Two former employees of the Pennsylvania Game Commission say the commission’s Harrisburg headquarters fostered a toxic work environment in which the human relations department felt emboldened to target employees with harassment while upper management looked the other way. The commission called the claims “disingenuous.”
Both women say once health issues became part of their work lives — whether through disclosure, accommodation requests, or related discussions — they were met with escalating criticism and discipline. One quit, one was fired.
Even though they have moved on to other jobs, the pair requested anonymity in this article for fears of career retaliation beyond the PGC, but their identities are known to this outlet and were made known to the commission when approached for comment. Their claims were further bolstered by corroborating accounts from others as well as by scores of supporting documentation, much of which is shared in this article. Aliases are used to avoid confusion…