mold at work - another reply

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I do not agree with comments that are fear driven - " you will be blacklisted " .

I sued via Worker's Comp, won within 18 months and did so bc the facts were so

obvious that I got sick at the college in NY. I was employed months later at a

university in CT, not more than an hour away. After being hired, I gave my dr's

note to the disability officer and told him what happened to me. I was placed

in an office that worked for me, but then I started to react to it. I have been

moved TWICE since and do not fear losing my job. I am classified as partially

permanently disabled and feel MORE protected bc I was up front with my

disability and case caused by mold.

FEAR of speaking up is what got me sick - there were 2 women in the bldg before

me (5 years prior) that got ill and kept it hush hush. People in that bldg were

sick for years with more minor illnesses, but no one spoke. SILENCE is what got

me sick.

I beg all of you to push your fear aside and do what is right. Despite the

difficult journey, I repeatedly told myself " Truth will prevail " . It did in my

case. And even if it didn't, I'd rather be ALIVE AND HEALTHY than employed and

on my way to full disability, or worse, death (which some molds WILL eventually

cause under the right circumstances, including stachy.)

Sorry if I sound like a bull in a china shop - I am telling people what I only

wish someone had told me straight up.

Missy

[Guest guest]

I am glad to hear of a sucessful case, that is promising, but has anyone in

North Carolina had any luck? I know that NC has the good old boys network, and

although, I am not fearful to speak up, and I will and oh yes I have, called

enviro health and the dept of health. All the people I work with, and everyone

around me has clammed up and acted like a chicken with his tail between his

legs.

I had one guy saying " it smells like foot fungus in here " everytime he walked in

the door, I can say this semester at least 10-20 times. I just saw him today at

a restaurant, our boss told him to take some time " off work " (probably so he

would not talk to me about the mold issues). Of course I brought it up, and he

said he only smelled it once! HA! bull crap!

One of the guys I work with has had a respiratory infection for over 3 months

and cant get rid of it, but WONT SAY ANYTHING!!!!! of course I have some balls,

although I am a woman, so I don't really care if I get blacklisted, although I

can definately say that it could happen in the state of North Cackalacky North

Carolina. I was born and raised here. NC State is a corrupt environment.

Fear is what is keeping me sick and the people in the entire building sick, the

lady across the hall tells me she has intestinal issues,then when enviro health

and safety comes by, she says nothing... what the fu--! I don't get it. Why

does fear get people to shut up. Why can I be the only one to say anything out

of the thousands of people that come and go in this building? Why am I the only

one that called about molded ceiling tiles that had been sitting over a year in

a hallway around the corner from my office? Why are people so afraid that they

can't stand up for what is right!??? I have many other co workers that

mentioned the horrible smell, now they all deny they ever smelled it. It is

crazy. I can't believe the fear. People!!!

Their are students in the computer labs where a water leak has been running down

the wall from the 4th floor all the way down to the second floor, the stench is

unbelievable.

What is wrong with these people!!!! Fear!!! Stand up for what is right!

Complain, Just do it!!! Who care if you are the only one, just do it! The more

people that speak up the better off we will be, it is dangerous to our health

and our childrens! SPEAK UP TODAY!!!! THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL! It has to. It

just has to.

Sheila

>

> I do not agree with comments that are fear driven - " you will be blacklisted " .

I sued via Worker's Comp, won within 18 months and did so bc the facts were so

obvious that I got sick at the college in NY. I was employed months later at a

university in CT, not more than an hour away. After being hired, I gave my dr's

note to the disability officer and told him what happened to me. I was placed

in an office that worked for me, but then I started to react to it. I have been

moved TWICE since and do not fear losing my job. I am classified as partially

permanently disabled and feel MORE protected bc I was up front with my

disability and case caused by mold.

>

> FEAR of speaking up is what got me sick - there were 2 women in the bldg

before me (5 years prior) that got ill and kept it hush hush. People in that

bldg were sick for years with more minor illnesses, but no one spoke. SILENCE is

what got me sick.

>

> I beg all of you to push your fear aside and do what is right. Despite the

difficult journey, I repeatedly told myself " Truth will prevail " . It did in my

case. And even if it didn't, I'd rather be ALIVE AND HEALTHY than employed and

on my way to full disability, or worse, death (which some molds WILL eventually

cause under the right circumstances, including stachy.)

>

> Sorry if I sound like a bull in a china shop - I am telling people what I only

wish someone had told me straight up.

>

> Missy

>

[Guest guest]

Sheila,

NY is equally corrupt - the legislator in the county who was helping us backed

off bc the county attorney put pressure on him. In the beginning, it was ME,

SOLO, going out and standing up for myself ... only bc I was so sick I was out

of my dang mind. Little by little, people who were sick there for YEARS came

out to public hearings and a few even got the balls up to testify. I was so

proud of these people who worked in a sick bldg and took " allergy medicine "

every day for a decade bc of their reaction to their office ... they finally

stood up and said, enough is enough. Yes, balls - cause that is what it took.

It wasn't an easy process - people were afraid for their jobs, incomes, family -

but amazingly that all came before their basic ability to breathe! Incredible!

Get out there, start your own campaign. Take photos of everything you see that

indicates there is mold and moisture. Write work orders with your maintenance

staff about wet carpets, wet walls, paint peeling, etc. Get the students

involved. Buy the new documentary on video " Black Mold Movie " and show it to

everyone who will watch it. They'll be scared for their lives. My colleague,

after hearing me bitch, complain and fight the college, went to her office one

day and picked up a carpet tile - and there was mold all under it - so she

picked up 5 more - took the photo and we went to the newspaper. It was on the

evening news! Find your balls and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Be well and don't let ignorance of this issue win. One day, your colleagues

will thank you. Your family will too. And you'll feel very empowered by the

experience, even if it feels like a nightmare right now.

Missy

>

>

> I am glad to hear of a sucessful case, that is promising, but has anyone in

North Carolina had any luck? I know that NC has the good old boys network, and

although, I am not fearful to speak up, and I will and oh yes I have, called

enviro health and the dept of health. All the people I work with, and everyone

around me has clammed up and acted like a chicken with his tail between his

legs.

>

> I had one guy saying " it smells like foot fungus in here " everytime he walked

in the door, I can say this semester at least 10-20 times. I just saw him today

at a restaurant, our boss told him to take some time " off work " (probably so he

would not talk to me about the mold issues). Of course I brought it up, and he

said he only smelled it once! HA! bull crap!

>

> One of the guys I work with has had a respiratory infection for over 3 months

and cant get rid of it, but WONT SAY ANYTHING!!!!! of course I have some balls,

although I am a woman, so I don't really care if I get blacklisted, although I

can definately say that it could happen in the state of North Cackalacky North

Carolina. I was born and raised here. NC State is a corrupt environment.

>

> Fear is what is keeping me sick and the people in the entire building sick,

the lady across the hall tells me she has intestinal issues,then when enviro

health and safety comes by, she says nothing... what the fu--! I don't get it.

Why does fear get people to shut up. Why can I be the only one to say anything

out of the thousands of people that come and go in this building? Why am I the

only one that called about molded ceiling tiles that had been sitting over a

year in a hallway around the corner from my office? Why are people so afraid

that they can't stand up for what is right!??? I have many other co workers

that mentioned the horrible smell, now they all deny they ever smelled it. It is

crazy. I can't believe the fear. People!!!

>

> Their are students in the computer labs where a water leak has been running

down the wall from the 4th floor all the way down to the second floor, the

stench is unbelievable.

>

> What is wrong with these people!!!! Fear!!! Stand up for what is right!

Complain, Just do it!!! Who care if you are the only one, just do it! The more

people that speak up the better off we will be, it is dangerous to our health

and our childrens! SPEAK UP TODAY!!!! THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL! It has to. It

just has to.

>

>

> Sheila

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