Mr. Michael Harbuck
Post Office Box 1341
Sanford, Florida 32702

Mr. Nelson Cambata
100 Starport Way
Sanford, Florida  32779

									3rd of March, 2008

Mr. Cambata, 

My name is Mr. Harbuck, and I was employed at Starport from February 2007 to October 2007.  I have wanted to write you a letter for a while, but have not felt as if it would be prudent, for fear that what I might have to discuss could be indirectly detrimental to the career of one of your other employees, who I consider a friend.  However, there is still a sense of open-endedness which has been weighing upon me like a stone for more than three months.  

First, I am extremely disappointed and confused as to the reasons for my lay off after having just received a positive six –month review, as well as a thirty percent raise in pay which had permitted me to return to school.  I have been able to continue the schooling using savings, but have been able to take on as many classes as would have been possible having been fully employed.  

I am thankful that I have been removed from an extremely awkward situation, which I am still attempting to evaluate and understand.  I had never been slandered before.  Having been maliciously accused of something which I did neither do nor say until two of your employees twisted my words and intention against me in such a way, is very disconcerting.  I do not know why the two men have such a hatred inside them which would allow such an act, but I do know that what they did was wrong, and demeaning, and spiteful.  The fact that your staff of management actually had the audacity to believe that I would sign a piece of paper, stating that I had said or intended something I had not, is a discredit to the observational capacity of all those persons of management involved.  

Secondly:  I am aware that the freedom of speech allow all to express their opinions, in this democracy, and I am aware that men and women will express themselves vulgarly.  It is with regret that I must observe the increase not only in the frequency and magnitude of the vulgarity of the language used at your company, but also that of the population in general.  I have personally observed the effects of continual vulgar comments.  I appreciate the fact that my first supervisor was responsible enough to affect a calming to the vulgarity of statements at the site for a time, and felt a genuine, albeit, two-sided recognition of my sincerity.  

After the reprimand because of the malicious slander, I became vividly aware of harassing statements and actions by my second shift supervisor in the form of blatant sexual nature.  The unusual nature of the remarks and insinuation were extremely disturbing.  I felt that if I brought this to the attention of someone, that there would be more friction created,  thereby threatening the security of my position with your company.  It was about three weeks that I was deeply affected by the remarks, and even had to speak with two persons about the graphic nature of the sexual comments from both the two persons who slandered me, as well as the harassing remarks made by the supervisor. It has been difficult to understand the reason behind the experiences there, but I do not feel that all there are malicious and harassing, in contrast, I believe that  many of the men and women who you employ are of great caliber.  Unfortunately, one bad apple will spoil the batch.

I did enjoy working there, all in all, and wish that the bad human factor by some employees had not damaged my opinion toward the negative.  

I do not expect anything from you, and would not be comfortable under the same supervisor, and or in the vicinity of the two persons who slandered me so.  I feel that it is sad to have had to write this letter to you, but hope that now some of the stress and distress because of the experiences will subside.  

I have never need to demand compensation, but unfortunately, must consider this an option.  I hope you are able to see this from my point of view, as I will from yours.  If you have any suggestions as to what may be done, I would like to hear them.

Sincerely, 

Mr. Michael Thomas Harbuck