AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Women in the Workplace Column.

Women in the Workplace Column (Elizabeth Austin and Leslie Whitaker) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

| April 06, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Women in the Workplace Column. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Apr. 6-- QUESTION: I am a female field technician at a utility company. Last June I was assaulted by a customer in his home while responding to a gas odor complaint. He fondled me and kissed me. I had to fight my way out of his basement. He was charged with assault but only found guilty of harassment.

The same day I was attacked, a representative from the company's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) told me that since it happened only once in my 11 years on the job, the important thing was to get back to work. I insisted repeatedly that I needed to see a therapist.

She referred me to a therapist about a month later, but said the company wouldn't pay for ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Good Girl's Guide to Negotiating. (Notebook).(basic instructions for dealing...
Magazine article from: NZ Business February 1, 2003 700+ words
GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO NEGOTIATING by Leslie Whitaker & Elizabeth Austin (Random House, $22.95) Everything from pre-nups to divorce settlements, and simple instructions for dealing with doctors...
Ask The Good Girls: What to do when you're laid up, then laid off.(Knight...
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Austin, Elizabeth Whitaker, Leslie February 24, 2004 700+ words
Byline: Elizabeth Austin and Leslie Whitaker Dear Good Girls, I am a 50-year-old woman. I was...comcast.net or P.O. Box 5063, River Forest, IL 60305. Elizabeth Austin is on a leave of absence.) ___ (c) 2004, Knight...
Ask The Good Girls: What to do when you're laid up, then laid off.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune February 24, 2004 700+ words
Byline: Elizabeth Austin and Leslie Whitaker Dear Good Girls, I am a 50-year-old woman. I was...comcast.net or P.O. Box 5063, River Forest, IL 60305. Elizabeth Austin is on a leave of absence.) ___ (c) 2004, Knight...
Ask the Good Girls: Our readers strike back.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) February 10, 2003 700+ words
Byline: Elizabeth Austin and Leslie Whitaker Dear Good Girls, A jolly good morning! That single dad who sent you some "constructive" feedback about all women being horrible...
Ask the Good Girls: Playing the blame game.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 28, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Elizabeth Austin and Leslie Whitaker Dear Good Girls, A few weeks ago, a major client notified us that he is not renewing his contract. I can't say I blame him...
Eliot, Maine, Company Sells Tights over the Internet, Survives Other Dot-Coms.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 27, 2002 700+ words
...company is getting noticed. A small section of one book, "The Good Girl's Guide to Negotiating" by Elizabeth Austin and Leslie Whitaker, is devoted to Rasmussen and McEwen. And the pair also have a few celebrity stories to tell. A few...
Don't ignore any good news in this market.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) June 11, 2002 700+ words
...The Good Girl's Guide to Negotiating: How to get what you want at the bargaining table," by Elizabeth Austin and Leslie Whitaker (Little, Brown, $13.95). But the reasoned approaches the authors suggest to get the salary you...
Ask the Good Girls: A legal lemon.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Austin, Elizabeth Whitaker, Leslie December 17, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Elizabeth Austin and Leslie Whitaker Dear Good Girls, The poor girl who bought a Volkswagen with a bad head gasket got another bad deal _ poor legal advice. In her...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA