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China Elevator Stories
I am working at a lovely shop with a Café
I really enjoy my work, but there is one downside: I have another stalker.
16/04/2024
Ruth Silbermayr
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I have been working at a lovely shop with a café, in the office at the back of the shop.
I realized a while ago that stalking of women by men has become a very widespread problem.
At one point in my life, I had as many as eight stalkers. I was constantly on the lookout for them when leaving 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 appear there. When I was in the shop, he would show up. He even started appearing at the same subway stop in the morning, exactly when I exited the station.
Once, I was in the café taking 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 incident, I asked him to only contact me via email and to stop harassing me.
I told my boss about it so I could feel safe while I’m 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 I would report him to the police if he got near me again—either at the office or outside—he appeared somewhere near me and stared at me for a few seconds too long, as though he wanted to come close to me again.
Have you ever been harassed at work?