It is a boatload of injustices. I didn't even go into the other examples I experienced of coercive power from toxic former managers.

I agree. We should be able to protect ourselves in our workplace without negative repercussions. But as the history of the human resources dept. shows, companies have those depts to PROTECT themselves from their own employees. It's just astounding to me, that employees have to whistle blow or file a lawsuit to get justice.

Look at this Walmart employee's story. He was fired from his job, and Walmart owed him overtime, but Walmart won't list dates on their employees paychecks. Why? So that the employee CANT TRACK HOW MUCH WALMART PAYS THEM AND WHEN. Walmart is evil incarnate. All the big chain stores are. He sued Walmart and was awarded millions. But do you think if you look at a Walmart employee's check today, you'll see the required changes to those paychecks? Of course not.

Workers Sue Walmart For Manipulating Employee Classification To Deny Them Overtime Pay – ThinkProgress

You cannot...CANNOT...trust your employer to have your best interest at heart.

I could create an entirely new thread in the Work and Careers forum detailing the ways the U.S. gov't is set up as a coercive power (Northouse) to punish its citizens' when those citizens civil rights are violated. Maybe I will...