Side note...my wife is dealing with this at work at the moment. She's been there since 1991. A co-worker, who'd been there for 8 yrs and has had it in for her since day one...feels intimidated by my wife (she's been there and done that long enough she knows a lot of the answers) and so she's put a harassment complaint against my wife...because she feels intimidated by her! FFS! It's such a long story...
So of course my wife's not eating, lost probably 20 lbs since Christmas...can't sleep, and is on anxiety meds now thanks to this super-sensitive OCD b.itch. (who has a history of admitted mental issues) Too bad she can't punch her.
I really hope it passes. What kind of people are running that place? 
If it's like my place, due to provincial regulation, they have to take every complaint like it's the worst thing that's ever happened.
Sorry...missed this. It's federal...so yeah, every one. Thing is she's been hanging in the balance for a month now...and to be honest, doesn't even know if it's happening. She was told this person was planning to put in a harassment complaint, took a month off work for stress...and has been in the office now and then working on something in secret...and the only person this person seems to have a problem with is my wife. She doesn't know what she did...but for a month she's been stressing herself out because she's worried she'll get a suspension, or worse, get fired. That aint gonna happen, she's far too smart (which was one of the things that was mentioned about why she was found intimidating and made stupidhead uncomfortable/threatened) and knowledgeable to be let go. I tell you she's way out in left field (my wife that is, but anxiety when it strikes doesn't just let go because you tell it to)...being irrational about it all, but it's been going on with this cow for years. My oldest kid was told when he was in gr 9 "my aunt hates your mom!", he's 3rd year uni now...4 yrs later her sister tells my youngest one the same thing when he moves to that school...and for the most part during those years my wife didn't even work in the same "area" as cow lady. Anyway... In her mind she can be the only one she's coming after. One of the union guys asked her who is she going after? And of course that kind of started the ball, but no one will confirm anything. They can't, obviously. At least not until something formal has been set in motion. She needs to not worry, but I guess when you're the one this person is always attacking...who else can it be? At least the Dr bumped up her lorazapam (?) and she's sleeping more than 3 hrs - that didn't help either, being over tired, over thinking it.
And in case anyone thinks, well, maybe it is your wife...sure. She can be intimidating...she's smart, knows how things work, knows how to get them done. I can find her intimidating at times. I'd never argue with her...I'd lose. But she's never been a bully or mean to anyone or talk behind their back, and she's not a yeller. Not her MO. They even had a mediation before Christmas...thought it was all done, can we get to work now? Nutjob wants to be professional co-workers. 2 weeks later "Why can't we just talk as friends?" (YTF would anyone want to! Holy crap!) Month ago Sofa King Stupid one blows up at her "Why can't you mind your own business! You're the biggest gossip I know!" straight out of the blue. Thought she was talking to someone else. Turns out too many people stop and talk to my wife...and no one talks to her. So my wife is at fault that no one likes her, which means she's the gossip, and turd brain feels harassed because of it...or whatever reason she's going to come up with. In the mediation everything she brought up as her problems with my wife...was something someone else said about another girl who's her bestie, or if someone complained about someone else altogether...so my wife, simply by listening to someone else complain, is now the culprit. She should have stopped the negative conversations (no allowance for being human and listening to someone else...I guess). It's not like my wife is this girls superior, they're on the same payscale and level. It's just super-stupid.
Hey! Amazing Race starts next week!
