It was a bright Tuesday afternoon in the office when I gathered my courage to speak up about the harassment I’d endured for months. I walked into HR and said, “I can’t take this anymore. Something needs to be done.” The woman behind the desk, unimpressed, just shrugged and replied, “We’ll look into it.” But as I left the office, I felt a chill — I knew I’d just hit a wall. Little did I know, this was only the beginning.
I left HR that day feeling hollow. I replayed the conversation over and over in my mind. Maybe…