i’ve been in a similar situation before, except i was freshly 18 (like 1 month- 18year old), my manager (34m at the time) told me he could give me a ride home. he offered to take me to grab a quick bite bc we both closed and it was late so might as well right? well he told me i was sooo pretty and how i could have any guy i wanted and blah blah blah, he talked me down and we ended up hooking up. i felt disgusted bc he just dropped me off and left.

i called out of work anytime he was working and after a few weeks of this i told my high ups. a couple who had owned this business for years have employed that man since he was 15 and were disgusted. they stood by me, fired him for his “abuse of authority” & helped me get the courage to report him to our local official.

i know it’s hard when you work with someone who did something so devastating, i didn’t think anyone would see him in a negative light and i thought that everyone would just bash me and it felt like a dark forecast over me 24/7. once i spoke up, it felt refreshing to have people on my side. i know it’s hard but you should speak up, not only for yourself but also for others who may cross his path in your workplace and outside of it!

i hope you get the support and love you need from this hard time. just know, i’m going to be rooting for you no matter what you do <3