"I would receive abusive text messages and voicemails telling me I was doing a terrible job"

I experienced verbal and psychological abuse from my boss whilst working as a researcher. It would happen in person, on the phone, via email and text messages.

I was left in charge of an entire production to cast, organise shoots, manage budget etc. Essentially everything other than film or edit the actual show. At the same time, I was across multiple development projects.

I would receive abusive text messages, emails and voicemails telling me I was doing a terrible job, accusing me of deleting documents, screaming at me for not completing things. I would get yelled at when I asked for help on tasks or tried to raise concerns.

I started having panic attacks at work, stopped sleeping and have been dealing with generalised anxiety disorder ever since. There was only one HR person in the umbrella company, I tried to arrange a time to speak with them but they were never available.

I’ve since learnt that a number of people who have worked for this person have had similar experiences and dropped out of productions due to not feeling safe on shoots or being treated badly.