Scarlette

I have worked at a company for 5 weeks. My supervisor and I started the same day 5 weeks ago. The owner blind sided and fired the last person and we replace dhim the following monday. About 3 weeks ago I started hearing my supervisor saying horrendous things. The HR woman emailed him and he doesnt like her and he said "I wish she hit ICE with a car" implying he wants her to d*e. He also looked inside my car 2 days after that and saw i had "boob shaped stress balls" on the floor of my vehicle in the back seat and made a comment about my "titties." He also was on the phone with a woman who claimed to be a distributor for a product of ours and he hung up then said "stupid Indian bitch i wish they'd all die". He might be "joking" but its making me very uncomfortable. He saw i bought a car and told me to spray paint "i identify as black" on the hood of the vehicle and when I didnt laugh, said "why cant I say it". I wrote down the dates of all of these. My last straw to report him was yesterday when he told me the man in Minnesota deserved to die because he had a gun and I told him I was deeply bothered by the video, it made me cry, and I dont want to talk about it. He talked over me and said he deserved to die over and over. Someone walked into our office (its just me and him in a small office) and I used that as my out. The only person in HR is the woman he made that first comment about, so I went to her and told her everything. She told her husband who was very upset and talked her into telling the owner. The owner then pulls my supervisor in the office. I am then asked to join in front of the 3 of them and state what I told HR earlier. I was anxious and shaking. My supervisor straight out denied it. I was then asked to leave the office. 15 minutes later, my supervisor is back at his desk. I go to the owner asking what happened, he says "nothing" . I told him i was uncomfortable working next to him and he said "then go home." The HR lady heard this. Her husband told her to leave and never come back. She has worked there for 20 years btw. She was also sent home early. Then the owner raises his voice at me and says "YOU WILL ONLY COME TO ME ABOUT ISSUES WITH PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING" I told him i thought I had gone to HR and he says "ONLY COME TO ME, HR DOESNT RUN THIS PLACE, I DO" and I asked if I had done something wrong, he said no and walked away. I left. I am now scared of going to work. What can I do for the time being until I find another job? My job title is assistant to my supervisor btw so I have to work with him.

Update. I went into work today. He tried to ask me how my appointment went this morning. I told him I dont want to speak to him unless its work related. We have been sitting in silence since. The HR lady showed up. I showed up. My boss showed up. I did just interview for a new place with a recruiter and my resume and information is being sent to the GM, so I will just leave this company and move on. For now, just stay to myself and speak as little as possible.

Another update: I was fired 4 days after this incident. I did talk to lawyers and found a probono lawyer who picked up my case. I was fired with no explanation and was able to get it on camera. In the time between the HR meeting, and me being fired, my supervisor became abusive and tried sabotaging my work by doing things incorrectly himself and blaming me for it. I documented and recorded everything. I built up a very strong case. I recorded emails between me and the HR woman. A demand letter was sent to them for mediation, and we recieved no response, so my lawyer is now escalating it to the EEOC. Its going to be a lengthy process, but I believe it is worth it as I have enough evidence to prove a cut clear case of retaliation.

When I was fired, the owner came to my office and told me to pack my belongings and leave. When I asked why, he repeated that same statement. I then packed my belongings and asked him one more time for clarity, and he said "good bye" with a smirk on his face. All of this was recorded. In my state, it is one party consent, so I did everything correctly. Fortunately, I have never been reprimanded, written up, or given any form of discrepancy and the proof I have is unarguable that I was fired for reporting my supervisor to HR. Unfortunately, the job market is rough right now, so I am still looking for employment. But, im glad something is being done about this mistreatment.

Okay I need some legal advice. This gonna be kinda long. So CPS energy in Texas has been charging me for 18 months since Ive moved back. I had no knowledge of this until last week. When I called them, theyre claiming I never put in a call to disconnect it. I know I did. So the lady gave me an email to dispute. I explained the situation, sent them my old lease in Texas and my current lease here in Milwaukee. I got an email back yesterday saying they are still having me responsible for now $1700 of electricity. I tried to call Texas Utility Commision, but CPS energy is manicupal, so I called town hall who connected to to CPS. Talked to that woman who told me the same thing as last week: theres no documentation of me calling to shut off services. I said okay but then why hasnt service been cut off at 60 to 90 days of non payment. She said that was a good question, I was put on hold for 30 minutes, her and her boss come up with "we cannot answer that." So I can clearly see someone moved into this apartment in Februray of 2025 and has been using electricity since that I am being charged for. Im thinking that person has an account with CPS energy and is paying for the same electricity, they are double charging me for that electricity and it hasnt been cut off because the current tenants are not behind on THEIR payments. I have never heard of an electric company continuing service for 18 months of non-payment. They said the dispute answer is their final answer. I called the city attorney, no one in their office would legally deal with this. Im looking to see if I can find a free consultation somehow in San Antonio to see about taking this to court. Anyone have any leads, advice, or direction as to what I should do?

Update: I emailed the higher ups in the company by looking up the people on their website, using their first initial and last name @cpsenergy.com, and I got a response from the woman who runs customer service department. Not only was the debt taken off, but I was sent and apology and given a check for $20.16 for overpayment.