Content note: this post discusses a false accusation of suicidal statements and workplace retaliation.
On Monday, I told you about the meeting on December 16. On Wednesday, I showed you the letter that came out of it. Today I want to talk about one of the men in that room.
Who He Is
He was one of the agency’s special agents. When I pushed back on the claim that I was a threat, he told me, “You do not know who I talked to, and I am well qualified to diagnose you.”
I’ve since learned he holds a license from the state’s social work board, at the clinical level. That is a real credential, and I’m not going to pretend otherwise.
But he wasn’t in that room as my clinician. There was no clinical assessment, no intake, and no treatment relationship. I was never told the interview was an assessment of me at all. It was an investigation, run on behalf of the employer I had two discrimination charges pending against.
Two Documents, Two Days Apart
The letter written after that interview said I had talked about suicide and about hurting other people. I said neither. I said I wanted the people who lied to tell the truth.
Two days later, on December 18, I sat with my therapist. The progress note from that session records no suicidal ideation and no acute risk.
One of those documents came from the clinician treating me. The other came out of an investigative interview run for my employer. No one ever evaluated me clinically before the agency put me on leave without pay.
The Same Agent in a 2023 Court Record
A 2023 federal court record shows the same agent questioning another employee about his private health and personal life. That employee also had discrimination claims pending, and the agency also placed him on unpaid leave.
I want to be exact about what that record is. It is not a ruling against the agent. A judge declined to step in early, and the case later ended when both sides agreed to dismiss it. No court decided whether the questioning was proper.
But the record exists. The agency was the defendant in that case. It had the description of that interview in front of it. Two years later, it sent the same agent to me.
You Decide
Two employees with discrimination claims pending. The same agent asking about private health. Both on leave without pay.
Is that an investigator, or a hatchet man? I know what it looked like from my chair.
You decide.
On Monday, I’ll post the next entry in this series: “The Rules He Was Supposed to Follow,” about the rules that come with the credential he holds.
If you’re carrying something heavy right now, a therapist, doctor, or someone you trust can help you carry it. If you’re in crisis, call or text 988.
The record continues.
About this record: The events in The Foundation are documented in dated records and are consistent with statements I have given under penalty of perjury to the EEOC. Names are withheld; job titles are used instead. Commentary and opinions are my own.
For journalists, researchers, and advocates: If you are covering workplace bullying or public-employee accountability and need documentation or more detail, contact me at 9IX@9inthman.com.
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