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Hi all,
EDIT: I should note that I am a minority
Firstly - thank you very much in advance for taking the time to read/assist both myself & many others here, very much appreciated.
I'm going to try to keep this as brief as possible but happy to provide further details should it be needed! After two initial months of not being provided access to almost ALL utilities required to perform in my role, utilities which were provided to multiple colleagues whom confirmed this in writing, a colleague raised concerns with my management surrounding the lack of care in training myself or integrating me into the role I would be taking on. I should note - upon hiring me the manager whom was due to train myself then vacated for a month after my first few days.
Towards the end of month 3, I had finally been provided utilities & had taken over the function I was hired for. I informed my manager (HR were aware from Month 1) of my depression - emphasising that I am medicated & it does not impact my performance, a performance which had been praised up to this point by multiple shareholders whom I had worked closely. I was advised to take some days (I had taken zero at this point) - however I stressed that this wasn't necessary & that if anything I would take a few days annual leave simply as vacation. Upon my return the following week - the aforementioned manager disciplined myself for the role I had at this point taken over for two and a half weeks (A role he personally handled/neglected for over a year - with responsibilities & data entry evidenced as not done going as far back as the year prior). These neglections were passed above as my fault - and I was entirely removed from my responsibility & removed/withheld from any shareholder interaction whatsoever (my first day back after informing management of my mental health conditions).
Over the following weeks - I was routinely left out of meetings & would be told by said manager the meeting had already taken place. Towards the end of month 4 at a private company event, this same manager took to mock an ethnic colleague performing their role out of India - confirming during this that the same mocking had taken place in the office. Two and a half weeks later, after receiving very positive feedback by shareholders - I was told by said manager that my contract would not be renewed - with the reasoning that I did not have enough experience performing the role that he himself removed me from after two and a half weeks having been informed of my conditions. This would then mean my end date would be in a few months time from this date. At this time I raised multiple concerns as I had voiced displeasure at the discriminatory & unfair conduct multiple times & received almost no support.
I was told that my concerns would be escalated & that I could discuss them with a more senior manager. After multiple attempts at dismissing a conversation - it was then discovered than rather than speaking with myself - that my concerns were instead raised with the manager responsible. The following day after raising this matter, I was brought into a meeting with the senior manager & told that a mistake had been made with my contract - and that the end date should have been input as months sooner - this would allow them to provide notice immediately & place me on garden leave (though not paying immediately or at the next payday, but rather by the week) with no investigation or attempts at support having taken place (this was a day after raising a discrimination matter formally). Of course - were this the case, I would not have signed any contract nor would I have accepted such a short-term role - the contracting company have accepted liability - however this has had an immense impact on my career, mental health, and livelihood, and if even true - is an incredibly poor breach of duty (I use this term loosely)/mis-sight.
Now on garden leave, they have allowed this same manager mentioned throughout & whom now formal complaint has been filed & discriminatory measures formally raised - to harass myself via email for return of IT equipment - having already been directly told as an individual to please stop contacting myself for obvious reasons - the company have apologized and insisted this was not instructed.
I am now seeking to take the matter further and appreciate any and all advice provided. Very sorry you have had to read an essay & for any way in which I come across. Simply seeking some assistance following quite a distressing period of my life.
EDIT: I should note that I am a minority
Firstly - thank you very much in advance for taking the time to read/assist both myself & many others here, very much appreciated.
I'm going to try to keep this as brief as possible but happy to provide further details should it be needed! After two initial months of not being provided access to almost ALL utilities required to perform in my role, utilities which were provided to multiple colleagues whom confirmed this in writing, a colleague raised concerns with my management surrounding the lack of care in training myself or integrating me into the role I would be taking on. I should note - upon hiring me the manager whom was due to train myself then vacated for a month after my first few days.
Towards the end of month 3, I had finally been provided utilities & had taken over the function I was hired for. I informed my manager (HR were aware from Month 1) of my depression - emphasising that I am medicated & it does not impact my performance, a performance which had been praised up to this point by multiple shareholders whom I had worked closely. I was advised to take some days (I had taken zero at this point) - however I stressed that this wasn't necessary & that if anything I would take a few days annual leave simply as vacation. Upon my return the following week - the aforementioned manager disciplined myself for the role I had at this point taken over for two and a half weeks (A role he personally handled/neglected for over a year - with responsibilities & data entry evidenced as not done going as far back as the year prior). These neglections were passed above as my fault - and I was entirely removed from my responsibility & removed/withheld from any shareholder interaction whatsoever (my first day back after informing management of my mental health conditions).
Over the following weeks - I was routinely left out of meetings & would be told by said manager the meeting had already taken place. Towards the end of month 4 at a private company event, this same manager took to mock an ethnic colleague performing their role out of India - confirming during this that the same mocking had taken place in the office. Two and a half weeks later, after receiving very positive feedback by shareholders - I was told by said manager that my contract would not be renewed - with the reasoning that I did not have enough experience performing the role that he himself removed me from after two and a half weeks having been informed of my conditions. This would then mean my end date would be in a few months time from this date. At this time I raised multiple concerns as I had voiced displeasure at the discriminatory & unfair conduct multiple times & received almost no support.
I was told that my concerns would be escalated & that I could discuss them with a more senior manager. After multiple attempts at dismissing a conversation - it was then discovered than rather than speaking with myself - that my concerns were instead raised with the manager responsible. The following day after raising this matter, I was brought into a meeting with the senior manager & told that a mistake had been made with my contract - and that the end date should have been input as months sooner - this would allow them to provide notice immediately & place me on garden leave (though not paying immediately or at the next payday, but rather by the week) with no investigation or attempts at support having taken place (this was a day after raising a discrimination matter formally). Of course - were this the case, I would not have signed any contract nor would I have accepted such a short-term role - the contracting company have accepted liability - however this has had an immense impact on my career, mental health, and livelihood, and if even true - is an incredibly poor breach of duty (I use this term loosely)/mis-sight.
Now on garden leave, they have allowed this same manager mentioned throughout & whom now formal complaint has been filed & discriminatory measures formally raised - to harass myself via email for return of IT equipment - having already been directly told as an individual to please stop contacting myself for obvious reasons - the company have apologized and insisted this was not instructed.
I am now seeking to take the matter further and appreciate any and all advice provided. Very sorry you have had to read an essay & for any way in which I come across. Simply seeking some assistance following quite a distressing period of my life.
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