Author: Caren Launus-Gamble Archives - StoryBlog inspire touch celebrate understand Wed, 08 May 2019 14:44:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://storyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-StoryBlog-1-4-32x32.jpg Author: Caren Launus-Gamble Archives - StoryBlog 32 32 150787812 Mia’s Story of Workplace Bullying: “Don’t keep it to yourself!” https://storyblog.co.uk/mias-story-of-workplace-bullying-dont-keep-it-to-yourself/ https://storyblog.co.uk/mias-story-of-workplace-bullying-dont-keep-it-to-yourself/#respond Sat, 04 May 2019 13:57:25 +0000 http://storyblog.co.uk/?p=761 Author’s comment: This is a true story. For legal reasons, all names have been changed to protect the identity of the people and the company involved. I would have taken great pleasure in naming the company, but am unable to do so. Sorry, guys 🙁   “Are you sure these rumours aren’t true?” “Are you really sure?” “Really?” I couldn’t believe it. I had been ‘dragged’ into a side room by Eve, my manager, and a supervisor from another department to ‘help’ me with my bullying issues. Here I was, made to feel as though I was the culprit. And, I hadn’t even wanted to

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]]> https://storyblog.co.uk/mias-story-of-workplace-bullying-dont-keep-it-to-yourself/feed/ 0 761 Sophie’s Story: My ultimate dream of Olympic Gold https://storyblog.co.uk/sophies-story-my-ultimate-dream-of-olympic-gold/ https://storyblog.co.uk/sophies-story-my-ultimate-dream-of-olympic-gold/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:00:10 +0000 https://storyblog.co.uk/?p=678 “It was like: Don’t panic, Sophie. Push. Push.” “The girl in the next lane was head to head with me, and my legs and arms were like lead. My body felt as if it would cease up any second.” “All I could think was: Push. Push. Push!” I’m meeting with 17-year-old Team GB swimming talent Sophie Hobbah from Drighlington near Leeds to talk about her incredible journey so far and being finally on route to fulfil her ultimate dream: Olympic Gold. “I did win that race and a gold medal at the National Championships in Sheffield this summer. And I needed this. I had so

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