but i really feel i did not have a choice, i need to be compensated, not only for what actually happened, but also what has not happened since their illegal action.
That is the absolute, very LEAST of what you deserve. Wrongful termination, racial discrimination, harassment. I think all of these are very apt descriptions of what you've endured. Even if you had done shitty work and were a horrible person, people should not be allowed to deprive others of their livelihoods on a f*cking WHIM. Reputable work places have legitimate procedures for terminating someone for a reason and from what you've described, there wasn't a damn thing "legitimate" about what happened to you.
i don't think i will get what i deserve, but i will recoup something. however, i am very happy i brought the feds into their little plantation.
No doubt that has to be seriously satisfying. But it infuriates me that you've already prepared yourself to not get what you deserve and it's probably because that's EXACTLY what's going to happen. If my good wishes and thoughts have anything to do with it, you'll get everything you're fighting for.
But your experience is exactly why my mother talked me out of it. She's a black woman and a lawyer, so she knew not only would I not get sh*t, but it would be the most grueling, painful experience of my life and those assholes would probably go back to my kindergarten transcripts to find some dirt on me. Even though she was convinced I'd been mistreated and that I had a case, she figured it was not going to be worth the time, effort and money. She was probably right. But like I said, to this day I honestly regret not having done something if for no other reason than to "shine the light on the roaches" as you said.
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