Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

To whom it may concern:

I QQQQQQ, am resigning my position at ZZZZZZZ based on the following grounds:

Abuse Of Power: I entrusted and confided the deepest parts of my personal life with XXXX, the head of payroll and staffing. XXXXX acknowledges when she entered my personal life and started visiting me at my home while I was on medical leave, that I was in a "Fragile State Of Mind". XXXXX knew my issues and medical leave were directly related to wishing to help YYYYY battle his drug addiction. She knows this because I had to disclose to her my reasons for taking the time off. XXXX used this issue as a pawn in convincing me that it was in our best interest to get YYYY released from jail so we could "save him". XXXXX knows I had taken medical leave to get away from YYYY and this issue. XXXXX also knows that UNTIL she offered to bail him out, I was convinced It was in YYYY', and my own, best interest that he remain incarcerated for a clean-up period. Although she stated that her reasons for getting him out were to help him, the events that followed, including YYYs' weekend drug binge, and his affair with XXX, It is quite apparent XXX never intended to help him, OR me. Since the relationship between YYY and I was at one point intimate, and now YYY and XXX are dating, and considering the actions of Mrs. XXXX, I find it likely there would always be some sort of conflict between myself and the person who directly handles my payroll. For these reasons I no longer feel that I can trust Miss XXXX at the level of Management she would hold above my postion with ZZZZZZZ.

Safety: I have been made aware that although Mister XXXXXs (jealous husband) assault charges are against YYYYY, initially Mister XXXXX was looking for me. Not only on ZZZZ premesis, but at LLLLL. L is exactly 1 building away from my current residence, at MMMM. Furthermore, on the evening the assault took place against Mr. YYYYY, it was approximately 30 minutes before the end of my shift. Had YYYYY and I left the building together, I am certain I would have also been assaulted. I feel that ZZZZZZ continuing to Employ all parties involved, knowing that the relationship between Mrs. XXXXXX and Mr. YYYY is going to continue, there is a continuing threat to my safety as this issue could escalte far beyond a simple scuffle on the front sidewalk. I feel a direct threat from Mrs XXXXX's Husband has been made against me simply by waiting outside my residence for an hour preceeding an assault at my workplace.

Mental and Physical Health: I have addressed with several members of management the strain on my mental and phsyical health the constant battle with YYYYY and his drug addiction has caused me. This includes D, F, G, H, T, Y. Unfortunately when I finally decided to start proactively removing the situation from my life, the member of management I happened to trust and respect the most, convinced me we were gonna "fix" the problem rather than do the right thing, which would have been to seperate YYY and I a LONG time ago. I feel that ZZZZ (employer)has taken a "Step back and watch" stance with YYYs' drug problem, and the only management that showed ANY signs of caring about the problem, ended up only caring about how soon they could have an affair with this VERY VERY sick and confused drug addict. There is no way I can continue to take part in this situation on ANY level, for my own mental health. The 4 weeks of abdominal pain that turned out to be Gert, directly related to stress, is likely a direct result of the situation. I lost 15 lbs in the month of december. I suffered from insomnia for 3 months. I am in counseling, and each counceling session has been directly related to YYYYY. There is no part of the ZZZZZZZ facility that could gaurantee YYYY would be removed from my life, and unfortunately my doctors recommend I do so. I being an ex drug addict, suffer from the same illness as YYY. My constant exposure to him is a daily risk that I could relapse, and I refuse to be placed in that situation, at the advice of my spouse, my mother, my doctor, and my counselor.

For these reasons, I feel that I am being forced to resign My postion at ZZZZZZ effective Immediately.

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