Can’t forget this bullying

[Slimfastbutabitfat]

Five years ago I was bullied in my workplace by my Head of primary, looking back I can now see it so clearly. I’m not sure why I wasn’t strong enough for the years I worked there to do anything about it. I now have a child and my former confidence has returned and I really see how wrong this behaviour was. I made a couple of my best friends at this previous workplace and they agree with me and were very supportive at the time.
This lady has now opened up her own school, which isn’t that successful, the irony being I now have a large group of mum friends who she’d love to attend her school.
Is there anything legal I can do about this now? Or do I just have to leave it to karma to see how things work out? She really was a terrible person and I didn’t deserve it.

In my long teaching career, I worked for some wonderful head teachers, and some senior management who were just awful, and all I can say is - hold on. I have seen karma bite more than once, and one of the common factors seems to be that these people forget that they are leading a team, and in the long run, they need other people. More detail would be too outing, but one thing I have found strange is that, if our paths subsequently cross, they seem to be under the false impression that we were great mates.... when they get their comeuppance, and the career goes up in a puff of smoke, there is rarely a happy home life with which to console themselves.
Be patient; five years is not that long, believe it or not!

I think workplace bullying changes you forever. I can still remember mine clearly from 10 years ago. I doubt I will fully get over it. But I did what I could at the time.

@twoshedsjackson Yes, she’d often act as though we were friends...I actually thought we were in some ways. Everyone else had to be friends (act like it) in order to keep their jobs. I often wonder if she feels guilt? Do these people have a conscience at all 🤷🏻‍♀️
She had an untimely end where we were (few years after I left) so went all blazing barrels into this new project. To be honest, in the area we are, there’s so much competition, her school isn’t even talked about. My best friend (previously from the same workplace) thinks it won’t survive for much longer due to a lack of pupils. I’ve never got involved or voiced any opinions whatsoever to all my mum friends, I don’t actually need to!

@user1471538283 It does...I can’t believe I didn’t stand up for myself though. I feel like a totally different person now. It’s a shame its put me off being in the teaching environment though, it was so toxic.