Employee Survival Guide®

Mark Wants to Interview Listeners for Their Employee Story

• Mark Carey | Employment Lawyer & Employee Advocate • Season 7 • Episode 12

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The loudest truths in the workplace rarely make it into court filings. We’re changing that by opening our mic to employees who’ve lived through discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing pressure, or predatory noncompetes—and want their experiences to protect others. After decades in employment law, we’re pivoting from parsing opinions to documenting reality, on the record yet safely off the radar.

Here’s how it works. We invite fact-backed stories from any industry and any level. Each interview is focused and brisk—30 minutes designed to move from “What happened?” to “How did they do it?” to “What can someone else learn today?” We shield your identity with voice masking, scrub names and specifics, and cut anything that could point back to you or your company. No lawsuit required. In fact, many of the most valuable lessons come from situations that never reached court—because people didn’t know their rights or because the matter settled before a judge ever looked at it.

We’re especially looking at four common flashpoints: discriminatory treatment tied to protected classes, retaliation after speaking up, whistleblowing on fraud or safety issues, and noncompetes that box workers out of their field. By surfacing patterns—sudden PIPs after complaints, code words that signal bias, unenforceable contract clauses—we turn isolated experiences into a public playbook. The goal is simple: when a listener faces a surprise HR meeting or a chilling NDA reminder, they’ll have the language, steps, and confidence to respond.

If you have a story and evidence to back it, we want to hear from you. Head to employeesurvival.com and hit the contact link. Share the episode with a coworker who needs it, subscribe for future interviews, and leave a review to help more employees find this resource. Your experience could be the blueprint that saves someone’s job tomorrow.

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For more information, please contact our employment attorneys at Carey & Associates, P.C. at 203-255-4150, www.capclaw.com.

Disclaimer: For educational use only, not intended to be legal advice.

SPEAKER_00:

Hey, it's Mark, and as you know, this is the only podcast strictly for employees, where we give you the information your employer and HR definitely do not want you to have. For nearly 30 years, I've been in the trenches of employment law. I've seen the same patterns of corporate bullying, the same pip traps, and the same illegal retaliation play out across almost every industry. Usually I spend my time on this show breaking down court decisions to show you how the law works. But there is a limit to what a court document can tell you. Today I'm announcing a pivot for the show. I want to move beyond the quorum and into the real world. I am officially inviting you, the listeners, to be interviewed on this show. I'm looking for the stories that haven't hit the headlines yet. I'm looking for the truth about what's happening in your offices and on your Zoom calls right now. My goal is to build a massive online resource of employee experiences so that when a fellow worker faces a toxic situation, they can listen to your story and realize, hey, I'm not crazy. I'm not alone, and here's how I can handle this. Now I know what you're thinking. Mark, if I speak up, they'll fire me or I signed a confidentiality agreement or NDA. Let me let me be clear. Your identity will be completely shielded. We will use voice masking technology, and your employer will not be able to identify you. We will change your name, your company's name, and any specific identifiers in your story. This is a safe space designed to protect you from breaches of confidentiality while allowing the lessons of your story to help others. The collective resource of your stories is what will help all of us overcome bad employers and discrimination. You do not need to have filed a lawsuit to be on the show. In fact, many of the most important stories are the ones where a lawsuit never happened because the employee didn't know the rights. Also, nearly 80% of employment cases settle before they ever reach the courthouse door. Why? Employers are smart and they realize your story is bad PR and can cost the company millions of dollars. I'm looking for stories backed by factual information. I want to talk to you if you fall into the one of the four buckets or all of them. Discrimination. You were targeted based on age, race, gender, disability, or any protected class. You experienced retaliation. You spoke up about a problem, and suddenly you were demoted, isolated, placed on a pip, andor fired. You blew the whistle on corporate fraud, safety violations, or malfeasance. Noncompetes. You were being held hostage by an unenforceable or predatory noncompete, and it is preventing you from earning a livelihood. When we talk about the interview process, each interview will be focused, lasting 30 minutes. We won't waste your time. We'll get straight to the facts. What happened? How did they do it? What do we learn collectively that could save someone else's career or prevent further discrimination from happening? By sharing your story, you aren't just venting. You are helping us build a new, connected community. You are providing the playbook for the next person who gets called into a surprise meeting with HR or is being actively discriminated against in the workplace. How you can apply. If you have a story and the facts to back it, I want to hear from you. Go to our website at employeesurvival.com and click the contact us link. Everything you send to us is will be confidential and we'll vet every story before we even think about hitting the word record button. Don't let your employer's tactics stay in the dark. Let's turn your experience into someone else's empowerment. Thank you for listening and letting me be of service to you.