CHAPTER 38What to Do If Administration and HR Don’t Do Their Job

If your administration and HR refuse to do their job by handling and resolving the difficulty, you have various alternatives. Here is a brief list with the details and specifics of each choice:

• Go to higher-ups—boss, boss’s boss, department head, district manager, regional manager, president, CEO, COO, board of directors, and other executives.

• Go to your Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Get into counseling or therapy.

• Go to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

• Go to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

• Go to trade associations and professional organizations.

• Go to your union.

• Seek legal advice.

• Threaten legal action.

• Take ...

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