I understand that not everyone is fortunate to have money saved to be able to have the leeway to leave jobs whenever they feel like it and so forth. But I just feel like people have lost their sense of self-respect when it comes down to employment.
I am a firm believer that if you are working at a toxic place and are being harassed or bullied, to stand up to that behavior and tell them that you’re not going to take their shit, and if they continue you fucking quit and never look back.
I have known people who have not had a savings who have done this in the past and they end up finding a decent job that doesn’t treat them like shit. Do you feel like job Seekers don’t defend themselves anymore?
In the USA, workplace harassment and bullying are generally illegal. The employer is obligated to do something about it. If they don’t, then don’t quit: sue.
It’s really not that easy to win one of these cases. If you can even get a lawyer to take it, without paying exorbitant fees to them anyway…
You can sometimes use the NLRB to report these violations with less risk. You could also use the IWW for tips on how to get some solidarity with co-workers. Organizing a workplace can be as simple as everyone writing down what the boss or a bullying coworker says.
And then you’re blacklisted by all the other business owners around town, and you’re homeless by the time the case even gets to court. You can do this sort of stuff in a big city, or if you have an in-demand career. You can’t do this stuff in a small to medium sized city with a ho-hum economy.
Great point