#MeToo Stories
I was sexually harassed and my union helped me
March 22, 2024 | This was a long time ago. I was 22. I worked in an open concept office, with a few dozen other people. There was a guy in his 50s named Steve, who had covered the walls of his cubicle with photographs of women in bikinis. They were a regular feature in the local paper; they ...
I’m not even sure this is a sexual harassment story
March 15, 2024 | I was a senior executive at a big famous company. Another big famous company reached out to see if we wanted to do a partnership, and so we had a bunch of meetings to figure it out. On my side it was just me. On the other side were two men and a woman. Sometimes ...
Secret Santa gave me a sex present in front of the whole company
March 13, 2024 | It was an office job. It was my first Christmas at this company, and they did Secret Santa, which is where you anonymously buy a present for someone whose name you drew. Then there’s a party and Santa gives out all the presents. I drew the name of an older woman, and bought her a ...
I was sexually harassed and quit my job. I don’t regret it.
March 12, 2024 | When I was in my early 20‘s I took a job with a wholesale travel company. Wholesalers put together the packages that travel agents sell. They make all the arrangements with the hotels and airlines thus there is some travel involved, as the staff of the wholesaler need to keep in contact with their clients ...
I was sexually harassed in front of my work colleagues
March 11, 2024 | I was living in Halifax, where I did ad sales for a local radio station. One Saturday night, I was at a club downtown for a work event. I was standing at the edge of the dance floor with two people in my professional network, a promoter and a musician. We were drinking fancy drinks. ...
I was sexually harassed and decided to stay and endure it. Here’s how that played out.
March 3, 2024 | I was 19 and working as a bartender at a dive bar in Toronto. I worked by myself at a small upstairs lounge. From about 1-2 AM, I’d be alone up there, cleaning up and closing out my cash. I don’t remember the first time my manager harassed me. It was almost right away, maybe ...
NYC Non-alcoholic Morning Dance becomes place of abuse
February 11, 2024 | I am a victim of sexual abuse, and I want to share my story to prevent others from being taken advantage of by certain individuals. I regularly attended a non-alcoholic dance parties that take place across NYC. this event has a wonderful community, and I wanted to be a part of it. I looked up ...
An intern was sexually harassed at my work, and nobody stopped it
February 3, 2024 | One day at my work we got a new intern, let’s call her Stephanie. Stephanie was straight out of school and our supervisor, who I’m going to call Martin and who was in his 50s, immediately developed a huge crush on her. It was embarrassing to watch. He couldn’t leave her alone, he needed to ...
Voice
February 2, 2024 | It’s been 25 years and I’m just starting To heal. The powerlessness, I’m starting To no longer feel Helpless and All alone Small and scared look how much I’ve grown No longer scared Able to finally breathe That little girl inside of me Finally has a voice As a 5 year old girl I felt ...
I was raped by a customer. I never told anyone.
January 3, 2024 | I was 19 and working the overnight shift at a convenience store in a strip mall in North York. It was a weird place. For some reason, the store had a bunch of tables and chairs set up by the cash, and that area had become a hangout for local tow truck drivers. They would ...
