MeekAndMild said:
Maybe she pitches a fit if someone brings a fish sandwich into the break room? Maybe she's spending an hour a day checking ebay on the company computer? Maybe she's a crazy cat lady who smells of cat urine? Somewhere, somehow she's doing something which is against company policy.
Fair enough. But perhaps she's a supervisor's sister-in-law, as long as we are playing "what if," and undoubtedly she is effective at spreading rumor and innuendo.
I have no problem in dealing with the OP's initial concern. My adjunct is that his exprience is not unique. Most folks, and I mean +75%, know absolutely nothing about mental illness.
For example, as of last night I found out that the real problem Britney Spears has is that
she is bipolar. And she very might be.
However, that is not what is driving her present self-destruction. Britney Spears is a drunk, perhaps a drunken bipolar sufferer. One has nothing to do with the other. After all, she might also be a drunken a Kwanis Club member.
My point here is that most townies will now believe her bizarre behavior is 100% sum and substance due to a serotonin issue.
As for the OP, I'd like to hear the flip side. I'd like to see if those malicious comments get him hauled up to the personnel office. Will he now have to be interviewed by a psychiatrist as a condition of his employment. Will he be fired.
You see, all of the TFL members know he's innocent. The supervisors at his company now know him as a gun nut who might have mental issues.
This perceived concept is what is really vital for him.