accountable. After three requests from the Department of the Interior, they still didn’t respond; folks this is called plausible deniability. Our government has it perfected. I’ve gone to the Superintendents office requesting to address the Toxic work and living environment here in Yosemite. I was met by a woman who wouldn’t tell me her last name, while an armed Law Enforcement Officer worked his way behind me. He stood there the whole time in an attempt to intimidate me. This after the Chairmen of our Oversite Committee said Yosemite was TOXIC, over three years ago.
If you would indulge me; take a few minutes and follow me through a workday here in Yosemite National Park:
I’ll start with about 2-3 hours’ sleep; you see my neighbors are allowed to slam doors, stomp down the hall, at my door and anything else to make enough noise; to harass and keep me sleep deprived. (I work and live here so I get the harassment at home too). I get to work and I have 1 or 2 employees blocking me at the time clock. They take their time to clock in, I try but the time clock rejects me because management didn’t put me I the computer (I’ve been here almost 10 years). I have to find a manager to clock in; this causes me to be late and we are paid right to the minute. I wonder how much payroll is saved by thousands of employees being screwed out of a few minutes each day? As I walk through my work area I am blocked repeatedly by the 20 something crowd. If I get to close to someone there’s a good chance I’m elbowed. I walk around looking for the equipment I need to perform my daily task; it is hidden by my coworkers. I go through the day doing my assigned duties, often to repeat them because of my coworkers. As I go to take items to certain areas; my coworkers will lock doors so I can’t go through. These are doors meant to be unlocked and are, until I need to go through them. I go to take my first break and am mobbed by obnoxious coworkers; to deprive me of any piece and relaxation. If I’m outside; I’m mobbed by smokers. They don’t care if they expose our guest and children; as long as my lungs are filled with second hand smoke.
I go back in my building, start picking up after my coworkers again. I walk to my equipment room and am blocked by a cart that is intentionally placed in an aisle; there’s a coworker blocking the little area left for me to walk through (remember; if I get to close I could get elbowed). I get to my equipment room to be intentionally crowded by a coworker. This person will do everything they can to get in my way as I try to gather what I need.
I go to take my lunch break and someone has tampered with my lunch. I toss it in the trash and go without. I try to find a place where I can chill for just a few minutes; I can’t because my coworkers are mobbing me with loud obnoxious vulgar language, and yes, throw in a couple smokers getting in my face. I could be talking with guest, helping someone, it doesn’t matter as long as it harasses me. Guest with children are cringing at the obscenities, but that’s excitable here in Yosemite National Park; as long as it affects their target.
Now it’s afternoon, the family facility that I’m in is playing RAP music. This music spewing out obscenities to include the F, MF and N word. This rap music plays for 4 hours, over the music system for that facility. I have nothing against what someone does in the privacy of their home, but a place with toddlers is not it. Over 2 years ago I questioned one of our extremely unethical Human Resource managers, about this same thing. She was offended because I called it F music (I said F music and didn’t actually say the F word), she belittled me about my military service connected disabilities and relieved me from work for 2 weeks. I informed 2 senior managers; one said if I’m not happy I should move. I’ve tried to ask Yosemite’s Superintendent about this, but remember folks; I’m not allowed to talk with him. And, if I did; he doesn’t have to answer the hard questions, remember plausible deniability. But, Mr. Superintendent, what do I tell the father that asked me why we are playing such music? I profusely apologized to man, told him that I’ve addressed it many times; he and his family left. I finish my afternoon redoing things, I go to clock out and there is equipment blocking the time clock. I step out the building having to walk through a cloud of smoke from coworkers.
I head for home, get to the parking lot to my building; the neighbors from my building and other employees from one of our hotels rushes to the front of my building to light up and fill the air with smoke, for me to walk through. I step into the building; a woman rushes out of her room with a dog, the dog barking they both block me. I make it to my room, set down, take off my boots and try to relax. As I get a moment to myself; my neighbors start stomping pass my room, with a louder stomp right at my door, some will even hit my wall as they pass. This goes on all day and night. I hear someone slapping on the floor, then a dog barking right outside my door. It’s the woman living across the hall slapping the floor, making the other woman’s dog bark right outside my room. There are 2 other women standing there laughing. One long day there seemed to be urine right outside my door, beside my door mat. But, remember folks this is Yosemite National Park; using urine and feces are acceptable forms of harassment.
I need to do laundry, take a deep breath because I know what I’m in store for. I gather my laundry and soap, head to the laundry room. One of the red head perps comes from that area. I get in the laundry room and both washers are open (rare). I look into the bottom of both and one has a fresh chocolate bar broken into piece and partially hidden under the edge of the agitator; this was meant for me. I’m lucky it was just chocolate. I take the pieces out, place them in the trash just outside the laundry room; having a housing staff member give me a big smirk. I place my clothes in both washers and head back to my room.
I wait for my clothes to finish washing, then go back to put one load in the dryer (one washer takes about 30 min longer than the other). I go to put my clothes in the dryer; I’m blocked by a guy from the end of the hall. He steps right in front of me, cuts me off as he goes into the kitchen and causes me to stop in place. I put one load in a dryer, stepped out of the laundry room to have 2 housing staff completely blocking the hallway. I then have one of my neighbors step out of her room right in front of me, again causing me to stop. I head back to my room and wait for the other washer to finish.
I head back to put the other load in the dryer. Once I do, I head back to my room, the guy that cut me off earlier tries to do the same. I go to get the fist load out of the dryer and as I am; another perp that lives across the hall comes in the small laundry room to crowd me. Yep, she’s one of the designated laundry room crowders. I take my clothes from the dryers, check the other load, still a bit damp, so I leave it set for 20 more minutes and head back to my room. I go back 15 minutes later; the dryer is stopped at 5 minutes before finish and my clothes were as damp as when I left them. I reset the dryer and sat on top of it to wait until it finished. While I was waiting; the perp across the hall comes in and give me a big smirk. These perps know when my clothes will finish washing and drying, they will wait and set up to harass me and pull their skits. I go back to my room, finish folding my clothes as my neighbors and many that don’t live in my building, stomp pass my room, go into the kitchen slam pans against counters and sinks to make as much noise as possible. They will walk pass my room blurting out innuendos like “CRAZY and INSANE”. This is done day and night.
Oh, I almost forgot; because I stood up for myself, last week I had a woman go off on me screaming in the hallway, . She screamed I needed help, told me to F off, then screams for me to DIE, DIE, DIE. No biggie folks, this happens at work too.
There are many great and dedicated people here in Yosemite, but many don’t see the human trash that takes away from their dedication. This trash is allowed to roam the park freely and harass as they seem fit. This is done without consequence and impunity. This type of behavior has become all to common in the workplace and our neighborhoods. I spent almost 10 years in the Army. I did live recons and was awarded medals for gathering information. I received 12 medals, the Matrious Service Medal and was awarded Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. But, I Document and tell the TRUTH about what goes on here in Yosemite and am retaliated and discredited for it.
We have men and women sacrificing their lives for this nation. We lost 2 Firefighters and 19 injured, recently to the Ferguson Fire. We have men and women serving this country in many capacities. These men, women and their families make many sacrifices to try and make this a better nation. Even with their sacrifices we are becoming a nation of unethical dimwits that need the center of attention to fill their egos.
Being here almost 10 years. I’ve yet to find someone with the courage, morals and ethics to put a stop to the toxic and illegal behavior, here in Yosemite National Park. If I ever do, you will be the first to know. For those of you that mat wonder why I don’t just leave? I was taught to stand up for what I believe in. What is happening in Yosemite National Park WRONG and much of it illegal. I will continue to stand up to this TOXIC INCOMPIDENCE.
• The truth about Yosemite: www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Yosemite-Chief-Retiring-Ami...
Put on a good pair of headphones and take a listen to a small portion of what happens to whistleblowers in America, in our National Parks
Thank you for visiting my photostream and have a safe weekend.....