I haven't worked in three years. Last place I worked was through a temp service at a factory. We were scheduled for 12 hour days, 6 days a week. The money was great! But the employees were not. Two diff male employees, both at different times, said not so nice things to me, which made it hard to preform my work duties. One of them asked me to have sex with him for money. I went to human resources and complained and nothing was done but I was laid off three days later.
The job before that, was a fast food joint. Pretty popular chain throughout the world. Anyhow, this time I was not only harassed verbally, but also touched on my ass by an employee.

Once again, I went to Human Resources and complained and was asked "did he scare you" and because I answered no, that I wasn't afraid of him, just wanted to work in a safe environment, he wasn't even pulled aside to talk to, let alone fired. I was expected to continue to work side by side with him even though he couldn't keep his mouth shut or his hands to himself. I quit that job and went to a lawyer, and because it was a simple min wage job, nobody wanted to take my case.


I also worked for a few privately owned companies, and was harassed by all the owners. One had a hard on any time he was alone with me, teaching me how to do anything new, while the other fought with his wife over hiring me because she swore he wanted to have sex with me. They had this fight within ear shot on my second day and I walked out of work without anyone knowing I even left. The one with a hard on also fight with his wife, who then made my life a living hell at work, any chance she got to. Asking me to do things, I wasn't suppose to do, so her husband would yell at me, and fire me. Which damn near happened, had I not quit instead. She would ask me to mop floors and clean windows and her husband caught me doing that, and screamed at me and told me to go back to the cooler, that was my job, not cleaning.

Way back in my early 20s, I found a job at a gas station. I was there maybe three weeks when the owner pulled me into his office and asked me how old I was. I said 24, and he replied "perfect age for me, I'm going through a divorce.".. the man was 50 plus years old, telling me I was of perfect age to date him, at the same time as offering a possible managerial position, I took that as, if I date him, he'll let me be the stores boss. I'm sure his manager would have loved that, considering she worked for him for over 20 years. That me, with little to no experience being a manger, just needed to date her boss and I'd end up being hers. I quit that job right after that conversation in his office. Walked out, walked to my truck, and never came back.

Now here I am, in need of employment once again, and am afraid to work and go through the same bs over again. It seems like it doesn't matter who I work for, the same things happen to me and I'm at a loss over here. I don't even know how to present myself in a manner that says leave me the hell alone I just want a paycheck and to mind my own shit while working. It isn't like I'm some beauty queen and that makes me wonder too. Do I seem like the type they can harass and I'll take it because I'm not some fine ass female.

Please help me to be assertive.. if that's at all possible. HOW DO I STOP sexual harassment before it even happens to me so I can work for once. I'm tired of feeling like a victim...