Hostile work environment question

[labman]

Given your on screen moniker, I'll bet your a fed agent with HSI or ICE ERO. If you're with HSI, you most likely signed a mobility agreement as part of your hiring process. If so, you maybe SOL, although in the past 10-15 years mobility agreements have been found legally to be specious as transfers (except for promotions)don't happen much, if at all anymore for the "good of the service." Another potentially small positive factor in your favor is that HSI hiring practices are typically based on specific geographic locations, not nationwide hiring like DEA, FBI and others.

However, after spending 29 years working for Uncle Sam as an 1811, I'd highly recommend contacting an attorney based out of DC who specialize in federal government employee related matters. There are a number of outstanding firms who in the past have bulldozed gov't actions such as transfers, demotions etc.

The first step might be contacting FLEOA, which can provide you with the basic rules, regulations and time frame you have to engage the process, file an appeal etc. Hopefully, you are a member.

There are very specific rules in claiming a hostile work environment, make sure you are fully informed of the process and how it applies to your situation. Sometimes other options and alternatives are a better route. It probably took you 1-2 years to get the gig, you leave now without another 1811 position waiting, good luck getting back in the door.
My .02, good luck!

[softpoint]

a friend told me not long ago that you need to be a black lesbian for job security. That way you can't be discriminated against because of race, gender, or sexual preference.

[grizzman]

I had a supervisor that threatened me with my job if I didn't move to White Bear, MN. I told him I wasn't. I didn't lose my job, in fact I ended up working from home for the last five years I was with Trane and lasted longer than him.

[Marco]

What does you being a white male or employer being hispanic have anything to do with it? No need for you here and being offered a job elsewhere makes it simple if you dont want to leave. Or is there other issues going on?

[Huntsman27]

In your original post you indicate that you have never been reprimanded or had any type of disciplinary action and state he just doesn't like you and wants to show he is the boss. Have you asked him why he is requiring you to transfer and what is his response. Surely in a government job there would be paper work associated with a transfer, I would try to find out what the explanation is on the paper work. I can't imagine the explanation would be "I don't like him".

Any recourse you have will be dependent on what the reasons are for this action and what you can substantiate and he can defend.

[dustoffer]

In the military, that happens (or did when I was in) lots of time to guys who were retirement-eligible and ROAD or Retired On Active Duty--they'd be "offered" a not-very-choice assignment and would retire in lieu of accepting it.

Your situation doesn't sound like that at all--best of luck to ya. I spent 3 yrs in DC and it wasn't the worst assignment I had in my career, but it is expensive to live there for sure.

[More Liberty]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjzC1Dgh17A

Private sector - Ghostbusters

[Ironman]

What does you being a white male or employer being hispanic have anything to do with it? No need for you here and being offered a job elsewhere makes it simple if you dont want to leave. Or is there other issues going on?

Read post #20.

[Davoh]

Hopefully OP already has spoken to his employers HR department about his supervisor, and has a track record there. Also, they need to find out what's involved with such a move paperwork wise, and ask the HR rep what recourse he has to fight it. Not that I'd expect internal procedures to be fruitful, but depending on the situation, jumping through those hoops would help in pricing he did everything by the book before going outside the system.

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[randal]

Sounds like your gonna be packin your bags.. either at home or the office..

[Ruark]

If you work for the government, I bet there's a lot more to it than him just firing you ... I don't see that going over too well with his boss, especially if you had excellent reviews.

I agree, is there somebody there you can talk to? (that isn't under him, that is) Maybe somebody in HR or in the EEO office.

[Dusty Britches]

Fire at will in Texas

Not true. Employers still have to have cause to fire / terminate. It is just easier to have a cause than non-right to work states.

[BBRU]

Go to HR and tell them you identify as a African American woman who is also a lesbian, like the OP stated earlier and you'll be bullet proof!

[Hogmauler]

I sweet nailed it. A honkey won't get anywhere

[curtintex]

Not true. Employers still have to have cause to fire / terminate. It is just easier to have a cause than non-right to work states.

Not true at all. No cause to fire/terminate. You may be awarded unemployment benefits but they do not have to have a reason to fire you.