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I am working at a lovely shop with a Café
I really enjoy my work, but there is one downside to it: I have another stalker.
16/04/2024
Ruth Silbermayr
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I have been working at a lovely shop with a café. I am working in the office at the back of the shop.
I have realized a while ago that stalking of women by men has become a very widespread problem.
I had as many as 8 stalkers at one time in my life. I was constantly on the lookout for stalkers when leaving the home, taking pictures or videos when they appeared wherever I was, and noting down all relevant details in my phone in case I needed to go to the police.
Recently, one of my co-workers, a man much older than me, has been popping up wherever I am. When I was in the kitchen, he would pop up in the kitchen. When I was in the shop, he would pop up there. He also popped up at the same subway stop in the morning at exactly the time I exited the station.
I was in the café once to take pictures of products when he came up to me, seemingly having watched my every move, and tried to coerce me into having a conversation with him.
After this incidence, I asked him to only contact me via email, and to stop harassing me.
I told my boss about it, so I could be safe while I am at work.
My co-worker told me and our boss that he would cooperate, but sure enough, one or two days after I told him that I would report him to the police if he got near me again at the office or outside, he would appear somewhere near me and stare at me for a few seconds too many, as though he wanted to come close to me again.
Have you ever been harassed at work?