Anyone have experience going this route? I know the trainings say there is a zero tolerance for retaliation, but that just means feedback. I’m just trying to understand the additional trauma this would cause me, before filing
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Wow, go be a dead weight at Schwab? Someone seems butthurt, there is no info in the OP that said no steps were taken. Maybe Schwab would be a good alternative to trolls?
Why not report to HR? If you file EEOC and haven't taken steps to address, you're case is 00000.
Maybe go be dead weight at Schwab?
You have a deadline of 180 days or 300 days.
You can file with the EEOC or with a state agency that has overlapping laws. 300 day limit
applies to states with overlapping laws with EEOC.
You need to submit details that say I was treated x way because I am part of Z legally protected class. So you can't just report your manager for being rude or hostile or whatever. You need to have documentation indicating they were doing it to you for reasons against the law. It helps if you were treated a certain way but nobody else was.
It's easier to prove retaliation than underlying discrimination, btw.
You definitely need to talk to an employment lawyer anytime you’re thinking of reporting harassment or discrimination or unethical behavior or anything like that. They can help you strategize and understand your options and whether you have a case. If you’re going to take a huge risk, why wouldn’t you pay a few hundred bucks to protect yourself?
So sorry for what you have been and are going through. Best approach would be to speak with an attorney with expertise in this area first. Not saying you shouldn’t proceed but be as prepared as possible to protect yourself.
Also not a bad idea to look for something else to get out. That doesn’t mean you still can’t file later. No matter what, take care of yourself!
I’m at a point now, where I don’t think they could do anything worse than what’s already happening. (I know there’s always something worse but it doesn’t feel like that now.)
They didn’t feed me, they were the ones that bite… but my life is already he-l because of work. I just wanted to have things calm down.
I was one that drank the kool aid early on here so it broke my heart to find out what the company is really like
You'd better have a reeeeeallly good, legally defensible reason for filing a charge, including good written evidence. Once your company gets wind that you charged them, they'll find all legal means to make your life miserable, even in ways you would never expect. Remember the saying "Don't bite the hand that feeds you". That being said, a consult with an EEOC investigator can't hurt, but keep it quiet.