149 episodes

The podcast about the social hierarchies that keep white men in power positions at work, most of the rest of us out of them, and what we can do about it.

You feel robbed of your dignity, treading water from the shockwaves of abuse at work. You're stuck in a state of anger, depression, and/or bitterness, ruminating about why and how you got here. You desperately want to move forward with your life after workplace abuse.

Here you will find the validation and clarity to break free of your abuser's definition of you reinforced by systems of oppression and stereotypes, heal from the trauma, and re-define your life on your own terms — and no one else's. Deb Falzoi will help you deeply understand workplace bullying so you can tap into your inner badass, screw the hierarchy, and define life on your own terms.

Take the plunge to a new you by dropping your email at https://bit.ly/36GWyBm

Email show ideas or questions for Q&A episodes to info@dignitytogether.org.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast
Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Screw the Hierarchy Deb Falzoi

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 9 Ratings

The podcast about the social hierarchies that keep white men in power positions at work, most of the rest of us out of them, and what we can do about it.

You feel robbed of your dignity, treading water from the shockwaves of abuse at work. You're stuck in a state of anger, depression, and/or bitterness, ruminating about why and how you got here. You desperately want to move forward with your life after workplace abuse.

Here you will find the validation and clarity to break free of your abuser's definition of you reinforced by systems of oppression and stereotypes, heal from the trauma, and re-define your life on your own terms — and no one else's. Deb Falzoi will help you deeply understand workplace bullying so you can tap into your inner badass, screw the hierarchy, and define life on your own terms.

Take the plunge to a new you by dropping your email at https://bit.ly/36GWyBm

Email show ideas or questions for Q&A episodes to info@dignitytogether.org.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast
Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

    How two targets lead the way for protections from workplace psychological abuse in Texas — featuring Texas Bill Directors Dee Montanez and Stuart Mayper

    How two targets lead the way for protections from workplace psychological abuse in Texas — featuring Texas Bill Directors Dee Montanez and Stuart Mayper

    Social change requires collective action. Two targets in Texas, Dee Montanez and Stuart Mayper, have turned their experiences into a fight for psychologically safe workplaces. In this episode, I talk with them about why they got involved with passing legislation to protect workers from psychological abuse and what's happening with the Workplace Psychological Safety Act in Texas.

    If you live IN Texas:
    Write to your state legislators: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/help-get-co-sponsors-for-workplace-anti-abuse-legislation-in-texas/manage
    Write to Senate committee members in charge of scheduling a hearing date: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-committee-member-to-move-workplace-anti-abuse-legislation-forward-in-texas

    If you live OUTSIDE OF Texas:
    Sign the petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pass-the-workplace-psychological-safety-act


    If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org.

    If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

    Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast
    Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

    • 45 min
    How Culturama.is pulls back the curtain on workplace culture — featuring founder Tomasz Urbanski

    How Culturama.is pulls back the curtain on workplace culture — featuring founder Tomasz Urbanski

    A big question on the minds of targets of workplace abuse is: how do I prevent abuse at work from happening again? While we can't prevent abuse at work but are now prepared to see red flags, we can arm ourselves with information about potential employers without having to sift through hundreds of reviews on job boards.

    Culturama.is is a game-changer for our job hunts and employer accountability. It's a brand-new tool that automatically analyses 4.8 million job review board opinions to help you compare the largest 1,500 global organizations on work-related problems so you can make informed career decisions. In this episode, I talk with Culturama founder Tomasz Urbanski about what Culturama is, how it works, and how Culturama can disrupt employer lack of accountability.

    Get a quick walk-through:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puhQv8recWo

    Visit the tool:
    https://culturama.is/#/home/main

    Then upvote and review it so it can climb the rankings, and we can get the word out to employers will pay attention to their ratings:
    https://www.producthunt.com/products/culturama#culturama


    If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org.

    If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

    Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast
    Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

    • 20 min
    How GE workers are mobilizing against abuse at work through #GEToo — featuring GE whistleblower Alex Horne

    How GE workers are mobilizing against abuse at work through #GEToo — featuring GE whistleblower Alex Horne

    Around the U.S., workers at companies of all sizes are increasingly speaking up to those in power around mistreatment, which disproportionately harms women and people of color. In this episode, I talk with Alex Horne, a GE whistleblower who founded #GEToo to connect targets of abuse at work and to mobilize them collectively to fight to end forced arbitration through the FAIR Act.

    Take action on the FAIR Act:
    https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-your-federal-legislators-to-support-workers-rights-bills


    If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org.

    If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

    Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast
    Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

    • 27 min
    Psychological injury IS physical injury: it shows up on brain scans — with Dr. Jennifer Fraser

    Psychological injury IS physical injury: it shows up on brain scans — with Dr. Jennifer Fraser

    We know physical injury is harm. We also know there's a mind-body connection, and the stress from abuse at work can result in such stress-related symptoms as anxiety and digestive issues. But abusive behavior can also result in physical injury seen on brain scans, meaning psychological injury IS physical injury. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jennifer Fraser, author of The Bullied Brain, who walks us through the research in neuroscience and offers hope when looking at neuroplasticity: we can restore our brains back to health.

    If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org.

    If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets.

    Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast
    Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

    • 34 min
    How an insurance adjustor endured discrimination — while the company claimed to support diversity

    How an insurance adjustor endured discrimination — while the company claimed to support diversity

    An insurance adjustor filed a complaint about transgender discrimination. The complaint escalated to racial discrimination, ignoring, and retaliation — all while the company touted its support of diversity. In this episode, hear from the insurance adjustor who endured a months-long complaint process that ended in his termination for a bogus problem and his takeaway that the system is designed to not work.


    If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org.

    If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

    Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast
    Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

    • 52 min
    The stages of recovery from the trauma of workplace abuse — and how we're leaning on one stage to seek justice

    The stages of recovery from the trauma of workplace abuse — and how we're leaning on one stage to seek justice

    Recovery from such trauma as workplace abuse follows a typical pattern. In this episode, I talk about those typical stages of recovery and how we're leaning on the collective part of recovery by giving targeted employees a way to take their voices back, minimize the isolation, and give others permission to speak up in a national protest across the country.

    Join us on Saturday, October 22 at Lives Lost to Workplace Bullying and Mobbing at a location near you (or start an event near you) to honor 15 victims who lost their lives after abuse at work and publicly let targeted employees and legislators that we're not backing down from fighting for protections for workers:
    https://actionnetwork.org/events/lives-lost-to-workplace-bullying-and-mobbing/


    If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email info@dignitytogether.org.

    If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

    Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast
    Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

    • 10 min

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