@Birdofparadise8 the horrible thing about bullying is that sometimes you don't realise it until it's too late so you are NOT to blame for that. You seem to me an introvert and that makes life even easier for bullies because they know you're not going to do or say anything. It makes life harder for you of course because you hold it in and when you do speak up and don't get the required outcome things get worse.

I was an adult when the bullying I received affected me. I was bullied once at school and as I said, my mum saw to it that it stopped. I didn't realise that I was being bullied. I was in a new position and I didn't know that what my boss was doing was wrong. Belittling me and telling me I should be better at my job regularly, then saying "you're not very good at this are you?" in front of other workers I just went red and wanted to curl up in a ball under my desk. She was so condescending and it wasn't until someone else mentioned that our boss was a bully that it dawned on me. So I went to HR and voiced my concerns. Unfortunately the HR woman was good friends with my boss so she went to my boss and told her.

A week later my contract was terminated (I was a casual).

I felt like a failure. Then the last job I was at until August last year, the same thing happened by 3 different bosses. The company is the worst in its field in WA and they can't get people to work there, which is why I had 3 bosses in 2 years. 

Now I am scared that any job I get the same thing will happen, or that they won't hire me because my front teeth are chipped and broken from medication.

Frankly I'm scared I'll never get a job at the moment!

Well it's very late over your way so if you haven't already gone to bed, I hope you sleep well and wake refreshed. Tomorrow is another day, maybe it will be a great day 🤗 😍