harrassment at a major company related to a dept store

[Anonymous <no_email@fake.address>]

Before I post this, I want to let everyone know I was the 
victim, but there was a witness to it too, which made her a
victim as well.  One day I thought I was going to run late 
to work.  I called in just in case.  When I said my name and
why I was calling, the man on the other end of the phone at 
work said, "This is Herb."  "So, this is Peggy?"  I said,
"Yes."  Herb's voice changed to a gleeful sound when I first
gave my name.  After I told Herb I may run late, Herb said,
"Well, I'll have to whip you when you get here".  I could've
died right then.  I quickly hung the phone up.  I rushed
through traffic, nearly killing myself and other people too,
trying to beat the clock that morning.  I timed in one 
minute before I would be considered tardy.  I was soooo
glad and relieved. It was a new job for me.  A soon as I 
walked in the work area, Herb was standing near where I 
worked.  He must have looked up at the clock when I walked 
in, because he said, "Darn Peggy, I wanted to whip you and 
now I can't."   I made a remark like "Gosh" in a digusting 
tone, and walked away.  During that same day, Herb kept 
coming up behind me whispering in my ear, "I want to whip 
you".  He whispered loud enough for someone else to hear it 
a few times.  I refused to acknowledge his presence.   Still
that same day, he walked in front of me, he stopped quickly 
in his path and I ended up bumping into him.  It was awful! 
Herb knew I didn't like him, but as the day went on, he got 
worse.  The day ended with him walking up behind me while I 
was working, Herb cracked an actual whip behind my back.  I
jumped so high, he laughed so hard.  I cried.  He cracked 
that whip more than once, but I can't remember the amount 
of times.  I wasn't at that job long.  I wouldn't let him 
whip me.  Herb also wanted me to go into his office that
day.  I never did. I felt so intimidated, scared to death, 
humiliated, and so I quit.  I never turned him in.
He was the big boss there.  I felt there was no one to turn 
to.