Theory: Audit, or Investigation, of Appointed People
(This article is # 36 in a series on Sick Organizations that was planned and started prior to the first article in the series being published on 14 Sept 2011. This article was written for the public of the world in general and not about any specific person or any specific illegal activity. Anyone who would claim it is about them would be wrong and also have to be nuts to admit he/ she was an appointed crook and claim the article was about him/ her. People identify themselves to others as appointed crooks by their actions with public business and money/ property; generalized writings as this should be no direct threat to the guilty anywhere, but informative to both appointed crooks and the public everywhere. See article: This Blog: Postings ) Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D.
People are appointed, either politically or on merit, or both, to positions of power in various organizations around the world. We usually associate political/ merit appointments to government, university, religion, and corporation positions. In such positions they have power over people and easy access to organization money, property, power, goals/ secrets, and decisions affecting people, property, and money.
Some appointed people do their jobs well, serve the public/ customers as they are supposed to do, and do not steal/ scam/ use power wrongly in their jobs. However, there is an unknown percentage of appointed people who take advantage of their usually secure political position to steal, run various scams, or use their power in wrong ways. Since a lot of instances are covered up, and never reported to/ recorded by law authorities, we have no real idea of the percentage of appointed people that are actually crooks. From my experiences and listening to others I expect that at least 50 % of the appointed people around the world have used their powers incorrectly/ illegally either for/ against another person or in some sort of scam to benefit themselves or relatives/ friends/ politicians.
Their appointed power is used against others to eliminate competition to their "greatness," those that are against their actions, those they do not like, those that know too much, etc. Appointed power is used for others in many ways: hiring, support, favor, endorsement, publicity, awarding grants and contracts, various deals, gifts, etc. The wrong use of public money can range from the outright direct theft of public money to elaborate sweetheart deals where the originator receives a kick-back (money, sex, property, etc.) for transfer of money, property, land, etc. to another. In some countries this culture is so firmly entrenched that it is a daily way of life. The schemes may go on for years and nothing is done about it by the authorities (they too may be involved).
Usually the crooked appointed people are left alone to do their damage because the parent agency/ higher authority does not want to find/ hear anything wrong on their watch or to admit they appointed the wrong person/ made a mistake, or they appointed a crook, or they like/ cooperate/ benefit in what he is doing. Scammers and thieves deny, honest people just tell the truth. Crooked politically-appointed people and crooked politicians protect each other in a mutual admiration society/ mutual scam society that feeds off the public (taxpayers, stockholders). The public literally has the foxes guarding the henhouses all around the world. The crooked politically-appointed and the crooked politicians are closely tied together and thus protect each other. So those with high political connections generally get off scott free, or are allowed to retire (or "fade away"), if they are caught in any wrongdoing (so they won't expose their political partners). In some countries they are executed if caught (so they cannot talk or embarass those in power, or to stop the investigation and cover up the rest of the network taking public funds). Some will retire and keep the money and stuff they have stolen. It appears that legal practices/ laws designed by politicians who try to get the best deals for themselves allow crooked appointed officials to rip the public off around the world at their pleasure and nothing much is done about it. (For one example in world, see Sun Herald article, http://www.sunherald.com/2012/10/28/4270516/officials-to-call-for-new-laws.html#disqus_thread )
Sometimes an appointed person is replaced/ retired if he becomes too obvious in his illegal actions or too arrogant with others. Many complaints may finally lead to some action by authorities. Authorities may also cut the caught offending appointed person loose before they also are painted as crooks. However, authorities may appoint another of their buddies (who has not yet been exposed as a crook) to take over from the previous crook, and their scams may (or may not) continue on as before. And the exposed crook may then be rewarded for doing things well for years and quietly agreeing to his "retirement" by getting "consulting" or "part time" jobs in the future from the organization he just left, or other organizations. And the scams continue on and on ..............
They will generally laugh at the efforts of those who would try to "get rid of them," because unless there is jail time involved, they know they have the power and money behind them and not many can touch them. Some, when investigated (some are "investigated" by their fellow crooks at other agencies), are so confident in their political protection they act like nothing is wrong, and go about their appointed job as usual. They sometimes know what is going to happen (political decision by those higher up) shortly after they have been found out. They also know they can play their scams whether or not they are present on the grounds of the agency in question.
This type of people do not think they have done anything wrong (they have little or no conscience). They say they work hard, "deserve," and are entitled to any extra benefits they can get. They also see themselves as "doing good" by providing for their friends and family. When finally "caught" in their actions and making the public mad, they usually retire fairly gracefully, laughing all the way. Even after being "retired" they can still get more money, at the same or a different organization, by being a "consultant" or a "part time" contractor. In the United States, for example, they usually do not fear any of us, or our complaints; they may fear a little jail time at one of the country-club jails for white-collar crooks.
These appointed people doing illegal actions are generally very arrogant people who do not like to be questioned in any way by those they consider inferior. And I guess they have a right to be arrogant -- they know they are protected all the way to the top. (The longer higher officials refrain from saying anything about the problem, the more one should suspect they are trying to cover-up the problem and the more one might suspect they too are involved.) They are rarely replaced unless they mess up really badly, like lose control of themselves and show big bosses they cannot control even themselves (show anger/ violence or have a hissy fit, or get too greedy, too arrogant, too power hungry, or too obvious in their scams, etc.) or cannot follow orders or embarass/ expose their bosses. They usually rule the workers by intimidation and threat rather than by guidance and inspiration. The main goals of business and government are to keep the peons under control and working as cheaply as possible, and "their" people in positions of power with easy access to public money.
Sometimes appointed people are women who appear to have bigger balls than an elephant. They hide behind being a woman to take their evil to others and to lessen attacks on themselves. How can any male that loves and respects his mother attack or fight back against a woman? Some sick organizations around the world realize that and put pushy arrogant aggressive nasty females in power positions where they "eat up"/ destroy people like cream puffs, and do about anything they want. Females are even less likely to be investigated or charged with doing anything wrong, so some that know that just do about anything they want. A good example of this is divorce court in the United States where motherhood is usually equated to sainthood and women get away with doing or saying just about anything to gain advantage in custody or settlement, or in trying to destroy the reputation of an ex through false charges of abuse (a common practice) .
Some agency investigations of appointed people can be nothing more than a joke. One got the wrong target (name confusion?), and then called everyone in the building as a witness except the complainer, thereby exposing the complainer (on purpose ?) to all the staff and to further persecution. The investigators accused the complainer of having a vendetta against the correct accused person, when it was the opposite. The powers that be twisted things around to make out like the whistleblower was the bad guy. This is a common action of sick organizations. The message was sent that they were not going to investigate the corrupt one, and the complainer better shut up. Sometimes investigating agencies will not investigate unless the illegal use of public funds exceeds a certain minimum (unknown minimum, $50,000 (?), $100,000 (?), or more (?)). Do not assume that if they find something illegal that something will be done to the guilty as a punishment. Some law enforcement agencies in the world only enforce the law against poor, or not politically-connected, people. Many times the guilty are rewarded by their political partners in their activities. Politics trumps law and science and truth, sex trumps politics, money trumps everything.
In investigations competition may lead to more truth, and more justice. For example, a reluctant local or higher agency may be stimulated into action (they can't show us up as incompetent, or crooked....) by an investigation by a higher agency. Or a local or higher agency may be stimulated into action by a good investigative newspaper, media group, blogger, or public outcry. Conversely, if a higher agency declines to investigate and passes on the investigation to a lower agency, the lower agency may then be more likely to cover up the corruption going on. When/ if the public outcry and anger swells enough to "break the dam" of dirty politics, fear, and intimidation that keep the peons quiet, justice/ truth may finally be sought.
There is a down side to not investigating quickly for the scammers involved. The longer the investigation goes on the more people get involved that get mad and the more digging is done to expose more and more branches of corruption that are tied into the original organization, and the greater the chances that something will be done to punish the crooks. Doing nothing may cause the crooks to eventually "lose an arm or a leg, rather than just the little finger." So it is best for the people being investigated, and their political friends, that the investigation goes quickly, or not at all.
Also, once an appointed person has wrongly used power to his benefit, and the public becomes aware of this, then that person, as a representative of the organization (and the parent organization) is no longer believed, or respected as one of their leaders, and becomes the subject of bad jokes and anger. The person becomes useless, and a burden, to the organizations in question. If the person is not punished for his wrongs, and made to make things right again, he should be replaced ASAP to potentially regain organization credibility. Again, it is best for the sick organizations involved to act quickly to correct the wrongs to minimize damage to credibility, or quickly "retire" the person caught, and keep the public uproar at a minimum.
If one has warned authorities of a problem and they do nothing and cover it up, then one has more information to use in the fight, and to protect himself in the future.
If you reported a prior illegal activity and the authorities did nothing then, but now they appear to be doing something about it, you cannot say "See, I told you so." Then you would show up the incompetence or past politics of the investigating agencies and you'd be a target of their wrath for making them look bad. No, you must be quiet and must quietly bask in your knowing, along with maybe a few others, that you were right.
To those around the world who would complain about/ report an illegal action--- THEY WILL INVESTIGATE YOU FIRST. If nothing else, they want to find out how credible you are, how much you know, what proof you have, your criminal record, what others think of you, who your friends are that may think the same way, etc. They may or may not even investigate the corrupt one; they may demand and destroy your proof, especially if it is property of the sick organization. YOU are the one upsetting the political/ money flow in this case. YOU are the danger to those supposed to serve the public but are actually parasites on the public. YOU are a threat to their sweet scam. THEY have the power and public money at their disposal. THEY may even make all the evidence and records disappear and then just walk away with what they took. In some cases everyone but the public gets use of public money. YOU will be investigated, questioned, followed, spied upon, harassed, slandered, threatened, set up/ framed, possibly fired, and maybe much more. YOU may be driven to drink, depression, being a hermit, and trusting very few. Few, if any, will stand with you, and some will betray and desert you. The good guy wanting things to be done right is now persecuted for questioning or slowing down their scams or exposing some corruption. Forget threats from other countries, worry about what your own people/ politicians are doing to you, your money, your food, and your home daily in your country (in the United States think: Great Recession losses, home losses, contaminated food/ drugs, and many other examples).
Those who would complain must be very careful. For example, in this area (Mississippi Code 97-35-47) it is unlawful "to report a crime or any element of a crime to any law enforcement or any officer of any court, by any means, knowing that such report is false." A violation includes up to a year in jail, one thousand dollars, or both, PLUS costs of investigation of the falsely reported crime, PLUS costs of prosecution of someone convicted under this section. Some places love to prosecute the whistleblower rather than the crook.
The morals of the United States, for example, have gotten so bad, in my opinion, that the once great USA of my youth appears to be becoming a third rate nation of scammers and thieves and parasites and drug users. It is no wonder some other countries thumb their noses at us, and outpace us in many fields and stats now. Has anyone causing the Great Recession been forced to give back what they took, or sentenced to a day in jail?
There is very little investigative/ complete reporting by the media anymore, especially in the cities where the crimes are taking place, probably due to the potential of loss of advertising revenue, and political pressure. Our human society today in all countries of the world will throw the book at someone who steals a loaf of bread to eat, but usually does little to the crooks who steal millions from the public.
The smart guilty appointed people around the world will blow off the general thoughts in this article as not bothersome to them because they are protected. Their being "bothered" by this article could be taken as an indication by the public that they are guilty, which they do not want to admit. They do not want any actions to call attention to other things they are doing. Most guilty will just disregard these thoughts, not call attention to themselves, and just go about their business as if their political protection will last forever. And, for some, it does.
We need to stop rewarding the crooks and praise the workers doing their jobs under very great stress. We need to regain our moral compass as humans and do things the right way. We need world organizations run on merit advances rather than politics. We need better laws to prevent / punish corruption. We need more honest politicians, leaders, investigators, law makers, law enforcers, judges, taxpayers, etc. throughout the world to get each country back on track, and moving towards the top. We need to compete on being the best, not the worse.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D. , (C) 2012 --
Thanks to Steve L. Shepard for making suggestions to improve this article.
Some of Lawler's Laws:
The more people brought into an investigation, the greater the chance something will be done. Some will be mad and protect themselves. Some guilty may also cut a deal to lessen their punishment.
The longer an investigation goes on, the greater the chance of more discoveries, which may put the crooks away.
The longer higher powers put off doing right due to an investigation, the greater the chances more corruption will be exposed, and the greater the chances the higher powers will also be labelled as corrupt.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Theory: Slander As A Main Weapon
Theory: Slander As A Main Weapon
Slander about another is used in sick organizations to try to negate the work of another, destroy their credibility, destroy their legacy, destroy their reputation, destroy their career, etc. The slander can be about almost any subject: He is crazy, lazy, unreliable, never on time, promiscuous, a poor worker, a wife beater, an animal abuser, a liar, a drunk, a drug user, etc., etc. The slander is usually done by a sick/bully boss who is jealous of the worker (worker shows up the boss by having better facilities, getting more recognition, being more observant, having more friends, etc.), a co-worker wanting the other worker's job, office, etc,, friends of the person starting the slander who are supporting their buddy in his attack, the leaders of a sick organization who are setting the worker up for a firing and trying to justify their firing actions by their slanders, other rivals at the organization, etc. The slanderer can be anyone at the organization; the reason for the slander can be anything, or nothing more than dislike. The original slander can also come from outside the organization (from an ex, enemy, neighbor, previous employer, etc.) and someone from the sick organization may pick up the slander to use as HIS OWN, probably thinking he can use the slander to destroy someone else for whatever reason he has for doing so.
Slander is usually committed by a dishonest person who may not be very smart; if he were honest and smart he would research to find the truth BEFORE he started/spread any slander (which could make him look like a fool if the slander is proven to be a LIE, or maybe lead to a lawsuit). There are those who will repeat the lie as often as they can to anyone who will listen, even to using their lies as a teaching "example" of a bad person to their students, interns, assistants, co-workers, etc. Others will repeat the lie as much as they can so eventually the lie is spread far and wide, and few know the origin of the lie, but hear the lie so often they begin to accept it as the truth. This also happens in political races.
There are some bosses/supervisors who will use their lies to try to ruin the careers of rivals, to get their facilities and workers taken away from the victim, to get their salaries reduced, to make life at the sick organization so difficult the person finds it hard to do the work necessary to silence the slanders of the bad boss, and any number of other things to try to destroy the rival, and get him kicked out of the "sandbox."
There are some slanderers whose brain gets "stuck" or "frozen" so much they are constantly thinking about getting their victim even up to 15 + years after the victim has retired and left the sick organization, and are constantly repeating the slanders to anyone who will listen.
What can the poor victim do? Usually very little. Those that know him know the truth. Others will believe about anything they want to believe; some just want to believe the worse about others because it makes good gossip. It is difficult to get a witness to testify in a slander case. Why? Those that slander usually have some sort of power over others and any potential witness is afraid to testify against such a person. If a lowly worker slanders another he can be easily fired and gotten rid of; if someone with power slanders another he is rarely challenged by those lower in power than him, and those above him support him, even in his lies, because he is a member of their power group. And this truly makes for a VERY SICK ORGANIZATION extending through a long period of time, in some cases for over 40 years.
And if the leaders of the sick organization believe the lies, they might persecute the victim by firing, ruining his career, giving him a pay cut, taking his facilities away, taking his workers away, etc., etc. So slander should be fought just as hard as if someone were trying to kill you, because they are trying to kill your career and future.
If the victim ever finds out, even years later, that one of his friends heard a slander from the slanderer or one of his cohorts, then the victim should jump on it to find out all the particulars and then counter the slander and slanderer by submitting EVIDENCE that the slander is a lie to the next highest authority (after the slanderer) in the organization, and say something like this, "I am giving you FIRST shot at correcting the slanders being put forth by so-and-so, on this date, at a gathering of various people, several who heard the slanders. The evidence countering the slanders and proving them to be lies is enclosed." If the next highest boss is also one of those persecuting you, then deal with the highest authority of the organization you can without upsetting their chain-of-command rules. Then include a detailed list of the possible options that may be available (that you are thinking about) against the offending organization and its slandering member(s); but make no threats.
If you make a public deal out of this situation a lot of people will just call you a disgruntled employee. You want to get the organization to handle it, so they do not come back on you; you are exercising your power over them by getting them to correct a situation they do not want to handle (how can they chastise their buddy?). They will want to keep things quiet, too; they do not want to be forced to admit that such actions against another happened at their organization, or on their watch, and thus have it become public knowledge.
You will never get total satisfaction out of the outcome; you will not get repair of your reputation for the years of slander, or money lost in your career due to their persecution. Even after providing proof that the slander is a lie there will be some who will still believe anything they want. The main office may do nothing more than to tell the offender to quit his slanders, and not punish him in any way (because he is so-o-o-o important to their program). They may not care that the slanderer treats many people badly and is a constant negative example for the organization. But you will get satisfaction of at least knowing you have proven to some that the slanders were lies.
If you are slandered, get your proof of the lie as fast as you can to the next highest authority in the organization above the slanderer, and calmly ask him to handle it. Slander can ruin careers, families, and the future, and is NOT to be taken lightly, but fought and proven to be lies (if for nothing else, just one's own peace of mind).
Every one of us will be slandered during his life by someone who does not like him for various reasons, or for no reason other than his presence/existence.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D. , (C) 2012 --
Slander about another is used in sick organizations to try to negate the work of another, destroy their credibility, destroy their legacy, destroy their reputation, destroy their career, etc. The slander can be about almost any subject: He is crazy, lazy, unreliable, never on time, promiscuous, a poor worker, a wife beater, an animal abuser, a liar, a drunk, a drug user, etc., etc. The slander is usually done by a sick/bully boss who is jealous of the worker (worker shows up the boss by having better facilities, getting more recognition, being more observant, having more friends, etc.), a co-worker wanting the other worker's job, office, etc,, friends of the person starting the slander who are supporting their buddy in his attack, the leaders of a sick organization who are setting the worker up for a firing and trying to justify their firing actions by their slanders, other rivals at the organization, etc. The slanderer can be anyone at the organization; the reason for the slander can be anything, or nothing more than dislike. The original slander can also come from outside the organization (from an ex, enemy, neighbor, previous employer, etc.) and someone from the sick organization may pick up the slander to use as HIS OWN, probably thinking he can use the slander to destroy someone else for whatever reason he has for doing so.
Slander is usually committed by a dishonest person who may not be very smart; if he were honest and smart he would research to find the truth BEFORE he started/spread any slander (which could make him look like a fool if the slander is proven to be a LIE, or maybe lead to a lawsuit). There are those who will repeat the lie as often as they can to anyone who will listen, even to using their lies as a teaching "example" of a bad person to their students, interns, assistants, co-workers, etc. Others will repeat the lie as much as they can so eventually the lie is spread far and wide, and few know the origin of the lie, but hear the lie so often they begin to accept it as the truth. This also happens in political races.
There are some bosses/supervisors who will use their lies to try to ruin the careers of rivals, to get their facilities and workers taken away from the victim, to get their salaries reduced, to make life at the sick organization so difficult the person finds it hard to do the work necessary to silence the slanders of the bad boss, and any number of other things to try to destroy the rival, and get him kicked out of the "sandbox."
There are some slanderers whose brain gets "stuck" or "frozen" so much they are constantly thinking about getting their victim even up to 15 + years after the victim has retired and left the sick organization, and are constantly repeating the slanders to anyone who will listen.
What can the poor victim do? Usually very little. Those that know him know the truth. Others will believe about anything they want to believe; some just want to believe the worse about others because it makes good gossip. It is difficult to get a witness to testify in a slander case. Why? Those that slander usually have some sort of power over others and any potential witness is afraid to testify against such a person. If a lowly worker slanders another he can be easily fired and gotten rid of; if someone with power slanders another he is rarely challenged by those lower in power than him, and those above him support him, even in his lies, because he is a member of their power group. And this truly makes for a VERY SICK ORGANIZATION extending through a long period of time, in some cases for over 40 years.
And if the leaders of the sick organization believe the lies, they might persecute the victim by firing, ruining his career, giving him a pay cut, taking his facilities away, taking his workers away, etc., etc. So slander should be fought just as hard as if someone were trying to kill you, because they are trying to kill your career and future.
If the victim ever finds out, even years later, that one of his friends heard a slander from the slanderer or one of his cohorts, then the victim should jump on it to find out all the particulars and then counter the slander and slanderer by submitting EVIDENCE that the slander is a lie to the next highest authority (after the slanderer) in the organization, and say something like this, "I am giving you FIRST shot at correcting the slanders being put forth by so-and-so, on this date, at a gathering of various people, several who heard the slanders. The evidence countering the slanders and proving them to be lies is enclosed." If the next highest boss is also one of those persecuting you, then deal with the highest authority of the organization you can without upsetting their chain-of-command rules. Then include a detailed list of the possible options that may be available (that you are thinking about) against the offending organization and its slandering member(s); but make no threats.
If you make a public deal out of this situation a lot of people will just call you a disgruntled employee. You want to get the organization to handle it, so they do not come back on you; you are exercising your power over them by getting them to correct a situation they do not want to handle (how can they chastise their buddy?). They will want to keep things quiet, too; they do not want to be forced to admit that such actions against another happened at their organization, or on their watch, and thus have it become public knowledge.
You will never get total satisfaction out of the outcome; you will not get repair of your reputation for the years of slander, or money lost in your career due to their persecution. Even after providing proof that the slander is a lie there will be some who will still believe anything they want. The main office may do nothing more than to tell the offender to quit his slanders, and not punish him in any way (because he is so-o-o-o important to their program). They may not care that the slanderer treats many people badly and is a constant negative example for the organization. But you will get satisfaction of at least knowing you have proven to some that the slanders were lies.
If you are slandered, get your proof of the lie as fast as you can to the next highest authority in the organization above the slanderer, and calmly ask him to handle it. Slander can ruin careers, families, and the future, and is NOT to be taken lightly, but fought and proven to be lies (if for nothing else, just one's own peace of mind).
Every one of us will be slandered during his life by someone who does not like him for various reasons, or for no reason other than his presence/existence.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D. , (C) 2012 --
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Theory: Kangaroo Court is One Weapon They Use
Theory: Kangaroo Court is One Weapon They Use
Sick organizations are fairly well known for their use of kangaroo courts to silence those that would question their actions, etc. They may initially call such courts "appeal hearings" or something similar, but in a sick organization the appeal hearing becomes a kangaroo court because you have now challenged the organization's "right" to do as they wish to you. They are going to defend their "right" to do as they wish to you, as their worker, and teach you a lesson. Kangaroo courts are generally held in response to an appeal you made to a decision they made (that you question) about you or your job.
Kangaroo Court is defined as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_court
A kangaroo court is "a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted".
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Kangaroo+Court
An unfair, biased, or hasty judicial proceeding that ends in a harsh punishment; an unauthorized trial conducted by individuals who have taken the law into their own hands, such as those put on by vigilantes or prison inmates; a proceeding and its leaders who are considered sham, corrupt, and without regard for the law.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kangaroo+court
any crudely or irregularly operated court, especially one so controlled as to render a fair trial impossible.
Kangaroo courts, by definition, are designed by the establishment so they win and you lose, and they teach you their lesson. They are mainly done to intimidate you and rest of staff, showing they can do anything to anybody at anytime, and that they are in control. A kangaroo court session is held to put someone down, to let them know who is boss, to stop criticism/talk before it gets started much, etc.
The Director/CEO of the sick organization usually chooses who will sit (usually 5 people) in judgement on the kangaroo court. They may give you one token choice of someone to sit at the hearing (they may ask for a list of several), and they choose one of those from your list who will judge you which will not mean anything in the final vote, because the vote is already rigged against you (4 votes to your one choice). This enables them to find out who ELSE thinks your way and needs to be controlled, so they can single them out for persecution, attitude adjustment, or firing, too. The kangaroo bunch gets together to question and beat up on you (their rules) and you have to sit there and take it while they go out for breaks, coffee, and to get more ammo (questions, charges) from other bullies not at "court" hearing.
They take great delight in watching you squirm and try to defend yourself against all sorts of charges against the sick organization, mostly various acts of supposed insubordination against your bully boss, false charges about your job performance, and your sayings to others. You cannot bring anyone in with you to help in your defense (like an attorney, or witness). They make up stuff, twist the truth, exaggerate, etc. everything so there is little truth anywhere in their charges against you. If they have instilled a little fear in you about what they can do, they have done what they wanted.
They have access to your personnel file where people have put anything they wanted for the time of your employment there. This is also "evidence" against you; you usually don't know what is in there and usually have no way to correct any false information. If you can, examine your personnel file to see what they are saying. Your yearly job performance evaluation is also usually in this file.
Do not expect to use the staff handbook (if there is one) in your defense. They will say things like: it is being revised and is not in effect at this time, or we (or those at the main office) are in the process of updating it, or something similar.
Since I think and observe fairly well, I have heard about various kangaroo courts in my life, from those in elementary school days on up to various jobs to divorce court (where, for some examples, motherhood is equated to sainthood, and a man is no good and must be punished by taking what he earned away from him, even though his wife committed adultery). In my opinion, divorce courts are more like kangaroo courts, and are full of lies and unfair "justice."
In my opinion, one of the most outrageous kangaroo courts a person was forced to go through happened after he just happened to ask "Do you realize you're eating better than the ........?" after he saw all the steaks, luncheon meats, drinks, and other goodies bought on ........ money for an outing. They held two days of hearings on what he asked (one question) to stress him out and bother him, to let him know they were boss, to let him know he must not question any of their actions, to let him know they were doing anything they wanted, to let him know he had no control over anything (including his own job and future), etc. For good measure they later made him pick up all the cigarette butts around the building, to exercise their control over him and show the rest of the staff they were in control and they'd better stay in line or they'd get similar treatment.
A kangaroo court is not a nice thing to go through; a sick organization is a bad place to work for the average worker, a horrible place for a worker who voices his opinion, believes in freedom of speech, and seeks the truth, and a good place to work for those in power and having fun at others' expense.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D., (C) 2012 --
Sick organizations are fairly well known for their use of kangaroo courts to silence those that would question their actions, etc. They may initially call such courts "appeal hearings" or something similar, but in a sick organization the appeal hearing becomes a kangaroo court because you have now challenged the organization's "right" to do as they wish to you. They are going to defend their "right" to do as they wish to you, as their worker, and teach you a lesson. Kangaroo courts are generally held in response to an appeal you made to a decision they made (that you question) about you or your job.
Kangaroo Court is defined as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_court
A kangaroo court is "a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted".
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Kangaroo+Court
An unfair, biased, or hasty judicial proceeding that ends in a harsh punishment; an unauthorized trial conducted by individuals who have taken the law into their own hands, such as those put on by vigilantes or prison inmates; a proceeding and its leaders who are considered sham, corrupt, and without regard for the law.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kangaroo+court
any crudely or irregularly operated court, especially one so controlled as to render a fair trial impossible.
Kangaroo courts, by definition, are designed by the establishment so they win and you lose, and they teach you their lesson. They are mainly done to intimidate you and rest of staff, showing they can do anything to anybody at anytime, and that they are in control. A kangaroo court session is held to put someone down, to let them know who is boss, to stop criticism/talk before it gets started much, etc.
The Director/CEO of the sick organization usually chooses who will sit (usually 5 people) in judgement on the kangaroo court. They may give you one token choice of someone to sit at the hearing (they may ask for a list of several), and they choose one of those from your list who will judge you which will not mean anything in the final vote, because the vote is already rigged against you (4 votes to your one choice). This enables them to find out who ELSE thinks your way and needs to be controlled, so they can single them out for persecution, attitude adjustment, or firing, too. The kangaroo bunch gets together to question and beat up on you (their rules) and you have to sit there and take it while they go out for breaks, coffee, and to get more ammo (questions, charges) from other bullies not at "court" hearing.
They take great delight in watching you squirm and try to defend yourself against all sorts of charges against the sick organization, mostly various acts of supposed insubordination against your bully boss, false charges about your job performance, and your sayings to others. You cannot bring anyone in with you to help in your defense (like an attorney, or witness). They make up stuff, twist the truth, exaggerate, etc. everything so there is little truth anywhere in their charges against you. If they have instilled a little fear in you about what they can do, they have done what they wanted.
They have access to your personnel file where people have put anything they wanted for the time of your employment there. This is also "evidence" against you; you usually don't know what is in there and usually have no way to correct any false information. If you can, examine your personnel file to see what they are saying. Your yearly job performance evaluation is also usually in this file.
Do not expect to use the staff handbook (if there is one) in your defense. They will say things like: it is being revised and is not in effect at this time, or we (or those at the main office) are in the process of updating it, or something similar.
Since I think and observe fairly well, I have heard about various kangaroo courts in my life, from those in elementary school days on up to various jobs to divorce court (where, for some examples, motherhood is equated to sainthood, and a man is no good and must be punished by taking what he earned away from him, even though his wife committed adultery). In my opinion, divorce courts are more like kangaroo courts, and are full of lies and unfair "justice."
In my opinion, one of the most outrageous kangaroo courts a person was forced to go through happened after he just happened to ask "Do you realize you're eating better than the ........?" after he saw all the steaks, luncheon meats, drinks, and other goodies bought on ........ money for an outing. They held two days of hearings on what he asked (one question) to stress him out and bother him, to let him know they were boss, to let him know he must not question any of their actions, to let him know they were doing anything they wanted, to let him know he had no control over anything (including his own job and future), etc. For good measure they later made him pick up all the cigarette butts around the building, to exercise their control over him and show the rest of the staff they were in control and they'd better stay in line or they'd get similar treatment.
A kangaroo court is not a nice thing to go through; a sick organization is a bad place to work for the average worker, a horrible place for a worker who voices his opinion, believes in freedom of speech, and seeks the truth, and a good place to work for those in power and having fun at others' expense.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D., (C) 2012 --
Friday, September 28, 2012
Theory: New outside Director Gets Educated/Trained
Theory: New outside Director Gets Educated/Trained
When a new Director comes into a sick organization from outside the organization the lower employees experience a surge of hope that maybe they will get treated better. Usually no such luck!
If those supervisors in power have not already given their new "boss" an earful on how things "work around here" he will soon get his education. He is given a set list of guidelines (sometimes a staff handbook, which is usually followed to the letter for workers, and neglected for the supervisors) plus a lecture on "how things really work around here" by the bullies and others in power there (politicians controlling the money, the organization, various staff members, etc.). If he gives in to their way of thinking, he is "their" leader; if not he is fought every step of the way and made very unhappy, does not get their support, and does not usually stay director very long. Usually he submits to the "old" way and the organization keeps on staying SICK, treating people badly and unfairly, and nothing is changed. (If the new Director is chosen from those already at the sick organization there is usually no change in policy or operation; the Director already knows how things work at the organization.)
In one case the bullies flew to see the new Director chosen by others to indoctrinate him on the rules of the game before he got to the organization site, who the "troublemakers" (people who could think and question) were, the politics of the organization, the power players, etc., so the new Director could get a "running" start on being the new "buddy" Director, so there would be a "smooth transition" (nothing is changed), and it would be politics as usual. And the politicians and leaders stay happy, but the workers stay screwed.
In order to be "buddies" with his new senior staff he must "bend" to their ways. They have been there longer and "know" how things work.
After the new Director "gives in " once to the ways of the old establishment his fate is sealed. He must follow the wishes of the established set of bullies if he wants continued cooperation and peace with his supervisors. Forget about the workers, their education and training is minimal and they can be easily replaced with others "off the street." So the organization stays sick, doing very little, not upsetting the political agenda, etc. This is another way an institution stays sick for a long time, through many directors.
The only way to really turn the organization around is to "clean house" of all those bullies in power (including the politicians) over their individual kingdoms and start all over with a new director that is strong and fair, and cannot be influenced/intimidated by those left at the institution. The new Director then sets up his own power structure with those he controls (similar to what happens in a new political takeover). Then he can change some of the rules of operation as he sees fit; he may make it worse or better, or stay the same.
Unless one hears about drastic changes at an institution shortly after a new director starts, one can assume it is business as usual (the same politics, the same treatment of staff, etc.).
There are a lot of sick organizations out there due to all the sick, bully bosses/supervisors out there.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D., (C) 2012 --
When a new Director comes into a sick organization from outside the organization the lower employees experience a surge of hope that maybe they will get treated better. Usually no such luck!
If those supervisors in power have not already given their new "boss" an earful on how things "work around here" he will soon get his education. He is given a set list of guidelines (sometimes a staff handbook, which is usually followed to the letter for workers, and neglected for the supervisors) plus a lecture on "how things really work around here" by the bullies and others in power there (politicians controlling the money, the organization, various staff members, etc.). If he gives in to their way of thinking, he is "their" leader; if not he is fought every step of the way and made very unhappy, does not get their support, and does not usually stay director very long. Usually he submits to the "old" way and the organization keeps on staying SICK, treating people badly and unfairly, and nothing is changed. (If the new Director is chosen from those already at the sick organization there is usually no change in policy or operation; the Director already knows how things work at the organization.)
In one case the bullies flew to see the new Director chosen by others to indoctrinate him on the rules of the game before he got to the organization site, who the "troublemakers" (people who could think and question) were, the politics of the organization, the power players, etc., so the new Director could get a "running" start on being the new "buddy" Director, so there would be a "smooth transition" (nothing is changed), and it would be politics as usual. And the politicians and leaders stay happy, but the workers stay screwed.
In order to be "buddies" with his new senior staff he must "bend" to their ways. They have been there longer and "know" how things work.
After the new Director "gives in " once to the ways of the old establishment his fate is sealed. He must follow the wishes of the established set of bullies if he wants continued cooperation and peace with his supervisors. Forget about the workers, their education and training is minimal and they can be easily replaced with others "off the street." So the organization stays sick, doing very little, not upsetting the political agenda, etc. This is another way an institution stays sick for a long time, through many directors.
The only way to really turn the organization around is to "clean house" of all those bullies in power (including the politicians) over their individual kingdoms and start all over with a new director that is strong and fair, and cannot be influenced/intimidated by those left at the institution. The new Director then sets up his own power structure with those he controls (similar to what happens in a new political takeover). Then he can change some of the rules of operation as he sees fit; he may make it worse or better, or stay the same.
Unless one hears about drastic changes at an institution shortly after a new director starts, one can assume it is business as usual (the same politics, the same treatment of staff, etc.).
There are a lot of sick organizations out there due to all the sick, bully bosses/supervisors out there.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D., (C) 2012 --
Monday, September 24, 2012
Theory: Victory over a Sick Organization
Theory: Victory over a Sick Organization
The leaders of a sick organization usually win in almost any fight with an employee because:
---the power is theirs
---they change/make up the rules as they go along
---they control your job, paycheck, vacation time. sick leave, overtime, benefits, etc., and will threaten/promise to stop or reduce any, or all, to win
---they are not going to let you win (bad for their power/public image)
---they will protect their members, no matter how bad (you think) some of their bullies are
---they will stick together in their positions, no matter how wrong they are
---politics will rule, not logic, or fact, or truth, or science
---they will use whatever tricks or set-ups necessary to win
---they will make witnesses, records, and evidence disappear/appear to their advantage
(even to using your partner/friend to get the evidence out of your own house, or having testimony disappear from court records)
(if the evidence can be considered as organization property do NOT take it off organization property so you can get caught/prosecuted for theft of organization property -- hide the evidence ON organization property and make copies of it to secure somewhere other than your home)
However, there are sometimes ways an employee might claim a "victory." Such a "victory" over a sick organization can be in several forms:
---outlasting them to get a retirement, or reach another goal
---escape to a another/better organization
---exposure of them for what they are
---getting bully people removed, or exposed for what they are
---preventing bully people from advancing in position or power
---legal/court victory (rare)
---organizational kangaroo court victory (very rare)
---getting staff handbook followed and enforced (rare)
---getting them replaced through political power change
Unless one is very smart, or has some good backing (good attorney or politician or a lot of the public supporting them ), or is very determined, or has "dirt" on them about illegal activities there is generally no real victory over a sick organization. One can achieve one of the goals above, yet still "lose" due to bad health caused by all the stress, or lose your partner or family who do not understand your plight.
And even if there were a victory as listed above, one should never mention/gloat over such a victory because the people of a sick organization can try to come back to put the bite on you years later in unexpected ways. So always keep your evidence even after you leave, in a secure place other than your home, in case you need it to fend off the sick organization later (sometimes there is no statute of limitations for a crime, like embezzlement).
The leaders of a sick organization have no feeling for others, never forget, and must win at all costs. They will neglect to enforce the staff handbook on their own people, but will gladly "throw the book" at an employee. Do not assume that if an investigation/audit finds something illegal in their activities that something will be done about it. They will try about any trick possible to cover up/deny that one of their own did anything wrong. Also, they will slander you for years after you are gone, especially if they think you have escaped their wrath.
After their persecution they will not normally let one escape with any sort of victory over them; it is not good practice to let a worker win against any organization (sick or not). To let them think they have won, while you celebrate getting your goal, is the only and usually silent victory some might get. And usually the only reason one gets such a "victory" is that they were not totally aware of the goal the victim sought, or they backed down a little to avoid exposure for their illegal activities.
Adrian R. Lawler. Ph.D., (C) 2012 --
The leaders of a sick organization usually win in almost any fight with an employee because:
---the power is theirs
---they change/make up the rules as they go along
---they control your job, paycheck, vacation time. sick leave, overtime, benefits, etc., and will threaten/promise to stop or reduce any, or all, to win
---they are not going to let you win (bad for their power/public image)
---they will protect their members, no matter how bad (you think) some of their bullies are
---they will stick together in their positions, no matter how wrong they are
---politics will rule, not logic, or fact, or truth, or science
---they will use whatever tricks or set-ups necessary to win
---they will make witnesses, records, and evidence disappear/appear to their advantage
(even to using your partner/friend to get the evidence out of your own house, or having testimony disappear from court records)
(if the evidence can be considered as organization property do NOT take it off organization property so you can get caught/prosecuted for theft of organization property -- hide the evidence ON organization property and make copies of it to secure somewhere other than your home)
However, there are sometimes ways an employee might claim a "victory." Such a "victory" over a sick organization can be in several forms:
---outlasting them to get a retirement, or reach another goal
---escape to a another/better organization
---exposure of them for what they are
---getting bully people removed, or exposed for what they are
---preventing bully people from advancing in position or power
---legal/court victory (rare)
---organizational kangaroo court victory (very rare)
---getting staff handbook followed and enforced (rare)
---getting them replaced through political power change
Unless one is very smart, or has some good backing (good attorney or politician or a lot of the public supporting them ), or is very determined, or has "dirt" on them about illegal activities there is generally no real victory over a sick organization. One can achieve one of the goals above, yet still "lose" due to bad health caused by all the stress, or lose your partner or family who do not understand your plight.
And even if there were a victory as listed above, one should never mention/gloat over such a victory because the people of a sick organization can try to come back to put the bite on you years later in unexpected ways. So always keep your evidence even after you leave, in a secure place other than your home, in case you need it to fend off the sick organization later (sometimes there is no statute of limitations for a crime, like embezzlement).
The leaders of a sick organization have no feeling for others, never forget, and must win at all costs. They will neglect to enforce the staff handbook on their own people, but will gladly "throw the book" at an employee. Do not assume that if an investigation/audit finds something illegal in their activities that something will be done about it. They will try about any trick possible to cover up/deny that one of their own did anything wrong. Also, they will slander you for years after you are gone, especially if they think you have escaped their wrath.
After their persecution they will not normally let one escape with any sort of victory over them; it is not good practice to let a worker win against any organization (sick or not). To let them think they have won, while you celebrate getting your goal, is the only and usually silent victory some might get. And usually the only reason one gets such a "victory" is that they were not totally aware of the goal the victim sought, or they backed down a little to avoid exposure for their illegal activities.
Adrian R. Lawler. Ph.D., (C) 2012 --
Sunday, August 12, 2012
This Blog: Postings
This Blog: Postings
I am posting these sections on "Some Signs of a Sick Organization" to hopefully help victims understand what is going on and how they might best deal with whatever their situation may be in a sick organization. Sick organizations are found in every occupation, and every type of people organization in the world. Basically an organization is sick because of the sick (unfair, dishonest people, who are bullies, liars, cheaters, slanderers, thugs, and/or thieves, etc.) people running that organization. Thus, many organizations are sick one or more times during their history due to the type of leaders they have and what they cause/allow to happen. The leaders of a sick organization rarely examine themselves for seeking improvement, but concentrate on tormenting those that do not bow down to them, or follow their lead through, at worse, unfair, immoral, or illegal actions.
My comments, thoughts, and "theories" are based on many years of observations by various people on sick organizations. My own experiences started when I was born into a family with an abrasive father who was "always right" and rarely allowed another opinion/thought (a sick family organization), and continued through 28 years of schooling in several states and Europe, many different types of jobs through the years, and various unfair or bully people. In my opinion, many of the people I observed did NOT exercise their power over others fairly and honestly, and politics and dislike played great roles in their dealings with people.
This blog will be slowly expanded as I write down observations, thoughts, and theories based on past experiences and experiences from various others down through the years. I will continue to write short sections on each of the characteristics of a sick organization. Hopefully my writings will help others in the future to better understand, handle, and survive a sick organization and their bully people. Any organization of people involved in family, religious, education, corporation, government, charity, research, health, sporting, entertainment, news, service, food, etc. endeavors can be sick. You can read about such organizations every day in media releases, and hear about them daily in bars. etc. around the world.
These posts will NOT be anywhere near the last words on sick organizations, or bully leaders, but, hopefully, will explain some things and put new thoughts on other things about sick organizations. Those writing about sick organizations after me can add their updates, new findings, new observations, new theories, etc. Sick organizations represent a very complex problem of society because we are dealing with the egos and evils of those who exercise unfair power over others in many various organizations around the world on a daily basis.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D. , (C) 2012 --
I am posting these sections on "Some Signs of a Sick Organization" to hopefully help victims understand what is going on and how they might best deal with whatever their situation may be in a sick organization. Sick organizations are found in every occupation, and every type of people organization in the world. Basically an organization is sick because of the sick (unfair, dishonest people, who are bullies, liars, cheaters, slanderers, thugs, and/or thieves, etc.) people running that organization. Thus, many organizations are sick one or more times during their history due to the type of leaders they have and what they cause/allow to happen. The leaders of a sick organization rarely examine themselves for seeking improvement, but concentrate on tormenting those that do not bow down to them, or follow their lead through, at worse, unfair, immoral, or illegal actions.
My comments, thoughts, and "theories" are based on many years of observations by various people on sick organizations. My own experiences started when I was born into a family with an abrasive father who was "always right" and rarely allowed another opinion/thought (a sick family organization), and continued through 28 years of schooling in several states and Europe, many different types of jobs through the years, and various unfair or bully people. In my opinion, many of the people I observed did NOT exercise their power over others fairly and honestly, and politics and dislike played great roles in their dealings with people.
This blog will be slowly expanded as I write down observations, thoughts, and theories based on past experiences and experiences from various others down through the years. I will continue to write short sections on each of the characteristics of a sick organization. Hopefully my writings will help others in the future to better understand, handle, and survive a sick organization and their bully people. Any organization of people involved in family, religious, education, corporation, government, charity, research, health, sporting, entertainment, news, service, food, etc. endeavors can be sick. You can read about such organizations every day in media releases, and hear about them daily in bars. etc. around the world.
These posts will NOT be anywhere near the last words on sick organizations, or bully leaders, but, hopefully, will explain some things and put new thoughts on other things about sick organizations. Those writing about sick organizations after me can add their updates, new findings, new observations, new theories, etc. Sick organizations represent a very complex problem of society because we are dealing with the egos and evils of those who exercise unfair power over others in many various organizations around the world on a daily basis.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D. , (C) 2012 --
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Theory: Sabotage in a Sick Organization
Theory: Sabotage in a Sick Organization
The leaders of a sick organization may not get rid of a troublemaker for various reasons, some being:
---protection by political/legal connections of the troublemaker
---troublemaker holds evidence against them, and could expose their wrongdoings if pushed to his/her limit
---they need troublemaker's expertise/labor/contacts
---other reasons known only to the leaders
But keeping a troublemaker on staff does not mean they leave him/her alone. They might try to sabotage him/her or his/her project at any time. or take his/her project, workers, or facilities away, or physically hurt him/her and put him/her out of action (like a mysterious poisoning), or attack his/her work or credibility or character, or make his/her work difficult and require long hours of work, or make his/her daily life at the sick organization a daily struggle so he/she has to be constantly on his/her guard.
The leaders may use themselves, or co-workers to the troublemaker, or someone outside the organization, or the troublemaker's partner, etc. to sabotage the troublemaker. Verbal promises are usually made to the saboteurs in order to get their help against the troublemaker. The sick organization rarely wants to put anything in writing that may come back to haunt them later.
Some of the many sabotage tricks they use (in no special order, presented as if "you" were the troublemaker):
---verbally offer you various career options, but each is a lie
---try to seduce your partner and/or turn partner against you, or spy/report on you (by verbal offer of a job, or plan to speed up any divorce proceedings, etc.)
---send some sexy people to see you, tempt you, and then testify against you
---verbally offer all sorts of benefits to others if they mess with you, or spy on you
---read your mail, or make your mail (incoming & outgoing) disappear
---read your email (if on company computer) and use things found out against you
---offer/promise their favorite graduate student or tennis buddy your job
---take your project, workers, facilities. or equipment away (for any reason they want), then tell you if you don't like it you can leave
---spread lies that you cannot do your job
---turn off/mess with something that you need to keep running at work
---start, or spread, slanders about you
---move things around, etc., in your work area, then take pictures to "prove" you are not doing your job
---make things disappear from your work area, and then blame you
---make reports done for management disappear
---poison/drug your food or drink, etc.
---erase/copy your files from your computer
---use spies against you
---twist things you say to their advantage. or for justification of their actions
-- spray pesticide or something you are allergic to in your work area that kills your research organisms or affects your health
---change things in your research work area without letting you know
---tell bosses, co-workers, and students lies about you
---steal/destroy notes or files or pictures or samples/specimens
---make your laptop disappear, or make your data disappear
---do not give you phone/other messages collected in your absence
---tell bosses they don't know where you are to imply you are not on the job
---plant porn or alcohol or drugs in your desk, or work area.
---plant porn on your company computer
---plant organization property in your vehicle, or house.
---give you more work than is physically possible to complete.
---twist your words or actions around to make you look bad, or lazy, or inept.
---blame you for broken/stolen, or missing, equipment
---blame you for bad publicity
---take credit for your work, ideas, procedures. etc.
---make you walk a line no one else must do
---make you report to a BS artist that knows nothing about your job
---do anything they want to you at any time
---use you as an example of a "bad" employee
---harass you on anything they can make up, or on anything you do or say
---single you out for more unfair treatment if you complain about unfair treatment
---try to destroy you with slanders after you are gone from the sick organization
---subject you to kangaroo court hearings on things you say or do that are considered funny or insignificant when done by others
---let someone else interview and hire your workers
Any action against you that stresses your mind or job performance can be considered a way to sabotage you or your job. In the ideal situation, one must be able to do his/her job to the best of his ability without harassment, sabotage, or unfair stress from another.
If you know they are after you, and it should be obvious by their actions, be extremely careful of who you trust, and associate with. Secure all correspondence, reports, etc. where no one else can get to them, or destroy them. Beware of any people that NOW show an interest in you, or your job. Keep your thoughts, discoveries, inventions, politics, religion, sexual preference, enemies, etc. to yourself ONLY (do not use their email or their phone for your thoughts). Be on your toes, and look over your shoulder all the time. Keep a "memo of record" of daily happenings and things done to you, and evidence against them noting their wrongdoings, illegal actions, etc. Good luck.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D., (C) 2012 --
The leaders of a sick organization may not get rid of a troublemaker for various reasons, some being:
---protection by political/legal connections of the troublemaker
---troublemaker holds evidence against them, and could expose their wrongdoings if pushed to his/her limit
---they need troublemaker's expertise/labor/contacts
---other reasons known only to the leaders
But keeping a troublemaker on staff does not mean they leave him/her alone. They might try to sabotage him/her or his/her project at any time. or take his/her project, workers, or facilities away, or physically hurt him/her and put him/her out of action (like a mysterious poisoning), or attack his/her work or credibility or character, or make his/her work difficult and require long hours of work, or make his/her daily life at the sick organization a daily struggle so he/she has to be constantly on his/her guard.
The leaders may use themselves, or co-workers to the troublemaker, or someone outside the organization, or the troublemaker's partner, etc. to sabotage the troublemaker. Verbal promises are usually made to the saboteurs in order to get their help against the troublemaker. The sick organization rarely wants to put anything in writing that may come back to haunt them later.
Some of the many sabotage tricks they use (in no special order, presented as if "you" were the troublemaker):
---verbally offer you various career options, but each is a lie
---try to seduce your partner and/or turn partner against you, or spy/report on you (by verbal offer of a job, or plan to speed up any divorce proceedings, etc.)
---send some sexy people to see you, tempt you, and then testify against you
---verbally offer all sorts of benefits to others if they mess with you, or spy on you
---read your mail, or make your mail (incoming & outgoing) disappear
---read your email (if on company computer) and use things found out against you
---offer/promise their favorite graduate student or tennis buddy your job
---take your project, workers, facilities. or equipment away (for any reason they want), then tell you if you don't like it you can leave
---spread lies that you cannot do your job
---turn off/mess with something that you need to keep running at work
---start, or spread, slanders about you
---move things around, etc., in your work area, then take pictures to "prove" you are not doing your job
---make things disappear from your work area, and then blame you
---make reports done for management disappear
---poison/drug your food or drink, etc.
---erase/copy your files from your computer
---use spies against you
---twist things you say to their advantage. or for justification of their actions
-- spray pesticide or something you are allergic to in your work area that kills your research organisms or affects your health
---change things in your research work area without letting you know
---tell bosses, co-workers, and students lies about you
---steal/destroy notes or files or pictures or samples/specimens
---make your laptop disappear, or make your data disappear
---do not give you phone/other messages collected in your absence
---tell bosses they don't know where you are to imply you are not on the job
---plant porn or alcohol or drugs in your desk, or work area.
---plant porn on your company computer
---plant organization property in your vehicle, or house.
---give you more work than is physically possible to complete.
---twist your words or actions around to make you look bad, or lazy, or inept.
---blame you for broken/stolen, or missing, equipment
---blame you for bad publicity
---take credit for your work, ideas, procedures. etc.
---make you walk a line no one else must do
---make you report to a BS artist that knows nothing about your job
---do anything they want to you at any time
---use you as an example of a "bad" employee
---harass you on anything they can make up, or on anything you do or say
---single you out for more unfair treatment if you complain about unfair treatment
---try to destroy you with slanders after you are gone from the sick organization
---subject you to kangaroo court hearings on things you say or do that are considered funny or insignificant when done by others
---let someone else interview and hire your workers
Any action against you that stresses your mind or job performance can be considered a way to sabotage you or your job. In the ideal situation, one must be able to do his/her job to the best of his ability without harassment, sabotage, or unfair stress from another.
If you know they are after you, and it should be obvious by their actions, be extremely careful of who you trust, and associate with. Secure all correspondence, reports, etc. where no one else can get to them, or destroy them. Beware of any people that NOW show an interest in you, or your job. Keep your thoughts, discoveries, inventions, politics, religion, sexual preference, enemies, etc. to yourself ONLY (do not use their email or their phone for your thoughts). Be on your toes, and look over your shoulder all the time. Keep a "memo of record" of daily happenings and things done to you, and evidence against them noting their wrongdoings, illegal actions, etc. Good luck.
Adrian R. Lawler, Ph.D., (C) 2012 --
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